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OBITUARY: Doris Elaine Benge, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Matthew “Matt” Chipps, 1950-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 6, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TINY FOOTPRINTS: Wipe It Clean(er) in the New Year!
Ashley Thomas / Jan. 5, 2025, 7 a.m. / Tiny Footprints
… :Humboldt County Special Olympics is devastated to announce that our equipment storage unit was broken into on New Year’s Day around 1:00 am. Essential sports equipment, uniforms, and vital supplies for supporting …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Tripping the Light Fantastic — Or, the All-Night Dances and Masquerade Balls of Early Humboldt County
Suzanne Forsyth / Jan. 4, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… .m. Admission prices to an 1892 ball at the Armory were as follows: “Gents, $1; ladies in costume and mask, free; spectators, gents 50 cents, ladies & children, 25 cents.” Supper was fifty cents …
OBITUARY: Margie Joan Prash Jensen Craig, 1935-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Homer (Pete) William Baker, 1940-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Patricia Jane Chaney, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Patricia Jane Chaney, 1944-2024 Pat died on December 20, 2024, after a long bout with heart, kidney, and diabetes problems.She was born on April 1, 1944, in Camden, New …
OBITUARY: Gary Arthur Cook, 1935-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 4, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Multiple People Injured in Early Morning Apartment Building Fire in Downtown Eureka
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 1:03 p.m. / Fire
… in our area while the fire was being mitigated. Humboldt Bay Fire would like to remind everyone that if you see smoke immediately call 9-1-1. Prompt activation of the 9-1-1 system will ensure quick …
Grief-Stricken County Employees May Get an Extra Day Off to Recover From the Loss of President Jimmy Carter
Hank Sims / Jan. 3, 2025, 11:25 a.m. / Local Government
April Van Dyke, Humboldt’s Newest Superior Court Judge, Will Be Sworn in Today
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 11:20 a.m. / Courts
Winter Rains Prompt Flood Advisory, Close Numerous County Roads
Isabella Vanderheiden / Jan. 3, 2025, 10:35 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… .”Flooding has closed State Route 254 (Avenue of the Giants) between Holmes Flat and Barkdull roads, near Pepperwood. There is no estimated time of reopening, according to Caltrans District 1. Check out …
Can California Keep ICE Away From Schools? Lawmakers Want to Try as Crackdowns Loom
Carolyn Jones / Jan. 3, 2025, 7:18 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Tracy Jeff Guido, 1975-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Judith Kristine Little, 1948-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Judith Kristine Little, 1948-2024 Judith Kristine Little passed away under hospice care on November 1, 2024 after a long bout with C …
OBITUARY: Joan Lukenbill Shapeero, 1934-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Joe A. Brown, Jr., 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: William Andrew Nickols, 1938-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and their families, including 18 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life on January 18 th at 1:30 p.m. at Azeala Hall in Mc …
Curious About How Yesterday’s EPD Sobriety Checkpoint Went?
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 2, 2025, 5:04 p.m. / Crime
Ridgewood Heights Residents Up in Arms Over Opening of New Residential Mental Health Treatment Facility
Ryan Burns / Jan. 2, 2025, 4:40 p.m. / Local Government , Mental Health
Welcome, Baby Madilyn! Meet YOUR First Humboldt County Baby of 2025!
LoCO Staff / Jan. 2, 2025, 3:28 p.m. / :)
… ’s first baby of the new year, Madilyn Xiong, born on January 1, 2025, at 1:03 PM. Parents E. Fong Chang (mom) and Tou Xiong (dad), residents of Eureka, joyfully welcomed their daughter, who weighed …
California Almost Legalized Psychedelics. Now, Supporters Are Looking for a Good Test Case
Ana B. Ibarra / Jan. 2, 2025, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
… , according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In California, 449 veterans died by suicide in 2022, the most recent federal data show. By some estimates 1 in 5 U.S veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan …
OBITUARY: Heather Mae Lenardo, 1975-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 2, 2025, 7:40 a.m. / Obits
… Lodge in Eureka on February 1, 2025, from 2–4 p.m. All who knew and loved Heather are welcome to attend to honor her remarkable life and the legacy she leaves behind. Attendees are encouraged to wear …
OBITUARY: Leesa Ann Gleaton, 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 2, 2025, 7:31 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Helen Frances Perkins, 1924-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Patsy Davis, 1936-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… War veteran) named Mack Davis. Mack was honorably discharged from the Army on May 1, 1952, and, with a “Why wait?” attitude that would persist throughout successive generations of the Davis family …
OBITUARY: Barbara Keehn, 1941-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jesse Micah VandenPlas, 1978-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Nicholas Kaleo-O-Alii Liegl, 1983-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
