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OBITUARY: Karen Rae Keasey, 1941-2018
…Jude's Hospital.God Bless You, Mom!###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Karen Keasey’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge…
Friends of the Eel Decries ‘Secret Plans’ For Future of River-Draining Potter Valley Dams; Board of Supes Meets on Issue Tomorrow
…The twist, says Friends of the Eel, is that the nascent new dam owners are looking for ways to circumvent oversight from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and so keep the dams…
INTRODUCING: Join Us in Welcoming Stephanie McGeary to Team LoCO
If you are one of the cherished five or six Outpost regulars who understand the value of reading more than an article’s headline before you jet down to the Thunderdome for…
New Betty Chinn Transitional Housing on the Eureka City Council Agenda Tomorrow; Trailer Village Could Open Near Hikshari Trail
…The agenda summary states, “The action is necessary because the City Council of the City of Eureka has declared a shelter crisis.”If the amendment does not pass in the City Council…
Just One Local Brewery Will Be on Tap at Oyster Fest This Year, After Negotiations Sour Between Arcata Main Street and Group of Local Brewers
…Due to declining revenue in recent years, the Arcata Main Street board of directors had been tinkering with the event formula in hopes of shortening lines and increasing sales. But when the…
Cass Bell Wins First Pro Fight, Submits Opponent With Guillotine Choke Hold at Bellator 199
Bell chokes-out Khai "The Sleepy Shadow" Wu. | Photo provided by Cass Bell.Don't mess with Humboldt.Local fighter Cass Bell won his first professional MMA fight at Bellator 199 last…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Walkability and Tourist Dollars
Musing some more on last week’s topic (trying to encourage cruise ships into town by making it more tourist friendly) I’m struck by the absence, in both Eureka and Arcata…
PASTOR BETHANY: Embrace God as Mother
…Yet the Bible speaks about God creating humans in the image or nature of God (“In the image of God, God created humans; male and female God created them” Gen. 1:27…
OBITUARY: Paul Thomas Jager, 1957-2018
…During down times he worked construction in the local area. In addition, he excelled as a farmer in the Blocksburg area. He loved hiking, camping and gold mining with his boys.Paul…
(VIDEO) Arcata Mixed Martial Artist Cass Bell Set to Fight in First Pro Bout Tonight at Bellator 199
…The fight will be broadcast on https://t.co/AkMzlcUHYF. #HumboldtCounty pic.twitter.com/jed8BxJ1ZV— John Ross Ferrara (@JohnFerrara) May 12, 2018 Bell and Wu weighed-in yesterday, facing-off and posing…
OBITUARY: Dwight David (Dave) Williams, 1945-2018
Dwight David (Dave) Williams of Fortuna, CA, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2018, at the age of 72. Dave WilliamsDavid was born August 31, 1945 in LaPorte, Indiana, to Eskie and…
Humboldt State Reports Assault on Campus This Afternoon; ‘No Continuing Threat,’ Says Official Statement
…Humboldt State spokesperson Grant Scott-Goforth tells the Outpost that he has no information to share regarding the number of people injured in this assault, if any, or whether or not the…
Proposed Arcata Cannabis Ordinance Would Limit Permits to 15 Businesses, Restrict Sales in Plaza Shops
The City of Arcata is currently in the process of crafting policies and regulations surrounding the sales of cannabis within city limits and you can read up on their progress thus far…
LoCO to COUNTY GOVERNMENT: Please Send Us All the Complaints That Your Employees Have Filed Against Their Bosses
Last night the Outpost got quite a surprise when the county administrative office sent us a document that we had requested. That document is a letter of complaint aimed at assistant auditor…
MISSING: 23-Month-Old Girl Last Seen at Humboldt Courthouse, Believed to Be With Father
…The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate a missing 23-month-old girl.Mira Ann Carter was reported missing today by her mother. Carter was last…
It’s a Rather Blustery Day: 30 to 50 MPH Winds Forecast for the Emerald Coast Today
Today might be Friday, but it's winds day here in Humboldt County.Eureka's National Weather Service office reports that 30 to 50 mph gusts will rustle the Emerald Coast today…
PG&E to Sell Off Potter Valley Project Dam Project, Which Diverts Eel River Water South; Friends of the Eel Vows to Keep Up Fight
Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury — a key component of the Potter Valley Project. Photo: PG&E.###PREVIOUSLYPG&E Tells Regional Commission It’s Thinking About Selling or Abandoning Potter Valley Dams, Which…
FIFTH DISTRICT ENDORSEMENT: Blue Lake Rancheria Endorses Sundberg, Karuk Tribe Endorses Madrone
Incumbent supervisor Ryan Sundberg (left) and challenger Steve Madrone.From the Sundberg for Supervisor campaign:The Blue Lake Rancheria recently announced that it is endorsing 5th District Supervisor Ryan Sundberg for re…
A Grenade Just Got Lobbed Into the Humboldt County Auditor-Controller Election (Metaphorically)
Karen Paz Dominguez (left) and Mike Lorig are running against each other in the race for Humboldt County Auditor-Controller.'Tis the season for election chicanery, and some strange turns are taking…
(VIDEO) Local Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri Surprise Visits Talented Young Chef Who Beat Cancer Three Times
…Outpost file photo of FIeri | Andrew Goff.Entertainment Weekly reports that Fieri gave 14-year-old cooking phenom, cancer survivor and Fieri fan Fuller Goldsmith a surprise visit during the Stagecoach Music…
Despite Mom’s Tearful Plea for Clemency, Suspect in Fatal 2015 DUI Crash Sentenced to 10 Years for Manslaughter
A Myers Flat woman has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for a 2015 car crash that killed her 21-year-old friend.This morning Judge Christopher Wilson imposed the…
Skeletal Remains Found North of Hart Family Crash Site
…The shoe with the skeletal remains were released to the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Division.The California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services Richmond DNA laboratory is being…
Woman Calls Sheriff’s Office for Help After Bees Swarm Her Car on Walnut Drive
BEES! Photo provided by HCSO.Humboldt County Sheriff's Office social media:Imagine going outside to find THIS on the back of your car? One local woman called us for help this…
OBITUARY: Lum Stanley Freeman, 1952-2018
…Please email StanleyFreemanWake@gmail.com for details. ###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Stanley Freeman’s family. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge…
OBITUARY: Tani B. Johnson, 1951-2018
“Open up the window and let me fly away,” and that is precisely what Tani B. Johnson did on Feb. 28, 2018.Tani was born to Antoinette Estelle and George Carl on…
(VIDEO) Humboldt CHP Tails Whales Off Trinidad Coast During Flight Training
Video by Humboldt CHP.Local CHP officers were treated to a little whale watching during a helicopter training session along the Humboldt coast this week."While conducting a training flight, the CHP…
Three Arrested, Thousands of Marijuana Plants Destroyed, $3 Million Cash Seized During Last Week’s Raids on Unregulated Grow Sites
…Alejandro Navarro Ruvalcaba, 43, of Garberville was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility.At the third site searched, in the Blue Slide Creek area, records show the property began the permit…
Supervisors Pass County Weed Ordinance Version 2.0
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors talk weed with county planning staff at a public hearing on Tuesday.At Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting the jargon piled up like armored Buicks…
HSU Administration Questions Hired Financial Expert’s Motives, Suggests He Has Misinformed View of CSU System’s Financial Rules
…Bunsis’ analysis of HSU’s budget scenario diverged starkly from similar studies that members of the University Resources & Planning Committee have publicly presented and published over the course of the last two…
Phone Scam! Phone Scam! Humboldt is Being Targeted by Another Dumb Phone Scam!
Another phone scam is plaguing the land! The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office press release, below, provides the details: We've just been notified of a new phone scam targeting local residents…