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Amid Controversy, Trinidad City Council Narrowly Opts to Pursue a Study on an Alternate Water Supply
Ryan Burns / July 10, 2025, 4:26 p.m. / Local Government , Trinidad
… Amid Controversy, Trinidad City Council Narrowly Opts to Pursue a Study on an Alternate Water Supply Trinidad Mayor Cheryl Kelly and Councilmember Kati Breckenridge …
OBITUARY: Suellen Stewart, 1937-2025
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2025, 7:08 a.m. / Obits
… in small churches throughout Northern California, including Blue Lake, Scotia, and Trinidad. Suellen was passionate about early childhood education and advocacy for children. Suellen served on education …
(VIDEO) TIMELINE CLEANSE: Local Woman Spots Beautiful Sea Creature Near Trinidad
Andrew Goff / July 4, 2025, 8 a.m. / Wildlife
… (VIDEO) TIMELINE CLEANSE: Local Woman Spots Beautiful Sea Creature Near Trinidad Photos/video: Brandi BarbeeIt's so rare you come across something online that's just pleasant these days …
Trinidad to Reconsider Joining Engineering Study for Water Pipeline Extension as Rancheria Connection Project Moves Forward
Ryan Burns / July 3, 2025, 12:54 p.m. / Community Services , Local Government , Tribes
… Trinidad to Reconsider Joining Engineering Study for Water Pipeline Extension as Rancheria Connection Project Moves Forward Trinidad. | Photo by Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3 …
OBITUARY: Gerald Enlo Hale, 1939-2025
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2025, 6:58 a.m. / Obits
… Lagoon. One time he even water skied from Eureka to Trinidad on the open ocean with lifelong friends Don Miller, George Berry, and Don Daniels.Later he attended Humboldt State, where he met his wife Carol …
There Was a Little ‘No Kings’ Protest in Trinidad, in Front of a Pissed-Off Old Lady’s House
LoCO Staff / June 14, 2025, 3:12 p.m. / Activism
… There Was a Little 'No Kings' Protest in Trinidad, in Front of a Pissed-Off Old Lady’s House Photos: Pease.Outpost Trinidad bureau chief Ted Pease files the following …
15 Cyclists Rode to Every Murphy’s Market in a Day
Dezmond Remington / June 10, 2025, 7:32 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
… ’s in Arcata, then up to Trinidad, where they would make a pitstop at — shocker incoming — the one up there. Then a quick jaunt to sample what the Murphy’s in Glendale has to offer (apparently, a pretty damn …
OBITUARY: Ronald Floyd Gulbransen, 1954-2025
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… years ago. Ron's #1 passion was his cars. He was a Ford Man through and through. If he wasn't out in his garage working on his cars you would often find him out racing them at Samoa Drag Strip …
OBITUARY: Barbara Cole, 1928-2025
LoCO Staff / June 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… a shortage of teachers, she was granted an emergency credential after just two years of college. Thrown into the classroom at Trinidad Elementary, she might have felt over her head — but she swam rather than …
OBITUARY: James Thomas Mayo, 1951-2025
LoCO Staff / June 3, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in Trinidad, with his two brothers, Dan and Duane, and sister, Donna. He lived in Trinidad his whole life except for the last 12 years, when he lived in a mentor home with caregiver, Ed. He was a happy, fun …
Humboldt Has a Shiny New Hydrogen Bus Ready to Ride
Dezmond Remington / May 30, 2025, 12:41 p.m. / Transportation
… Trinidad to Scotia, up Berry Summit, and finally all the way to Ukiah with an extra 5,500 pounds and the heaters blasting the whole ride down. It still made it 435 miles. “This is the best hydrogen fuel cell …
Humboldt Kids ‘Restore Balance’ to Coastal Dunes
LoCO Staff / May 30, 2025, 12:11 p.m. / Education
… School, Jacoby Creek School, McKinleyville Middle School, Northern United Humboldt Charter, Seaforth Montessori, Sunny Brae Middle School, Trinidad Elementary, Union Street Charter School, and Washington …
Multiple Agencies Extricate Driver From Overturned Vehicle Pinned Against a Tree in McKinleyville Crash
LoCO Staff / May 29, 2025, 9:28 a.m. / News
… Department, and CalFire Trinidad, each contributing an engine to the scene.The first Arcata engine arrived to find the vehicle on its side, pinned against a tree just south of the School Road off …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Back in the Day, Getting to Eureka From Siskiyou County Was an Amazing Days-Long Adventure Involving Railroads, Steamships and the World’s Largest Ferry
Jim Hinds / May 10, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… the S.P. salad (for which it was famous). I would have a dessert and Mother, her black coffee. The waiter offered finger bowls and the check. We had dined in style for $1.50, to which Mother added a tip …
DNA Testing Closes Another Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case, This One from 1987
LoCO Staff / May 7, 2025, 8:58 a.m. / Crime
… . On February 16, 1993, the Fortuna Police Department contacted the HCSO to report that a man had found a partial human skull on the beach near Trinidad Head. The man later turned the remains into the Fortuna …
Voters Approved a New One-Cent Countywide Sales Tax. Here’s How the Supervisors Decided to Allocate It.
Ryan Burns / April 25, 2025, 3:38 p.m. / Local Government , Transportation
… will require a four-fifths vote.”So we really need your board to be on a 4-1 with this so that we know that we're in consensus,” Hayes said.”I wish you would have made that clear earlier …
TODAY in SUPES: The Visitors Bureau Was Defunded and County Departments Benefited in Various Tax Fund Switcharounds
Hank Sims / April 22, 2025, 3:44 p.m. / Local Government
… Kinleyville chambers of commerce, and to give $20,000 to the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce, which is not currently funded through the bed tax. Trinidad deals with a lot of tourists in the summer, so that would be only …
… , and kayaking in Trinidad Harbor with Kayak Trinidad. The cruise visit and welcome party are a collaborative effort planned by the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District, the City of Eureka …
OBITUARY: Deborah Flo Freeman, 1951-2025
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . As her abilities lessened these past few years she enjoyed time on the Madaket cruising Humboldt Bay and heading to Trinidad Pier to relish the ocean. Laughter flowed freely when talking with Flo. Cooking …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Big Four Inn Was Northern Humboldt’s Favorite Roadhouse Restaurant, and These are the Italian Immigrants Who Made it Happen
Carol McFarland / April 12, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… and refreshments. Maria and Victor Evangelisti began serving homemade Italian dinners, Tuscan style, in the first Big Four at Trinidad in 1922. They later moved to more imposing quarters in a huge cream …
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 …