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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…
New Trial Date for Marci Kitchen
…They withdrew from the case when Kitchen ran out of money to pay them, and the Humboldt County Conflict Counsel’s Office was appointed to replace them. At the last hearing, Deputy…
Heroin, Meth, Scale Found on Arcata Man Improperly Piloting Bicycle in Garberville, Sheriff’s Office Says
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On May 8, 2018, at about 6:50 p.m., a Humboldt County sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the Garberville area observed a man…
OBITUARY: Robert L. McCutchen Sr., 1927-2018
…He tells of attending high school three weeks, going in one door and out the other. In 1944 at the young age of 17 he joined the Navy, spending his service on…
OBITUARY: Rick Robert Woodard, 1955-2018
Rick Robert WoodardJune 22, 1955 to April 25, 2018 As a young man, Rick served in the Navy from 1972 to 1975. He continued to serve his community as a firefighter with…
You Are Once Again Cleared for Elk River Trail Excursions
…The Headwaters Forest Reserve is a 7,472-acre tract that contains some of the last intact old growth redwoods in the world. The BLM manages the reserve in partnership with the…
Environmental Groups Call on Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny to Resign, or for the Board of Supes to Replace Him
PREVIOUSLY:County Planning Commissioner Kevin McKenny Cited For Alleged Violations of the Federal Clean Water Act and Other Environmental Laws###Press release from the Environmental Protection Information Center and Humboldt Baykeeper: McKenny…
D.C. UPDATE: Rep. Jared Huffman on Iran Nuclear Deal, ‘Disgraceful’ Devin Nunes, Marijuana Decriminalization and the Bright Young Minds at Jacoby Creek School
…Jared Huffman — Humboldt's Congressman — has returned to the airwaves of LoCO sister station KLGE-FM ("The Lounge") to talk to DJ Larry Trask about:The Iran nuclear deal (RIP)Rep. Devin…
New York Times Publishes Big Piece on Heroin, Homelessness and the Politics of Needle Exchange in Eureka
nytimes.comThis morning the New York Times posted an in-depth look at the heroin epidemic in Eureka. Reporter Jose A. Del Real spent time with policy makers, law enforcement officials, the…
OBITUARY: Pauline Marie Perkins, 1934-2018
…She had many friends and she will be missed by all the people who knew her. She was a blessing to our family and her friends. She retired from the Giant at…
Did You Hear About a Threat to an Arcata Elementary School Today? That Was a Hoax, Says APD
From the Arcata Police Department:On 5/7/18 at about 5:40 PM, the Arcata Police Department was notified of an e-mailed threat sent to the Arcata School District. The…
(PHOTO) Do You Recognize the T-Shirt Worn by a Body Found at Centerville Beach?
…The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office needs the public’s help to identify a male body discovered in late February on Centerville Beach. Efforts to identify the body have so far been…
Police Name Eureka Shooting Victim, Confirm Suspect Appears to Have Taken His Own Life in Fortuna
…A Be on the Lookout (BOLO) was issued for Crossland and the vehicle. Lifesaving efforts were initiated on the female with the gunshot wound and she was transported by ambulance to the…
OBITUARY: Michael Wallace Armstrong, 1938-2018
…His life embodied the principals of the program. Anyone who walked into an AA meeting with Mike present can attest to his love for the other members and the great respect and…
(UPDATES) Woman Shot Dead on H Street This Afternoon; Suspect Deceased
…Police are searching the Cutten area for the suspect: The black Honda has been located and recovered unoccupied near Redwood Fields in Cutten.— Steve Watson (@SWatsonEPD) May 7, 2018 ### UPDATE, 7:30…
(SCANNER AUDIO) Firefighters Stop Forward Progress of Escaped Control Burn Near Fernbridge
…loco-media/blog/post/20897/Scanner.mp3 According to scanner audio, firefighters were dispatched to 161 Finch Creek Road just south of Fernbridge after the fire reportedly began to burn out of…
Taser and Pepper Spray Used to Bring Man Fighting With Arcata Police Officer Into Custody
Arcata Police Department press release:On 05/06/2018 at about 11:19am an Arcata Police officer on patrol observed a subject walking in the middle of the southbound traffic lane on…
Drug Task Force Arrests Two During Hoopa Drug, Gun Bust
Photos provided by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force.Humboldt County Drug Task Force press release:On May 4th, 2018, at about 1:45 p.m. Special Agents with the Richard "Dickie…
Apartment Fire on I Street Likely Caused by Malfunctioning Wall Heater, HBF Says
…units from Humboldt Bay Fire, the Eureka Police Department, and an engine from the Arcata Fire Protection District were dispatched to a reported structure fire at an apartment complex on the 700…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Cruise Ships and Potemkin Villages
…Barry Evans.The story of the original Russian Potemkin Villages goes back to the late 1700s. Russia had just annexed the Crimea (the peninsula jutting into the northern Black Sea) from the…
Humboldt County Public Employees Union Endorses Steve Madrone for Fifth District Supervisor
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 1684 press release:AFSCME Local 1684, the Humboldt County Public Employees Union, endorses Steve Madrone for Fifth District Supervisor. On behalf of our more…
Humboldt Deputy Sheriff’s Organization Endorses County Supervisors Virginia Bass and Ryan Sundberg
…We appreciate their support and respect for the working men and women putting their lives on the line each day in service to the public.”"Our county is huge and rugged," said…
OBITUARY: Paulette Gilliam, 1950-2018
…Svea and Victor Winkle made her happier than anything in the world and Paulette took her spoiling gramma job very seriously.Paulette touched the lives of thousands during her career at the…
OBITUARY: Martin Lutz Pawlyk, 1939-2018
Martin Lutz Pawlyk of Bayside passed away April 30, 2018 at the age of 78, surrounded by his family. Born in Carvel, Alberta, Canada on September 10, 1939, he was the son…
EPD Releases More Info on Today’s Stabbing Incident/Traffic Collision
…Detectives were notified and responded to the scene.Based on the investigation to this point, it appears the driver had been in an altercation with unknown suspect(s) at a local motel…
Eureka’s First Utility Box Art Installation is Finished and, Naturally, It’s a Giant Donut Cheeseburger
…Aptly titled "Donut Cheeseburger," the piece is the first of at least a dozen Eureka utility boxes slated for makeovers. The makeovers are part of the city's strategic arts plan, a…
Wheeler to Remain HSU’s Head Football Coach for 2018 Season After ‘Recent Events’ Halt Hiring Process
…I am confident that Coach and his staff will have the Jacks ready for their season opener."Wheeler joined the HSU coaching staff in the spring of 2017 and was tabbed interim…
(UPDATE) Arcata Men Cited After Search Warrant Leads Sheriff’s Deputies to 1,199 Weed Plants, Suspected Meth, Cocaine and Shrooms
UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.:HCSO Public Information Officer Samantha Karges clarified with the Outpost moments ago that the citations are technically still arrests, but officers opted to cite the men without…