Today’s closure of McKinleyville Middle School in the wake of significant staffing shortages due to COVID is likely a harbinger of what’s to come in the coming weeks as the Omicron variant makes the rounds in the community. Humboldt County is showing all the classic signs of entering into a surge of COVID cases driven […]
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COVID Caused Staffing Shortage Closes McKinleyville Middle School
McKinleyville Middle School was closed today due to a COVID-19 caused “significant staffing shortage.” An email from Superintendent Heidi Moore-Guynup went out to parents around 7 p.m. yesterday stating that Dow’s Prairie and Morris Elementary were currently open. “We are hoping to be able to safely return to in-person instruction on Thursday, January 6,” the […]
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Unseen and Unsafe: ‘Deadnamed’ Students Explain Why a New California Law Matters
Jamie Marquis can’t count the number of times they’ve been called the wrong name. A junior psychology major at the University of California, Davis, who identifies as non-binary, they changed their name several years ago. But since then they’ve struggled to get that name even on basic educational records, instead of their name assigned at […]
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Active Shooter Drill Today at Humboldt State
If you see something going on at the Humboldt State University campus today, don’t worry. It’s only a drill. HSU Police and other first responders will be conducting an active shooter drill in Gist Hall from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. that will include actors, ambulances, fire engines, police vehicles and responders clad in tactical […]
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HSU Requiring Proof of COVID-19 Vaccine or Negative Test at Campus Events
Beginning Wednesday, Humboldt State University will require any visitor over the age of 12 to provide proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test result for all indoor and outdoor campus events. HSU students and employees are exempt from providing both forms of proof because under the university’s requirements, they have been fully vaccinated […]
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Cal State Blunder May Mean Loss of 3,000 New Student Housing Beds
Thousands of affordable student housing slots are in jeopardy after the Cal State system misread the fine print for a new $2 billion state student housing program, CalMatters has discovered. With the deadline for applications passed, a solution remains unclear. Thousands of students at California State University may lose out on affordable housing because the […]
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COVID Sidelines Arcata High Tigers’ Championship Run
The Arcata High School Tigers are now the second local football team to have to forfeit a playoff game due to an outbreak of COVID-19. The team was scheduled to have the home field advantage Saturday against the Justin-Siena High School Braves, which hail from Napa, and was one game away from a shot at […]
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UPDATE: South Fork High, Miranda Junior High Closed Due to COVID-19
UPDATE: Southern Humboldt Unified School district officials have also closed Miranda Junior High starting today until after the Thanksgiving break due to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. PREVIOUS: South Fork High School is closed for the remainder of the week due to a COVID-19 outbreak, with classes resuming after the Thanksgiving holiday break, according to a […]
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Most Californians say Economic Inequality is Getting Worse, New Survey Shows
Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey released Tuesday. The survey, conducted last month by the nonpartisan think tank, Public Policy Institute of California, polled 2,292 adult Californians about their opinions on the state’s economic outlook, financial security, job security, among other topics. […]
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HSU Honors Wiyot Tribe Naming Student Center ‘Gutswurrak’
Humboldt State University will be honoring the Wiyot Tribe by naming its activities center the Gutswurrak (pronounced “guts-wuh-dock”) Student Activities Center. Gutswurrak is the Wiyot word for “many people gather,” it recognizes the importance of the space while honoring its location on ancestral Wiyot land. “A request for the honor of such a naming was made […]
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Power Outages, School Closure in Gusty Storm’s Wake
Hundreds of Humboldt County residents remain without power this morning after a storm carrying strong winds blew through the region last night. One of the largest outages, according to the PG&E outage map, is in the Dow’s Prairie neighborhoods behind the airport in McKinleyville, where residents are slated to see their lights turn back on […]
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Young Children Can Receive COVID Vaccines Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know
California will begin vaccinating young children as soon as today, with the state expecting to receive more than a million doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the first week. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 for emergency use. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control […]