ICYMI here’s some of the latest from the NCJ newsroom.
In the News
Reports from the Grand Jury
By Kimberly Wear
August 20, 2026
Every year a group of 19 volunteers comes together to form the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury in a civilian oversight tradition that dates back […]
Outlaw Rodeo at the Fair Marred by Two Horse Deaths
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill and Mark Larson
August 20, 2026
Without horse racing for its second year in a row, the 130th annual Humboldt County Fair replaced the thunder of hooves on the track with […]
Culture
You Want It Darker
By Collin Yeo
August 20, 2026
I’m writing this around the 90th anniversary of the murder of the Spanish poet Federico […]
You Might Go Home Again
By John J. Bennett
August 20, 2026
GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS. Wet Hot American Summer (2001) is as much […]
Life & Outdoors
Coming Together for Obon
By Mark Larson
August 20, 2026
A large crowd showed up under lightly smokey skies from wildfires on Sunday afternoon at […]
My Very Own Sit Spot
By Louisa Rogers
August 20, 2026
I’m lying on a bench underneath an arbor, looking up at the wisteria on the […]
Food & Drink
Cooking While Traveling, Summer Edition
By Simona Carini
August 20, 2026
My favorite place to be in the summer is Humboldt County, both for the amazing […]
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