In this episode of The NCJ Preview, News Editor Thad Greenson discusses Humboldt’s 13 local revenue ballot measures and updates on the California State University search for Cal Poly Humboldt’s next president. Arts and Features Editor Jennifer Fumiko-Cahill covers Chef Calvosa Olson’s food sovereignty and her workshop at Cal Poly Humboldt, which explores Native foodways. […]
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Noni the Bear, Fondly Known as ‘Twinkle Toes,’ Dies
Noni the black bear, whose penchant for balancing on the thinnest branches at the top of the redwoods in the enclosure earned the nickname “twinkle toes” from her caretakers, has died. She was 2 years old. The Sequoia Park Zoo announced her passing in an Oct. 10 social media post, one day after the bear […]
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‘Uniquely Unique’
It was about 40 minutes in the forum held at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Van Duzer Theatre to allow a California State University presidential search committee and a group of locals comprised to advise them to hear input from the campus community on who should become the university’s next president. Both committees had already heard from […]
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Ballot Measure Soup
When Humboldt County voters fill out their ballots, after they check a box for their preferred candidates for president, senator, member of Congress and state Assembly, as well as those for local school board and city council seats, they’ll wade through 10 statewide propositions. Then, finally, they’ll get to local measures, and there are a […]
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RCEA Board to Again Discuss Nuclear Option
Perhaps symbolically underscoring the notion that nuclear half-lives are always longer than they seem, the Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board of Directors will once again discuss whether the agency should accept an offer of free nuclear power at its meeting later this month. Last month, the board, acting with some members absent, failed to reach […]
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Cosmic Viewing: Rare Comet is Making an Appearance
After being treated to an encore of the Northern Lights in recent weeks, skywatchers in Humboldt County have the chance to view another celestial phenomena in the comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. In what NASA describes as a “once-in-80,000-years sight,” the comet will be visible low in the horizon to the west after sunset, with the best likelihood […]
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Missing 4-Year-Old Girl Found Safe
A missing 4-year-old girl was found safe Saturday by deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office after conversations between her father and detectives led to the discovery of her location. Thompson Thompson was reported missing Oct. 9 by her legal guardian after she was not brought back from an Oct. 5 visit with her father […]
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Noni the Black Bear, Known Fondly as ‘Twinkle Toes,’ Dies
Noni the black bear, known by her Sequoia Park Zoo caretakers as “twinkle toes” for her habit of perching on the thinnest branches at the top of the redwood trees in her enclosure, has died. She was 2. The Sequoia Park Zoo announced her passing in a social media post today, nearly a week after […]
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Sheriff’s Office Asks Public’s Help in Locating Missing 4 Year Old
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 4-year-old girl “abducted under suspicious circumstances.” According to a news release, Thompson Thompson was reported missing Oct. 9 by her legal guardian after her father Peter Thompson did not bring her back from a scheduled visitation on Oct. 5. “The […]
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Combating the Barred Owl Invasion
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is moving forward with a plan to kill thousands of invasive owls in targeted areas, including parts of the North Coast, in an effort to stave off extinction of the northern spotted owl. Under the recently released management strategy, the service will partner with “interested tribes, federal and state […]
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CPH to Host Community Forum on Presidential Search
Those interested can weigh in on what they’d like to see in Cal Poly Humboldt’s next president during a two-hour forum Thursday with the selection committee. Embattled President Tom Jackson Jr. stepped down in August, retreating to a tenured professor position with the university after five tumultuous years helming the institution. Michael Spagna is currently […]
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Noni ‘Not Out of the Woods’ After Emergency Surgery
UPDATE: Noni the black bear, known by her Sequoia Park Zoo caretakers as “twinkle toes” for her habit of perching on the thinnest branches at the top of the redwood trees in her enclosure, has died. She was 2. Read more about the zoo’s announcement here. PREVIOUS: Noni, one of two rescued black bears at […]