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GoFundMe Page for Blind Eureka Veteran Whose Bike Was Stolen Achieves $$$ Goal in One Day
How about this? Two days ago LoCO's John Ferrara reported something of a downer — local man Jimmy Stivers had a rather expensive bicycle stolen out of the garage of a home…
New Klamath Dam Removal Plan Announced, Bypassing Congress
Big news on the Klamath dam front. With the hard-fought Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement in shambles, dam-removal advocates were wringing their hands in despair. But today dam owners PacifiCorp announced…
Dead Man Found Amid Unknown Chemicals in Vehicle Near Petrolia
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office this morning sent a Hazmat team to Lighthouse Road, near Petrolia, where they found the body of a deceased male. "We are still investigating this death…
Burglary Suspect Spotted By Garberville Citizens’ Watch Group, Taken Into Custody
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Monday, February 1, 2016, at about 7:40 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle burglary on…
Connie Beck Named New Director of County’s Health and Human Services Department
…Beck has worked in the department for 20 years. Here's the press release from the county: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today appointed Connie Beck to the position of Director…
Eureka Police Officer Shoots Loose Dog on City’s West Side
Tigre the dog was shot by police Saturday night.. Submitted photo. At about 10 o'clock Saturday night, the Eureka Police Department was called to the 2900 block of Union Street, between…
Have You Heard of This ‘American Pickers’ Show? Well You Could Be on It, Humboldt!
…Thankfully, the Internet informed us that American Pickers is reality show airing on the History Channel in which a pair of antique enthusiasts roam the United States looking for collectibles as well…
Want a Free Toothbrush? DHHS Announces Launch of ‘Smile Humboldt’ Campaign, Website
…The group will also host a mini dental fair during the St. Joseph Health Fair on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bayshore Mall. The…
Eureka Police Investigating Home Invasion Robbery Involving Five Armed Suspects
…The suspects demanded money from the male victim, and struck the victim in the head with the pistol. The suspects then ransacked the residence looking for anything of value. The suspects stole…
DOES THIS SUCK? Humboldt County Releases New Interactive Budget Visualization Thingy
Welcome back to “DOES THIS SUCK?,” the feature in which your Lost Coast Outpost dissects new products and features and determine just how unbearably awful they are. Or not. Here we go…
Citing ‘Personal and Professional Obligations,’ Wheetley Withdraws From Supervisor Race
Press release from the Mark Wheetley for Supervisor campaign: After long and thoughtful consideration, I have decided to withdraw my candidacy for Third District Supervisor. Due to a number of personal and…
Eureka’s First Parklet Now Open For Butts (PHOTOS)
Gimme a “park!” Gimme a “let!” It’s kinda chilly out this morning — LoCO scraped frost from its windshield as the sun peeked o’er the horizon as though it were actual…
Highway 299 Closed Again! Trinity County Slide Bums Out Redding-Goers One More Time
…Expect 10-minute delays. ### If there's one thing this winter has made clear, it is that Highway 299 has taken the crown from 101/Confusion Hill as the most slide-prone…
HARDIN: The Only Thing Humboldt County Has Going For It Is Hippies
At the Supes' meeting recently, a witness put it like this: “When you tell someone that you are from Humboldt, the first question they ask you is, ' Do you have any cannabis…
OBITUARY: Billy Joe Jordan, 1935-2016
…Papa was also a very social individual and loved running into people he knew from the mill and community as well as gathering the family for dinner or watching the Rams or…
Bicycle Stolen From Blind Veteran as Family Moves Into New Eureka Home
Stivers posing with the missing bicycle. Photos provided by Jimmy Stivers. After he was forced into an early retirement from the U.S. Marine Corps and lost his driver's license due…
DEAD RECKONING: Prune Toes and Pantomimes: January in Review
January 2016 is rivers out of the sky, appearing as a billion sparkling drops falling amid the leaning structures of downtown Eureka, where in the trash-ridden gutters they sluice together to…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Why Science Ain’t Perfect
Isaac Newton age, 46 (Godfrey Kneller artist, public domain) Last week, several commentators felt I was worshipping at the altar of science, so now I feel honor-bound to express some of…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Aegean
…Down at the harbour stands the giant wooden horse used in the Brad Pitt film, “Troy,” a gift to the town after filming had finished. Megan and Rebecca waved from inside the…
The Truth is Out There: Mystery Orbs Spotted Over Humboldt Bay
…Last night, the Outpost received multiple reports of fiery orange globes streaking across the sky. LoCO Reader Joseph Wyatt Donica reported seeing five of the strange objects from Old Town Eureka around…
OP-ED: Humboldt Bay Needs ‘Interim Use’ Zoning for Economic Development
…Here’s the problem. The Harbor District’s 140-plus acres of property on the Samoa Peninsula are designated “coastal-dependent industrial” (CDI) in the Humboldt Bay Area Plan. CDI properties can…
OBITUARY: Clarke ‘Mad-Dog’ Guzzi
…In fact, he preferred going to the beach to check the surf – twice – instead of making the trip to the hospital just two days before his passing! Mad-Dog was a gifted…
(UPDATE) Highway 96 Fully Closed By Tish Tang Slide; No Estimated Time of Reopening
// This video of the slide on Route 96 south of Hoopa comes from our Willow Creek Maintenance Supervisor.UPDATE 1/30/16 - ROUTE 96 has been reopened to ONE-WAY CONTROLLED TRAFFIC…
Humboldt’s Overdose Death Rate is More Than Twice the National Average; Here’s What’s Being Done About It
…The CDC created an interactive map to help people visualize the spread of this epidemic. It shows every county in the United States, color coded to express the age-adjusted drug poisoning…
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Animal Cruelty After Dog Suffers Amateur Leg Amputation
…The veterinarian told animal control officers the leg must have been amputated several months ago because of the way the leg was healing. Animal Control Officers (ACO) responded to the veterinarian’s…
Nature Decided These Humboldt Roads Needed a Little Break
…Freshwater Road is flooded from Garfield School to the stables // Some photos of the flooding on Freshwater Creek at Howard Heights Road and next to Freshwater/Myrtle Roads. Watch for high water…
It’s Back! SoHum Most Wanted Poster Update
…If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of these wanted fugitives, contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251. You can also report anonymously toSheriff’s Office Garberville…
Bicyclist Killed in Eureka Traffic Collision
…The bicyclist was travelling north on F Street and failed to stop at the posted stop sign. The bicyclist rode into the path of the vehicle and was struck in the intersection…
Human Remains Found in Hoopa
From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Thursday, January 28, 2016, at about 7:20 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report of possible human remains found…
(VIDEO/PHOTOS) Monster Sinkhole Closes Highway 101 in Harbor on the Oregon Coast
…LoCO apologizes to the people of Harbor for not visiting your shopping centers more frequently. Photos: Oregon Department of Transportation Original Post: Holy hole! Check out the big ol' sinkhole that ate…