This week’s cover looks back at Humboldt’s history, specifically how opium addiction gripped so many in the 1880s and how it parallels our current opiate crisis. We’ve also got the story of Hailey Dolcini, a Ferndale-raised softball player whose grit and pitching arm led her to a historic performance in the Women’s College World Series. […]
Medical / Health
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HumCo Confirms 148th COVID-19 Death
Public Health reported today that Humboldt County has confirmed another COVID-19 deaths since its last report June 8, a resident over the age of 80. Two new hospitalizations were also reported today but, according to a state database, 16 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including three under intensive care. The death reported […]
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Court: Time to Mask Back Up
Citing an increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases locally, the Humboldt County Superior Court has reinstated rules requiring face masks be worn in all county courtrooms and the Jury Assembly Room used for jury selection. The new rule went into effect yesterday. The court also reminds anyone due to appear in court who is symptomatic — […]
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HumCo Reports Another COVID Death as Hospitalizations Rise
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 deaths since its last report May 18, a resident over the age of 80. Five new hospitalizations were also reported today but, according to a state database, 15 people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including three under intensive care. The […]
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Candy Stockton Named Humboldt’s New Public Health Officer
Humboldt Independent Practice Association Chief Medical officer Candy Stockton has been confirmed by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to serve as Humboldt County’s Public Health Officer. She is slated to begin the new post July 18. “Having spent years practicing medicine in rural Northern California has given me a deep understanding of the challenges […]
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Fortuna Nursing Home COVID Outbreak Expands to 36 Infected
Humboldt County Public Health is continuing to provide a heightened response to a COVID-19 outbreak at the Fortuna Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in which 26 residents and 10 staff members have tested positive for the virus, with one resident currently hospitalized. Public Health’s Communicable Disease team is testing residents and staff three times a week and […]
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COVID Outbreak Hits Fortuna Long-term Care Facility
Humboldt County Public Health is working with staff and management at the Fortuna Rehabilitation and Wellness Center to respond to a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. According to a news release, 12 people have tested positive for the virus, which includes both residents and staff, but no one has been hospitalized as of today. “We’re […]
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The Great Culling: Which California Bills did Legislators Kill?
California lawmakers won’t be creating a state Election Day holiday this year. Nor will they be providing grants to local governments to convert public golf courses into affordable housing, or forcing health insurers to cover fertility treatments. All of these proposals were victims of the seasonal culling of bills known as the suspense file. This […]
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California Democrats Lean into Abortion Rights as ‘Defining Issue’
When a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the constitutional right to abortion leaked Monday night, Democratic leaders in California reacted swiftly with shock, grief and fury. It didn’t take long for the personal devastation to turn political. By Wednesday morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for re-election this year, had already cut […]
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HumCo Public Health Reports Another COVID Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed another COVID-19 deaths since its last report April 27, a resident in their 60s. Four new hospitalizations were also reported today but, according to a state database, seven people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including two under intensive care, and there is […]
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Rally for Reproductive Rights in Eureka
A group of about 50 demonstrators gathered at a rally for reproductive rights in front of the Humboldt County Courthouse Tuesday night after a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion indicts the court may overturn the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision, which instilled the legal right to abortion. As members of the crowd held […]
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Who’s Missing from California’s Community Colleges?
California community colleges have seen their enrollment drop by about a fifth during the coronavirus pandemic, with more than 300,000 fewer students enrolled in fall 2021 compared with fall 2019. “This raises critical concerns about equitable access to higher education as well as the ability to meet workforce needs,” said Paul Feist, vice chancellor of […]