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(VIDEO) Humboldt County’s Public Health Officer Answers Questions on Our Medical Capacity, the Shelter-in-Place Order, Local Cases Already Diagnosed and More
…Teresa Frankovich, Humboldt County's public health officer, again answered questions from local media about the COVID-19 pandemic and Humboldt County's ongoing response to it.Questions include:Can you tell…
TOWN HALL: Key Local Government Leaders Will be Taking Your Questions in a Virtual Town Hall Meeting Monday Night
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Humboldt County residents are encouraged to participate in a virtual town hall meeting regarding the local response to COVID-19 on Monday, March…
City of Eureka Explains Eviction Moratorium That the Council Will Consider on Monday
…Please note that the City Council may extend the effective period of this ordinance as necessary in response to the emergency. During the moratorium, no landlord may evict a tenant in either…
(VIDEO) Humboldt Stays Home
…is Humboldt taking social distancing? Here are some street scenes from Arcata and Eureka taken between 10 a.m. and noon today. The emptiness is somewhat eerie, sure, but well done, people.
Property Taxes Due April 10, But Tax Collector May Waive Late Fees for Documented COVID-19 Hardships
"The Tax Collector and His Wife" by Marinus van Reymerswale. | Wikimedia Commons.# # #Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Deadline for Second Installment of Property Taxes is April 10The Penalty…
Local Artist Creates ‘Flatten-the-Curve’ Graph With Stained Glass to Honor Community Sacrifices
"Flatten the Curve," a stained glass artwork by Colleen Clifford.After more than a week at home, caring for her out-of-school kids and "stressing like everyone else" during this COVID…
Arcata City Council Passes Evictions Moratorium to Protect Tenants Impacted by COVID-19 Emergency
Council members Paul Pitino, Michael Winkler, Brett Watson and Sofia Pereira (from top left to bottom right) | Screenshots from meeting videoDuring a special meeting Thursday — held via teleconference due to the Shelter…
A Rio Dell Partnership is Getting Food to Seniors Throughout the Town, and They Could Use More Volunteers
…The food and bags were assembled by Sara Faught of the Community Resource Center (a branch of St. Joseph Health) while the Chamber and City organized the volunteers and developed a list…
Weitchpec Man Missing After Going to Cut Firewood Wednesday; Sheriff’s Office Leading Search and Rescue Operation
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a missing man in the area of Highway 96 and Deerhorn Road in Weitchpec.Virgil…
One Upside of the Coronavirus Shutdown, Maybe? Fewer Voter Initiatives
…a shorter November ballot, featuring fewer of the statewide propositions that often put voters in the middle of confusing industry fights. Initiative proponents have until the end of April to collect the…
OBITUARY: Colleen Machado Foster, 1929-2020
…On her way to Carlotta to see her parents on the weekends she rode the mail truck and put the mail in the mailboxes along the way. On her way home, she…
OBITUARY: Mildred Malvini, 1929-2020
…She was an angel here on earth and we are thankful for the privilege of calling her “Grandma”.God Bless you and rest in peace, Millie!We are comforted knowing you are…
HUMBOLDT COVID-19 REPORT: March 26, 2020
…Full stats from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Daily COVID-19 case report for March 26Total positive cases confirmed on March 26: 2Total number of positive cases: 12Total number of active…
Two More Local COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today; One Patient Hospitalized Due to the Disease
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Two additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today, one by the Public Health Laboratory and the other by a commercial lab, bringing…
At Special Supervisors Meeting, County Officials Give Update on Local Response to COVID-19 Outbreak
…Among the things people wanted to know:Why can't Dr. Frankovich tell the us where in Humboldt the people with confirmed cases of the disease live?Why did the county issue…
A Facebook Group Founded Locally is Sewing Homemade Medical Masks for Hospitals and Healthcare Workers Across the U.S.
Masks made for local hospitals and clinics by Humboldter Ixchel Carr. | Photos provided by April AlexanderIn an effort to help combat the nation’s ongoing medical mask shortage caused by the coronavirus…
Eureka Police Bust Alleged Heroin, Meth Ring in Eureka Motel; Two Children Taken Into Protective Custody
…During the execution of the warrant, Detectives detained four adults and learned two children were also in the room. During the search of the room, Detectives located and seized approximately 19 grams…
HSU Classes Resumed in the Virtual Space Today, and the Administration Says the University is Continuing to Adapt to the Pandemic
Different times — the Marching Lumberjacks revel in North Beach. Photo: Wikimedia.###Press release from Humboldt State University: Humboldt State University is welcoming back thousands of students today, March 26, and they are…
North Coast Businesses Owners! Here is Your One-Stop Site With Advice and Resources to Help You Through the Crisis
Just a quick note — if you're a small business owner in Humboldt or Del Norte counties and you're suffering at the moment, the place you want to be is at…
Arcata City Council Special Online Meeting Tonight: Emergency Business Loans, Evictions Moratorium on Agenda
The Arcata City Council will hold a special meeting tonight to discuss the local COVID-19 response, consider adopting temporary restrictions on evictions and potentially establish an emergency loan program for local…
Humboldt Airports Remain Open During Shelter-In-Place
…The California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport (ACV) and the county’s five general aviation airports continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.“Aviation staff are working diligently with the Humboldt…
College of the Redwoods Goes Virtual! Classes Resume Monday, and Here’s How to Do It
###From College of the Redwoods: All spring classes at College of the Redwoods will resume on March 30, 2020. All but a very few programs will be completed remotely for the remainder…
48,600 Coronavirus Test Results Still Pending in California
…The state has yet to provide data to the public about the number of people currently hospitalized with the novel coronavirus, the number of people in the ICU, and the proportion of…
Banks Agree to Coronavirus Mortgage Relief in California Amid Push for Eviction Ban
…Calling attention to the plight of renters in the state, more than three dozen lawmakers sent Newsom a letter Wednesday calling on him to ban evictions statewide until the state of emergency…
OBITUARY: Richard B. Mercurio, 1952-2020
…Mercurio, nephews Joe and Matt Mercurio, niece Rebecca Mercurio.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Richard Mercurio’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents…
HUMBOLDT COVID-19 REPORT: March 25, 2020
From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Daily COVID-19 case report for March 25Total number of positive cases: 10 Total number of active cases: 9 Total number of cleared cases: 1…
Five Additional Humboldt People Test Positive Today, Bringing Total Number of Known Local COVID-19 Cases to 10; One Case May be Due to Community Spread
###From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Five additional individuals have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing to 10 the number of known cases in Humboldt County. Four of the patients were…
(VIDEO) Public Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich Answers Questions About COVID-19 and the County’s Response
…Here's her most recent dispatch, and here are the topics discussed: What is the county is doing to support healthcare workers? (0:00)What is the county’s access to data…
This Badass Humboldt Native Helped Orchestrate a Sting Operation That Recovered Thousands of Stolen Respirator Masks for a Global Humanitarian Aid Organization
Boxes of the stolen respirator masks. | Photos provided by the Portland Police Bureau.When a team of opportunistic thieves stole roughly 8,000 desperately needed respirator masks from a Portland-based nonprofit…
SoHum Health Wants SoHum Seniors to Know That Lots of Services are Available, Through the Hospital and its Partners
…Medicare has authorized us to conduct clinic visits over videoconference so that the risk of exposure to the virus is minimized.” Tele-health visits are being conducted over the Zoom videoconference platform…