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Local Pet Store Wants Help Cleaning Up Piles of Dog Poo ‘Plaguing’ Arcata Marsh
Birdwatchers generally put themselves at risk of being pooped on from above, but birders in the Arcata Marsh may be at greater risk of encountering poo down below.Last month, Humboldt Pet…
(UPDATES) Redwood Acres Locked Down, Harris Street Closed in Both Directions as Emergency Personnel Try to Reach Suicidal Subject in Trailer Park
…Justin Braud of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office tells the Outpost that this response was triggered when they learned that the man had made some "concerning statements" about the care he…
Blue Lake Fire District Puts Special Tax Measure to Voters; Says Rat-Eaten Equipment, Expiring Rancheria Deal Leaves Department With Few Options
The Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department needs an indoor space to store vehicles. | Patrick Evans, Union.The Blue Lake Fire District, which manages the Blue Lake Volunteer Fire Department, will lose a…
OBITUARY: Shannon Renee Reed, 1967-2017
…After high school Shannon went to work at the BIA in the fisheries department. Later on she would work for the Yurok Tribe’s fisheries department, where she was employed for many…
OBITUARY: James ‘Jim’ Spallino, 1934-2017
…26, 2017, James “Jim” Spallino of Arcata joined the Lord in Heaven at the age of 82.Jim was born on Oct. 18, 1934 in Los Angeles, Calif. to Vinchenzo “Charles” and…
Recreational Weed Coming to Eureka After Council Votes to Include Adult Use Canna-Businesses in City Code
Eureka Development Director Rob Holmlund addresses the Eureka City Council (from left): Natalie Arroyo, Austin Allison, Kim Bergel, Marian Brady and Heidi Messner. | Screenshot from streaming video.The age of legal weed…
Surf’s Up: Hazardous 10 to 20 Foot Waves Will Whomp Humboldt’s Coastline This Weekend
…midweek will transition to hazardous conditions this weekend," the NWS wrote on Facebook. "Gale-force northerly winds appear probable Saturday night into Monday."The NWS warns that steep, choppy seas may make…
Eureka Redistricting Committee Selects Map Drawn by Anonymous LoCO User as Basis for City’s New ‘True Ward’ System
Winner! Many congratulations to LoCO user "Mad balancing act," whose proposed map for Eureka's new "True Ward" system was unanimously chosen by the seven-person ad-hoc citizens' committee studying the…
‘We are doing OK’: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputy Gives His Firsthand Account of the Las Vegas Shooting
Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputy Dustin Del Biaggio and his girlfriend, Officer Tierra Shumard of Ferndale, were near the front of the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival during Sunday…
Time’s Up For Saving Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse
Matt Filar | UnionSHN Consulting Engineers and Geologists, Eureka, warns that whatever is done to shore up the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse, it had better be soon.In a Sept. 19 report to the…
OBITUARY: Michael Paul Eannarino, 1952-2017
…At the age of seven, he and his family loaded up the station wagon and traveled across the nation to their new home in Southern California. The second in line of nine…
OBITUARY: Rodney Orman Edeline, 1931-2017
…Upon graduating high school, Rodney quickly enlisted in the army to fight in the Korean Conflict. Anyone who has ever heard Rodney tell the story of his time in the military will…
Garberville Sanitary District Sez: Dudes, We Don’t Have Enough Municipal Water to Feed All Your Grow Ops
Garberville Sanitary District boundaries, from the GSD website.Press release from the Garberville Sanitary District:Garberville Sanitary District strives to meet the water demand of our customers, but when commercial agricultural water…
This St. Joe’s Nurse is En Route to Puerto Rico, and You Can Help Her Help People
…She promises contributors that she's going to suss out conditions on the ground, wherever she ends up working, and use the funds she raises to directly benefit the community in the…
‘What if Life Really is All About Waterfront Condos and Tasteful Sweaters?’ A Very Special Episode of Eureka’s ‘Get to Know a Zone District’
Eureka's light industrial areas flank the Balloon Track property in the city's northwest corner.PREVIOUSLY:Part 1: RM-2500 (Residential Multi-Family)Part 2: RM-1000 (Residential Multi-Family)Part…
OBITUARY: Nancy Marie (Hockstaff) August, 1946-2017
…Teacher’s aide at Leggett Elementary, teacher’s aide at Redway Elementary, owner of The Gypsy’s Trunk, public relations/advertising for The Redwood Record, public relations/advertising for The Mateel Community…
OBITUARY: Charles Eugene ‘Chuck’ Nichols, 1932-2017
…He worked out of the Carpenter’s Union from 1952 to 1992 and moved to the greater Bay Area for work and to expand his favorite pastime of collecting California transportation and…
Holy Crap, Can It Be True? 18 Years After It Began, The County’s General Plan Update Might Actually Get Completed This Month.
It was November of 1999 when the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors set out to update the county's general plan. This was the biggest song in the world at the time…
MISSING: Suicidal Alabama Man’s Family Believes He May Be Heading to California to ‘Get to the Redwoods’ Before He Dies
…51-year-old Bill Williams of Cullman County, Alabama was last seen yesterday in Oklahoma after telling his family he was heading to California to "get to the redwoods before he dies…
Former Humboldt Correctional Officer’s Hearing on Child Molestation Charges Postponed to Next Month; Fisher Held in Jail He Worked at for 11 Years
Fisher.The preliminary hearing has been postponed until November for a former Humboldt County correctional officer accused of child molestation.This morning Judge Christopher Wilson set a Nov. 8 preliminary hearing for…
HARDIN: Community, What a Concept!
I hate to write about the Mateel Community Center, because there's a baby in that bathwater, and because we really need a community center in Southern Humboldt. Much as I enjoy…
OBITUARY: Roscoe Floyd Littlefield, 1929-2017
…Roscoe set the record for pouring concrete on the California Aqueduct. He was the owner operator of the X Bar Ranch on Bald Hills, a thousand-acre ranch leased from Gasland Graves…
McKinleyville High Football Team Banned From Homecoming For Offensive Locker Room Messages
Photos by John Ross Ferrara for the Mad River Union.Administrators at McKinleyville High School have suspended the boys' varsity football team from playing in the annual homecoming game and participating in…
Humboldt Couple Goes on ‘Jerry Springer Show’ to Settle Salacious Drama With Fisticuffs
…So like any honest Americans, they decided to work things out on daytime television.The Eureka locals flew all the way to the Big Apple last month to be featured in an…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Star-Spangled Racism
I cannot stand and sing the anthem. I cannot salute the flag. I know that I am a black man in a white world.— Jackie Robinson in his 1972 autobiography, I Never…
OBITUARY: Carolyn Scriven Kelly, 1942-2017
Carolyn Scriven KellyJanuary 31, 1942 - September 23, 2017Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 28th, 2017 at The Sanctuary, 1301 J Street, Arcata, California from 2 p.m. - 5:30 p…
OBITUARY: Chrissy Hunt, 1964-2017
Chrissy Hunt, arguably the most loved “Mema” on this earth, went to be with Jesus on September 27, 2017. While we prayed for a miracle up until the day she passed, we…
Ace Humboldt Pumpkin Carver Makes His Food Network Debut Tonight in an Attempt to Win Halloween
…Halloween WarsWatch your ass, Guy Fieri! There’s another Humboldt boy looking to rule the Food Network! Sunday night at 9 p.m. will see the return of the Cupcake Wars spinoff…
Multi-Vehicle Crash Sends Truck Through Wall of O’Reilly Auto Parts in Fortuna
Photo provided by Julie Estle Bishop.A truck smashed into the street-side wall of O'Reilly Auto Parts in Fortuna around 2:50 p.m. toady, as a result of a…
(UPDATE) Fire Burns in Historic Oberon Building in Old Town Eureka
Smoke pours out of the kitchen area inside Oberon. | Photos by John Ferrara.UPDATE, 8 p.m.:Here's the official word, from Humboldt Bay Fire:Humboldt Bay Fire responded to a…