Eureka City Schools is confirming that all of the district’s campuses will be closed on the Thursday and Friday before winter break to try to stem an outbreak of the norovirus that closed down South Bay Union School District’s three campuses last week. ECS prepped parents for the possibility yesterday by announcing that absenteeism was […]
Kimberly Wear
Kimberly Wear is the assistant editor of the North Coast Journal.
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Update: South Bay District Closes Schools as Norovirus Outbreak Hits
Humboldt County health officials are warning parents about an apparent norovirus outbreak that struck more than 130 students in the South Bay Union School District, along with several staff members this week. The district announced today that it is closing its three campuses beginning Monday and running through Winter Break. “This precautionary measure will prevent […]
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Huffman Introduces ‘Moments of Truth’ on Trump
North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, has given the first of what he says will be a series of “moment of truth” speeches on what he describes as the 45th president’s compromised conduct. Huffman’s office said in a release that each of the remarks will describe different examples of […]
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Arcata, Meet Your New Mayor and Vice Mayor
The Arcata City Council today selected Sofia Pereira to serve as mayor for the next year and Brett Watson, who was appointed to his seat in April, to serve as vice mayor. The council rotates the honorary positions on an annual basis. Pereira, a Humboldt State graduate and the community manager for She Should Run, a […]
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A Matter of Choice
The 2,000 or so Humboldt County families with children attending schools outside their home districts may need to do a little extra planning in the future under a draft enrollment policy coming before area school boards this week. And just to be on the safe side, they might also want to take the time to […]
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Rio Dell Slated to Select New Police Chief
Taking on the role of Rio Dell police chief will be a sort of homecoming for Jeff Conner, who is scheduled to be appointed to the position tonight during a special city council meeting. “I started my law enforcement career in Rio Dell so it seems fitting that I end my career in the same […]
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Still no Crab
Another round of testing shows that local Dungeness crab are still not filled out enough, prompting a second delay for the commercial season in Humboldt, Mendocino and Del Norte counties. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that the opener has been pushed back to Dec. 31 and may not end up starting […]
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UPDATE: Draft Interdistrict Transfer Policy Set to Go Before School Boards
Editor’s note: This story was updated from a version posted this morning to include additional information and text of the draft proposal. Humboldt County’s long-standing tradition of allowing parents to choose where their children go to school will likely see some changes next year under a tentative agreement reached by area superintendents this week. Office […]
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A Monumental Decision
One by one, dozens of speakers addressed the large crowd gathered in Arcata’s D Street Community Center on Dec. 4, passionately describing divergent views of two vestiges of the city’s past placed on the Arcata Plaza nearly 60 years apart. One, the statue of President William McKinley, has stood prominently in the city’s center for […]
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Is Bigfoot a Bear?
In a tough break for cryptozoologists, a team of scientists says their DNA analysis of hair samples, scat and a tooth purported to be from Bigfoot’s Tibetan cousin the Yeti are, in fact, from bears. The findings — based on the analysis of mitochondrial DNA from 24 samples, including some collected in the 1930s on […]
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Again With the Crab
Bad news, local Dungeness crab lovers. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is delaying the commercial season in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties for at least 15 days due to poor crab quality. The fishery is now currently set to open Dec. 16 to let the crustaceans fill out a bit. A second […]
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David Marcus’ Resignation Ends Tumultuous Tenure
Supervisor Virginia Bass confirmed that David Marcus has stepped down from the county’s public defender post after a tumultuous nine months in office. “He sent a letter on Wednesday evening informing us of his resignation,” Bass said Friday. Marcus’ sudden departure came after the Board of Supervisors held a special closed session meeting — called […]