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MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Dow’s Prairie Man Last Seen by Roommates in 2018
Hans Lippuner | HCSOPress release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind citizens who may be using the outdoors this time of year…
HSU Receives $8.6M to Rebuild Trinity Annex; Building Will House University’s Children’s Center
…announced the project at the August 19 Fall Welcome.The existing Trinity Annex building will undergo extensive work, but will retain the aesthetic of the west, original building. The building will be…
(UPDATE) Eureka’s Sears Store Will Be Closing Its Doors Soon, Though We Can’t Get Corporate to Confirm It
Sears at the Bayshore Mall, at least for a little while longer. Photo: Andrew Goff.###UPDATE, 2:45 p.m.: The Sears corporate office in Illinois has sent us the following statement…
Paging More Doctors: California’s Worsening Physician Shortage
…down to 35 in the Inland Empire and 39 in the San Joaquin Valley, according to a report from The Future Health Workforce Commision. Among the causes of the physician shortage: High…
OBITUARY: Francis ‘Toads’ Stebbins, 1931-2019
…He was on the Board of HSU Alumni Association.While attending college, he was working for Bizards Company for 12 years. During the Korean conflict, he was stationed at Fort Ord in…
OBITUARY: Barbara Patricia Hill, 1928-2019
…She was a cook at Triumphant Life Camp and at the church camp at Pamplin Grove in the early days of the camp. Barbara also help in building the present-day Triumphant…
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Fishing is Difficult!
If you want to catch "The Big One" you gotta cast that line, baby! Yes, Humboldt's President of Positivity Michaele Whiteley knows that showing up is half the battle — and half…
Local Man Daniel Komins Found Dead in Trinity Alps; Preliminary Investigation Reveals the Missing Hiker May Have Fallen in Steep, Rocky Terrain
Daniel Komins of Blue Lake | TCSO.Trinity County Sheriff's Office press release:The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins continued throughout the day of August 18, 2019.The twelve…
Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department Shares List of Items Public Can Donate to Aid Search Efforts for Daniel Komins
Photo of the search provided by the Trinity County Sheriff's Office.The Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department is asking the public for donations to help aid rescuers searching for Blue Lake…
California National Guard, Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Join Effort to Find Missing Trinity Alps Hiker From Blue Lake
The search effort for Daniel Komins continues. | Photos provided by the Trinity County Sheriff's Office.Trinity County Sheriff's Office press release:The Search and Rescue efforts pertaining to Daniel Komins…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Heaven and Hell
For nearly 2,000 years, the Pythagorean philosopher Appolonius of Tyena (c. 15-100 AD) has been compared to Jesus by such diverse groups as Theosophists, deists, followers of the Bahá'í…
Best Players in the Little 4 Ready to Blossom as Seniors
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Ferndale’s Landon Gomes could be the best all-around player in the Little 4 this season.Get ready for some Little 4 fireworks in 2019…
Young Crusaders Step Up to the Challenge in Ukiah Scrimmage
…But the seniors weren’t the only players to contribute, with the emergence of several youngsters the highlight of the day, according to the head coach. “I was really happy with the…
Young Huskies Look to Learn From Tough Scrimmage
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The Fortuna Huskies scrimmaged against Del Norte and Eureka at Albee Stadium on Friday evening.The Fortuna Huskies got some valuable reps against their Big 4…
Arcata Police Investigating Reported Redwood Park Sexual Assault
…As they began to walk in the park they were sexually assaulted by a male who the survivor described as tall and thin. The location in the park where the sexual assault…
FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Missing Trinity Alps Hiker ‘May Have Deviated From His Initial Itinerary,’ Says Sheriff’s Office
Daniel Komins was last seen in the Trinity Alps by other hikers on Aug. 11. New information obtained today suggests he may have subsequently taken a different path than he originally plannedPREVIOUSLYBlue…
Best Bets for Day Two of the Horse Races in Ferndale
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.comBy the Hermit for HumboldtSports.com — Here are the best bets for Saturday’s horse races. Pick 4, the last 4 races: Leg one, all six horses; Leg two…
COMING UP at EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: Potential Ban on New Hotel Development, Update on Strategic Arts Plan
Artist Baraket Kezwer working at the Eureka Street Art Festival | Photo by Andrew Goff###The Eureka City Council will be discussing at its meeting next week drafting a temporary ban on the…
Nearly Two Tons of Garbage Removed From Wetlands Encampments West of Broadway in Eureka
…One of the abandoned encampments was connected to significant environmental damage including the digging of an approximately 30’ x 15’ x 10’ deep pond. In addition to the clean-up efforts, several…
Small but Talented Crusaders Appear Ready for the Big 4 Challenge
Photos by Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – Will Omey returns at QB for the Crusaders this season.For the second straight year the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will compete in the Big 4…
(UPDATE) Eureka Woman Arrested for Felony Assault Following 3-Hour Standoff With Police on Harris Street
From the Eureka Police Department: On 08-16-19 at about 9:57 am, Eureka Police Officers responded to the 500 block of West Harris for a possible assault call. The reporting…
Karuk Tribe Releases Climate Adaptation Plan Calling for More Prescribed Fires
# # #Press release from the Karuk Tribe:Happy Camp, CA – Today the Karuk Tribe released a Climate Adaptation Plan which acknowledges that “the effects of climate change including changes in precipitation patterns, decreased…
Catching Up With the Marijuana Enforcement Team; 136,719 Plants Eradicated So Far This Year, With More Surely to Come
Unpermitted greenhouse taken down during a MET raid in the Hyampom area in July. File photo.###The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Marijuana Enforcement Team has issued 50 search warrants that have…
(VIDEO) Earth First! Issues Statement on Yesterday’s Action in Scotia; ‘Hazardous Material’ Was Latex Paint, Activist Group Says
…Located at the headwaters of the north forks of the Mattole River, Long Ridge is the site of two controversial Humboldt Redwood Company timber harvest plans. This summer, the Ridge has seen…
Can California Put Cars in the Rear-View Mirror?
A convertible is driven along the coastline in Big Sur, California. Photo by Pgiam/istockphotos.com.###The story goes that Californians love their cars. But much of the time that relationship is…
OBITUARY: Robert J. ‘Bob’ Beland, 1954-2019
…The same fantastic neighbors and emergency personnel worked through the wee hours of the morning to remove the truck and a trailer (which was originally parked in the driveway) from inside the…
OBITUARY: Lester Brown Kooyman, 1953-2019
…Eventually they moved to the Palm Springs area and enjoyed the sunshine, and warmth of the area. While there, Lester and Wally got heavily involved in the rescue of beagles, saving more…
(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Provides More Information on Blue Lake Hiker Missing in Trinity Alps
…During the late evening of August 14, 2019, the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office received information that a backpacker, identified as 34 year old Daniel Komins, had failed to return from a…
Petersen Loving Life as a Zip Ahead of New Season
Photo by Jeff Harwell/University of Akron – Former McKinleyville standout Bryce Petersen is the starting center for the Akron Zips.Playing for a third different coaching staff in three years hasn’t…
Points Race Goes Down to the Wire for Humboldt Outlaw Karts
Submitted photo – Grant ProctorWith just two points races remaining on the schedule, the race for the 2019 Humboldt Outlaw Karts championships are winding down and heating up at the same time. The…