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OBITUARY: William Robert Warf, 1955-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… lived by the principle expressed in one of his favorite books, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein: “There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing …
OBITUARY: Fredrick William Scott III, 1973-2024
LoCO Staff / Sept. 21, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… ’s books; play dinosaurs; he loved taking them fishing, camping, and even just on walks to the park. Fred loved and cherished those around him but was a fierce protector of his family and our Patriarch. We …
Eureka Man Arrested For Sex Crimes Involving a Minor, Human Trafficking
LoCO Staff / Sept. 20, 2024, 3:42 p.m. / Crime
… .Ward was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges:2 counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor—PC 288(a)Contact with minor intent to commit specified offense—PC 288.3(a …
LoCO INTERVIEW: Eureka City Council Candidate Thavisak ‘Lucky’ Syphanthong Talks About His Journey From Laos to America, Tells Us Why He Decided to Run, and Takes a Stand on Measure F
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 18, 2024, 3:28 p.m. / Elections , Local Government
… school, Syphanthong went through the engineering program at then-Humboldt State University and decided to pursue a second major in English with the ambition of writing a book about his family’s journey …
The Ferndale Police Department Wants You to Know It Has Arrested the 17-Year-Old Who Led Them on a High-Speed Chase Last Week
LoCO Staff / Sept. 17, 2024, 3:51 p.m. / Community
… positively identified the juvenile suspect driving the involved vehicle. The juvenile was transported to the Humboldt County Juvenile Hall, where he was booked and lodge for the following charges …
Thousands in California’s Jails Have the Right to Vote — but Here’s Why Many Won’t
Sameea Kamal / Sept. 16, 2024, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The VOICE program in the Alameda County public defender’s office has registered nearly 1,800 people since 2016, mostly at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. It shows those in jail how to look at voter guides …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Depression Years at the Mitchell School, Way Out in the Boondocks of Blue Lake
Evelyn McCormick / Sept. 7, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… never seen such a variety of spiders as the book closet contained. The building itself had three very narrow windows on each side of the classroom. All were covered with screens one-eighth inch thick …
Humboldt County and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Fantastic, Very Good Children’s Author Festival, Which is Just About to Get Underway on its Fiftieth Anniversary
Jacquelyn Opalach / Sept. 6, 2024, 5:01 p.m. / Education
… Longshore vividly remembers when Sharlya Gold, a children’s book author, visited her class at Bloomfield School in 1981. At the time, Longshore and her peers were making their own story books, stapled …
‘Free Piles’ Have Been a Cornerstone of Arcata Culture, But There’s a Backlash Brewing
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 6, 2024, 10:57 a.m. / Our Culture
… says. Photo: Dezmond Remington.Lissie Rydz found a note.She’d been getting a lot of them on her doorstep since she and her roommates had set up a free pile full of books, clothes, and even spare change …
California Democrats Strike Back Against Local Conservative Rebellions on LGBTQ Rights, Abortion
Alexei Koseff / Sept. 3, 2024, 7:04 a.m. / Sacramento
… need an adversary.” The result has been local laws to require voter identification at the polls, block abortion clinics from opening, review children’s library books for sexual content and mandate …
Two Arrested With Weapons and Drugs Following Thwarted Construction Yard Heist, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 30, 2024, 1:26 p.m. / Crime
… into custody without incident. Both Hoisington and Russell were booked on the following charges: Having a controlled substance while armed (H&S 11370.1(a)) Felon in possession of a firearm (PC …
OBITUARY: Janet C. West, 1947-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 30, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Janet C. West, 1947-2024 Janet Cynthia (Hay) West was born on March 1, 1947, in Eureka. She was part of the fifth generation of her family born in Humboldt County …
OBITUARY: Nancy J. (Vance) Evans-Sundberg, 1946-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 30, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… from school, read every book, and sewed every overly loved doll, blanket and stuffed animal. She was the only great- grandmother on the playground climbing equipment or going down the slide. All …
TODAY in SUPES: Board Approves Grant and Two Full-Time Positions for Sheriff’s Office; State Claws Back Millions in Cannabis Funds
Ryan Burns / Aug. 27, 2024, 4:51 p.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… this morning for Sheriff William F. Honsal, but ultimately, with a 4-1 vote, they approved his office's request to accept a $334,615 grant and create two new staff positions as part of an ongoing regional …
McKinleyville Man, a Convicted Felon, Arrested With Arsenal of Illegal Weapons Yesterday, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 27, 2024, 10:14 a.m. / Crime
… 4 body armor, and ammunition. At the conclusion of the search warrant, Steele was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility and booked on the following charges: 29800(a)(1): PC …
OBITUARY: Brad R. Mettam, 1952-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 27, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… the books. When Diane was pastor at Pioneer Memorial United Methodist Church in Independence Brad ran the music system, proof-read and folded the bulletins, made sure there was a dish for the potlucks …
They Delivered 5,600 Babies. They Blame California Rules for Putting Them Out of Business
Kristen Hwang / Aug. 26, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , Smith said. The advocates hope to convince the Department of Health Care Services to increase Medi-Cal payments to midwives. Right now a licensed birth center gets about $1,300 per birth while the midwife …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: He Turned Humboldt County Into the ‘Holland of America’ With His Flower Farms … Until the Business Went Bankrupt (100 Years Ago)
Glen Nash / Aug. 24, 2024, 7:58 a.m. / History
… and was covered with giant redwood stumps. These were removed and the land leveled, ploughed and planted in alfalfa and corn. More than 1,000 assorted fruit and nut trees were planted. A model dairy ranch …
Eureka Massage Parlor Owner Arrested on Sexual Assault Charges
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2024, 2:42 p.m. / News
… 1230 hours, Dong was arrested without incident at his business. Dong was transported and booked at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for violations of PC 289 (a)(1)(a), Penetration with a foreign …
Wanted Felony Suspect Located in Downtown Loleta With Meth, Firearm Yesterday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Aug. 23, 2024, 1:06 p.m. / Crime
… with an outstanding felony warrant, Parrott was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges: Felon in possession of a firearm (PC 209800(a)(1)) Felon in possession …
More California Schools Are Banning Smartphones, but Kids Keep Bringing Them
Carolyn Jones and Khari Johnson / Aug. 20, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Calls to limit how students use smartphones are driven in part by concerned educators. A Pew Research Center survey released in June found that 1 in 3 middle school teachers and nearly 3 in 4 high school …
Push to Build More Homes on California Coast Stifled After Lawmakers Derail Housing Bills
Ben Christopher / Aug. 19, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… construction or demolition within the California coastal zone — a narrow band of land that varies from 1,000 feet to 5-miles inland from high tide. While many recent state housing laws have required …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Slaughterhouses of Early Humboldt County and the Rise of an Industry Fueled By Beef
R. Chalmers Crichton / Aug. 17, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… phases of the business that appealed to them. John, Jr., was a good meat cutter and a fine manager and Charles enjoyed working with the books and managing the office. Charles, for a short time, went …
OBITUARY: Kathleen Ellen Kelly Burgh, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… beautiful hands and she used them well making jewelry. We read every cook book in print together.” She liked to sew outfits for her family; try new recipes from her cookbook collection; and indulge …
‘Moon Over Humboldt’: A Former Local Journalist Has Written a Love Letter of a Novel to This Place, in All its Rough-Around-the-Edges Glory
Gillen Tener Martin / Aug. 15, 2024, 3:32 p.m. / Fiction
… as “getting paid to get a master’s degree in Humboldt County,” exemplars of local culture and opinion were his bread-and-butter subjects for years. As the book’s “about the author” blurb states, our area’s real …
What 9 Cases From Kamala Harris’ Past Say About Her Record as a California Prosecutor
Nigel Duara / Aug. 15, 2024, 7:31 a.m. / Sacramento
… ’s presidential nominee: 1. Harris faces first test when a cop is killed The shooting of a police officer on a poorly lit street in San Francisco in 2004 would haunt Harris for decades. Officer Isaac …
… Majority Owners of Shuttered Redwood Meat Co. Sell Their Shares to Accused Animal Abuser Ray Christie Christie (booking photo) and Redwood Meat Co. (file photo …
Eureka Man Arrested for Attempted Homicide After Allegedly Firing Weapon During Verbal Dispute, Eureka Police Say; Long Police Standoff Last Night Ends Peacefully
LoCO Staff / Aug. 14, 2024, 9:53 a.m. / Crime
… the male and were able to have him surrender to officers that were on scene. The suspect, Ken McCarty (49-year-old from Eureka) was taken into custody without incident. McCarty was transported and booked …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Story of Five Families. Or, How World Events Pushed Enterprising Youngsters From One Tiny Community in the Italian Alps to Put Down Roots in Ferndale
James Pegolotti / Aug. 10, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… in Italy — my father had died and my mother was incapacitated by a stroke. Fortunately, over the years. I had worked on my Italian. In 1964, 1 began what was to be a series of trips to Italy to meet several …
Eureka Man Arrested for Felony DUI After This Morning’s Wreck at Henderson and K Streets, Says EPD
LoCO Staff / Aug. 9, 2024, 3:57 p.m. / Traffic
… (20 years old from Eureka), was arrested for Felony Driving Under of the Influence and Driving on a Suspended License. Zaragoza was transported and booked at the Humboldt County Jail. …