Over the course of nearly three hours on March 4, as a panel of county and city officials discussed mental health services, a number of themes emerged: Humboldt County is brimming with trauma but has limited resources to address it amid a legal framework that gives all but the very sickest among us power over […]
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Snow Dreams, Travel Nightmares
When much of Humboldt awoke Feb. 23 under a blanket of fluffy, white snow the fun was palpable. Snowfriends popped up in yards from Trinidad to Southern Humboldt, while snowballs flew hither and thither. In McKinleyville, a half dozen or so kids dusted off their sleds and headed to Pierson Park, where they spent the […]
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NorCal Superintendents Go to Washington
At the beginning of February, a small group of school officials from Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity counties traveled to Washington, D.C., with the aim of educating members of Congress about the unique challenges facing rural districts and the communities they serve. Leading the charge was Jamie Green, who grew up in Humboldt County and […]
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2023 Pet Photo Contest Winners
When it comes time to free up space on your phone, you’ve got hard choices to make. Swiping through dozens of photos of your dog giving you the Saturday side-eye or your kitty swatting at a low hanging ornament like a punching bag … You’ve got insane love for your pet and those treasured shots […]
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Irreconcilable Differences
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office is weighing whether to criminally charge a Eureka woman with making false statements to police after she allegedly stabbed herself in an effort to frame her husband for attempted murder. The case’s origins stretch back to 4:21 p.m. on Dec. 19, when Humboldt Bay Fire received a medical aid […]
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Between Prejudice and Profit
Editor’s note: In memory of this month’s anniversary of the expulsion of Chinese residents from Eureka, the Journal is looking back at a controversy from that unfortunate chapter of Humboldt County history. Be advised that this story contains offensive and racist language in historical quotations. Early in the year 1886, Ferndale and many other Humboldt […]
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‘The Whole System is Broken’
Kristi Wrigley can remember back decades when her family’s apple orchard, located in the Elk River watershed, was fruitful and productive, helping supplement the family’s income. The trees are mostly dead now, killed by deposits of river sediment around their roots. Many of her neighbors’ homes have flooded, while others have stories of being blocked […]
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Growing Pains
Cal Poly Humboldt has backpedaled a bit on plans to restrict continuing students from living on campus after an announcement earlier this month — right before the housing application period was set to open — caught many by surprise, prompting an outcry from parents and students. But even with around 600 of the 2,100 beds […]
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Wild 2.0
For 16 years now, Talia Rose has spent nearly every morning walking a small stretch of the South Fork Eel River from the backyard of the cabin she calls home near the Humboldt-Mendocino county line and photographing what she finds. Primarily self-taught, it’s a passion borne of patience, a deep connection with place and a […]
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An Upstream Intervention
Open Door Community Health Centers will be fortifying efforts to help providers regularly screen for adverse childhood experiences and streamline access to support systems for Humboldt and Del Norte County children, thanks to a grant from the California Department of Health Care Services. Specifically, Open Door received a Preventing and Responding to Adverse Childhood Experiences-Associated […]
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Supervisor Bohn Makes Misogynistic Comment at Chamber Event
Amid the fallout from Humboldt County First District Supervisor Rex Bohn’s misogynistic comments while serving as an auctioneer at her organization’s Jan. 27 fundraiser, Eureka Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Nancy Olson said the nonprofit is taking steps to prevent something similar from happening in the future. Bohn’s comment came at the Eureka Chamber […]
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Why Hospitals Are Struggling to Meet Earthquake Safety Deadline
Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville is one of the smallest in the country. Its mere nine acute-care beds serve a community of about 10,000 people in Southern Humboldt. The next closest emergency room is about an hour’s drive north. Despite its small size, the hospital is facing a hefty price tag to meet the […]