On May 12, all eight of the North Coast’s California condors were inside the release enclosure where they began their new lives — and from which they took off on their first flights into the wild — after being enticed back by offerings of carrion in preparation for their twice-yearly exams. Along with the chance […]
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Drag for the Next Generation
Dressed as a fairy princess in a purple gown and pointed ears, the drag performer known as Tucker Noir spoke in a bedtime story voice, telling the kids and grownups in the College of the Redwoods auditorium, “First there was clothing, then there was drag.” As the words got bigger, she kept the Mother Goose […]
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Fear Vs. Fact
Peppered throughout the national and local debates regarding drag, and particularly all-ages drag shows, is loaded language suggesting — or flat-out charging — that these shows serve to “groom” children for abuse by sexual predators. Some proponents of an online petition supporting a ban of all-ages drag shows in Humboldt County have even cast the […]
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‘Encouraged to Leave’
Speaking publicly for the first time since the future of her tenure at Cal Poly Humboldt became uncertain, Native American Studies Department Chair Cutcha Risling Baldy said she felt “encouraged to leave.” The local product, a Hoopa Valley Tribal member of Hupa, Yurok and Karuk decent, was speaking at this month’s meeting of the Cal […]
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Summer of Fun
General & Multi Activities Arcata Camp Combo Option. Mon., June 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. & 1-5 p.m. City of Arcata, Arcata. City of Arcata Recreation Division offers Camp Combos. Add variety combining two half-day camps: a morning camp (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and an afternoon camp (1 to 5 p.m.). M-F, June 19-Aug. 18. […]
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Miss Indian World Tori McConnell’s Song of Gratitude
On April 29, 23-year-old Tori McConnell of the Yurok Tribe and Karuk heritage, won the beaded crown of Miss Indian World 2023 at the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born and raised in Eureka, McConnell studied neurobiology at University of California at Davis before switching to a Native American studies major […]
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The Soeth Files
The moment the dog bit, five officers were on top of the prone suspect. Two knelt atop their legs, another held their handcuffed left arm, one knelt on the middle of their back and the other held their right wrist, struggling to pull the arm back into cuffing position. Then Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy Maxwell […]
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Where There’s Smoke
As two California higher education systems continue to feud, lawmakers have entered the equation using a route usually reserved for irate retirees: a strongly worded letter. The matter at hand — the 1,300-student Feather River College in rural Plumas County offering a bachelor’s degree in applied fire management — has become a lightning rod issue, sparking […]
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Community Brings Attention to Drink Spiking in Arcata
While a spate of recent social media posts on Facebook, Instagram and Reddit have warned of increased drink spiking at Arcata bars, the North Coast Rape Crisis Team says it has not seen an increase in such reports, though it fields 20 or so monthly, on average. Late last month, a post circulated on Instagram […]
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Police Shooting Investigation
Four Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office officers remain on paid administrative leave following an April 18 police shooting at a busy Eureka intersection after two suspects in an armed robbery and pedestrian hit-and-run crashed into another vehicle while fleeing a deputy. The suspects, identified by law enforcement as brothers Brandon Widmark, 27, and Jesse Widmark, 18, […]
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Six Years Later
On April 14, one day before the sixth anniversary of David Josiah Lawson’s unsolved killing, Charmaine Lawson stood on the Humboldt County Courthouse steps to once again call for justice for her son. For a several moments, she gathered with about a dozen supporters who were holding up signs, some reading “Stacey Eads Can You […]
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‘Poke the Bear’
It’s January 19, 2022, and local developer Travis Schneider is getting ready to leave the county — and the country — in a matter of hours. He’s also hoping he can put some permit violations identified during the construction of his family mansion on Walker Point Drive behind him quickly. The county had issued a […]