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OBITUARY: Trudi Lee Smith, 1970-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2025, 7:14 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Disgrace of Grace Gwinn, a Pretty Mountain Girl Who Could Bear it No Longer
James Dorais / Sept. 6, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Vanta Lea (Harvey) Schuetzle, 1934-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Irene Marie Lavagnino Simoni, 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , 1690 Janes Rd., Arcata at 9:30 a.m. followed by graveside services at Ocean View Cemetery, 3975 Broadway, Eureka. A reception will be held at St. Mary’s Church Annex from 1 to 4 p.m. Honorary pallbearers …
POLLS! Please Decide if Arcata or Eureka is Better Using These 17 Different Metrics
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 4:20 p.m. / POLLZ
COVID UPDATE! It’s 2025! How Are We Going to Get Vaccinated? What’s the Deal With the New Variant? All That Stuff!
Hank Sims / Sept. 5, 2025, 3:43 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(PHOTOS) Morning Fire in the Arcata Community Forest Requires Full Wildland Response to Extinguish
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 10:48 a.m. / Fire
Breakthrough on California Housing Could Put Taller Buildings in Single-Family Neighborhoods
Ben Christopher / Sept. 5, 2025, 10:21 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Richard Spini, 1957-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… will be fondly remembering Rich at a memorial at the Portuguese Hall in Ferndale on September 27, 2025, from 1-4 p.m. Family and friends are invited to attend.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made …
OBITUARY: Victor Green, 1957-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Linda Andersen, 1943-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Matthew Edwin Winburn, 1976-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
News From Arcata City Council: More Bikeways, More Community Ambassadors, Annie and Mary Trail FUNDED, Calpers Divestment Letter Likely
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 4, 2025, 4:51 p.m. / Government
… Program grant, $2.3 is from CalTrans, the Yurok Indian Housing Authority is contributing $1 million, and Cal Poly Humboldt is kicking in $500,000. A little more is coming from the city’s Measure G …
Move Over, Eureka! Arcata Will Take Over Friday Night Market Duties This Month
Andrew Goff / Sept. 4, 2025, 3:49 p.m. / Community
The State May Soon Pass a Cannabis Tax Cut. Critics Say It Will Cost Kids and the Environment
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2025, 2:38 p.m. / Cannabis , Sacramento
… .”On July 1, the state’s excise tax jumped from 15 percent to 19 percent as part of a political bargain struck in 2022 to help stabilize the fledgling marketplace. The deal, passed via a budget trailer bill …
Dillon Fire Surpasses 9,000 Acres With 21 Percent Containment; Firefighters Focus on Eastern Line to Defend Homes Along Highway 96
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m. / Fire
… ,375 acres; 21% containment Email: 2025.Dillon@firenet.gov Personnel: 1,558 Online Fire Information: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio The Dillon Fire grew moderately to the west Wednesday, while firefighters held …
71-Year-Old Arcata Man Arrested After Deputies Find 238 Grams of Meth in Probation Search, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2025, 9:55 a.m. / Crime
‘Holy Cow!’: Eureka Council Intimidated By State Housing Mandate; Plus: Blue Lake Rancheria Looks to Revamp Dock B
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 4, 2025, 9:08 a.m. / Housing , Local Government
… .###Humboldt County must plan for 5,962 new homes over the next decade to meet state housing mandates. About a third of those — up to 1,855 dwelling units — must be located in Eureka.At Tuesday’s meeting, the Eureka …
How Focused Is Gavin Newsom on His Job? His Official Schedule Remains a Mystery
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 4, 2025, 8:12 a.m. / Sacramento
… to CalMatters on April 1, for the months of September through December 2024. When a request is made under the California Public Records Act, government agencies are required to determine within 10 …
OBITUARY: John Charles Ryder, 1970-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2025, 7:51 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Henry Clifton Clark Jr., 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
The Water District Will Have to Temporarily Shut Down an Important Main Soon, but They Aren’t Expecting it to Affect Customers
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2025, 11:38 a.m. / Infrastructure
Bicyclist Arrested After Fleeing From Officers in the Early Morning, Eureka Police Say; Stolen High-Capacity Firearm Found at the Scene
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2025, 10:02 a.m. / Crime
… faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including: PC 25850(a) – Carrying a loaded firearm in public PC 32310(a) – Possession of a high-capacity magazine PC 148(a)(1) – Resisting, delaying …
OBITUARY: Maura-Anne Therese Eastman, 1949-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2025, 7:15 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert Hitchcock, 1938-2025
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Cars of Students in CPH’s New Hinarr Hu Moulik Dorms Are Eating Up Road Parking
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 2, 2025, 4:42 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating McKinleyville Senior Who Disappeared Last Week After Parking at the Airport
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2025, 12:43 p.m. / News
… Kinleyville.UPDATE, 2:40 p.m.: The Sheriff's Office has some additional intel:On Sept. 2 at about 1:30 p.m., a friend of missing person, Jesse Austin, contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO …
What is PG&E Doing to Make Its System Safer and Reduce Wildfire Risk? Find Out at Thursday’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting!
LoCO Staff / Sept. 2, 2025, 10:39 a.m. / Energy , Infrastructure
… .m.Link: https://bit.ly/4nzVg36Dial-In: +1 888-810-3952Conference ID: 1345040# American Sign Language interpretation …
