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FRESH DROP: How Shopping at Farmers’ Markets Boosts Resiliency in Humboldt County’s Local Food System
LoCO Staff / March 23, 2025, 7 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… to the measure banning GMO crops from being grown in Humboldt and passing of amnesty city ordinances. So, what action can we all take to continue to build the community and economy we want to see?1. You …
(UPDATE, MORE LOCKDOWNS) Multiple Humboldt County Schools Placed on Lockdown Due to Threats
Andrew Goff / March 19, 2025, 9:11 a.m. / News
… , multiple readers have reached out to alert us to additional threats made to local schools. The parent of a child at Trinidad Union School tells us they received a message from the school stating “Trinidad …
OBITUARY: Joan Ledgerwood Ruprecht, 1934-2025
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . The Ruprechts bought 20 acres north of Trinidad where they could be ‘gentleman farmers.” Joan applied her laboratory skills to pasteurizing milk, raising hens for eggs, and plucking the roosters for the dinner …
OBITUARY: Brett Delancey Gregory, 1981-2024
LoCO Staff / March 1, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… by his mother’s family, with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins in Wisconsin. A celebration of life will be held saturday, March 8 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall. All are welcome. Please wear your …
(VIDEO) TOUCH GRASS, HUMBOLDT! Local Nature Enthusiast and Rapper B1G $uAV Invites You to Revel in His ‘Nature Rizz’ in Latest Music Video
Andrew Goff / Feb. 25, 2025, 1:55 p.m. / On the Air
… touch some grass! Go look at the clouds, go lay down and enjoy the ocean views we have in Trinidad or that we have down in SoHum.”Hear B1G $uAV's full KHUM interview at the top of this post …
Having Conquered Ferndale, Patches’ Pastries Will Soon Service Sweet Tooths and Build Community With a Second Bakery Location in Fortuna
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 17, 2025, 8:08 a.m. / Food
… Vaulk, who was struggling to keep her business afloat. “We have a lot of customers that regularly come to the Garberville location from as far north as Trinidad, so [it seemed like] a good plan …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Muleteer Who Made a Bad Guess About the Weather and Nearly Ended Up Freezing or Starving on South Fork Mountain
Maxwell C. Rowley / Feb. 8, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… -known as a supply center for the packers. Hundreds of loaded pack-mules arrived from and departed for the interior mines weekly — they left from places such as Humboldt City, Trinidad Bay, Union and Rohnerville …
OBITUARY: Kurt Marvin Osborn, 1944-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Kurt Marvin Osborn, 1944-2024 Kurt Marvin Osborn, born in Washington D.C. on July 22, 1944 to Dorothy and Marvin Osborn, died at his Trinidad home on Dec. 19, 2024. He …
OBITUARY: Wadi Torres, 1947-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 28, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and friends. Please join the Torres Family and Friends in a celebration of Wadi Torres' life on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at Trinidad Town Hall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted …
These Guys Ran All The Way From Arcata to Oregon
Dezmond Remington / Jan. 23, 2025, 3:04 p.m. / Culture , LoCO Sports!
… on his backpack before they even hit Trinidad, but only brought a couple pairs of socks for the two-day run. By the time they shuffled into Smith River, Calabrese was ready to drop and had a case of low …
OBITUARY: Donald Allyn Wente Jr., 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… realized that he wanted to make his home in California. He drove to Humboldt County, spent time in Trinidad, and eventually went to work for Kelly and Thonson Printing Company in Arcata.During his over 30 …
OBITUARY: Nancy Lenore Farwell Gurley, 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and sailors, cruising and racing the west coast from Canada to Mexico, stopping up and down the coast in all harbors for rest, even into Humboldt Bay, Trinidad Harbor and at Crescent City many times. Her father …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Newspaper Editor’s Successful Crusade to Build the Humboldt Bay Jetties
Susan Pritchard / Jan. 18, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… report. Specifically, Congress directed the Corps to examine, in addition to the harbor of Humboldt Bay, the harbors of Mendocino, Trinidad and Crescent City. The Corps was to examine each bay …
OBITUARY: Andrew James Lamberson, 1970-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 17, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Lamberson, he was the baby of the family. He resided in Trinidad, where he grew up, attending Trinidad Elementary and McKinleyville High School. He was a proud member of the Trinidad Rancheria, and also …
OBITUARY: Gary David Noar, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… aka Maxine aka “Not My Cat”.An informal get-together to celebrate Gary Noar's life will be held on Jan. 19, 2025, 1 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall. Friends and family are invited to join …
TODAY in SUPES: With Some Apprehension, Board OKs Potential Path to Legitimacy for Yee Haw Communal Living Property
Ryan Burns / Jan. 7, 2025, 4:30 p.m. / Local Government
… been grappling with the ethical, legal and public health implications of the “intentional community” near Trinidad, where some two dozen low-income residents live in un-permitted makeshift …
OBITUARY: Ted Ruprecht, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Ted Ruprecht, 1928-2024 Ted Ruprecht’s ObituaryAugust 1, 1928 to December 14, 2024 The best life stories are the ones the person writes himself. This is excerpted from …
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 …
TOP 25 STORIES of 2024: Earthquakes, Foul Weather, Campus Occupations … and Leonardo DiCaprio!
Hank Sims / Dec. 30, 2024, 8:02 a.m. / Housekeeping
… and electoral effort to stop the conversion of city-owned parking lots into housing. He put at least $1.4 million into it, shattering records. And come the day, it fell flat on its face, losing 70-30 at the polls …
Big Waves Pummeling the Shore All Day Today; Be Safe Out There on Those Beaches
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2024, 2:09 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… .Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to two separate calls for service today—one at Trinidad State Beach and one at Moonstone Beach—where individuals were at risk of drowning after being swept …
Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2024, 10:12 a.m. / Fire , Non-Emergencies
… Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters Prescribed burn file photo from Redwood State and National Parks.###Press release …
Smoky in Trinidad? That’s From Green Diamond Prescribed Burns
Hank Sims / Dec. 11, 2024, 11:18 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
… Smoky in Trinidad? That's From Green Diamond Prescribed Burns Friends o' the LoCO are telling us that there's plenty of smoke up Trinidad way at the moment. Here is the reason for that …
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Exploring Trinidad’s 150-Year-Old Lighthouse
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m. / Humboldt Outdoors
… (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Exploring Trinidad’s 150-Year-Old Lighthouse ###If you’ve spent any time up in Trinidad, you’ve surely noticed the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse overlooking the parking lot …
OBITUARY: Forrest Ashley Hayden Sr., 1967-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Karuk decent and an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. He was born at Mad River Hospital, raised in Trinidad, and spent most of his teenage/adult years in Eureka. If you ever took a ride with him …
Appeals Court Rejects Coastal Commission’s Approval of Trinidad Rancheria’s Planned Hyatt Hotel Project
Ryan Burns / Nov. 26, 2024, 2:34 p.m. / Government , Tribes
… Appeals Court Rejects Coastal Commission's Approval of Trinidad Rancheria's Planned Hyatt Hotel Project Rendering of a proposed five-story, 100-room Hyatt hotel proposed …
Trinidad! Be Sparing in Your Water Use For the Next Little While, Please!
LoCO Staff / Nov. 20, 2024, 3:52 p.m. / Emergency
… Trinidad! Be Sparing in Your Water Use For the Next Little While, Please! The following alert was sent to Trinidad residents earlier today: A water conservation alert has been issued on Wednesday …
(UPDATING) ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities; High Wind Advisory in Effect
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 19, 2024, 12:44 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… (UPDATING) 'Bomb Cyclone' Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities; High Wind Advisory in Effect UPDATE, 1:58 p.m.: Dronin' on the River Video: Submitted. Come fly with us …
The Arcata Jogg’n Shoppe, a Storied North Coast Institution, Celebrates Its 50th Birthday
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 19, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Business
… Olympic Trials winner Mark Conover will elicit from him stories of the days when the Trinidad-Clam Beach run fielded 2,300 competitors from around California and even the smaller community races had sub-30 …
OBITUARY: Kris ‘K.C.’ Lindgren, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Kris 'K.C.' Lindgren, 1958-2024 Kris K.C. Lindgren was born December 11, 1958, in Trinidad, to Axel and Bonnie Lindgren. To his friends and family, he was always …
OBITUARY: Antonia Dobrec, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of the Tolowa, Yurok, and Chetco peoples. She was born in Arcata. She was the last child of four, affectionately known as Babe. She was reared in Trinidad near open fields and redwood trees. She went …