Donald Forrest, stalwart of Humboldt County theater, died on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at the age of 73, due to complications related to COVID. According to family members and partner Alison Murray, Forrest, who was vaccinated, tested positive roughly a week ago and was being treated with the drug Paxlovid. A week prior to testing positive, […]
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Public Health Reports Two New COVID Deaths
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed two new COVID-19 deaths, a resident in their 50s and another over the age of 80, since its last report Jan. 25. One new hospitalization was also reported and, according to a state database, six people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally, including […]
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COVID Cancels This Weekend’s Performances of Midsummer at NCRT
Heads up, theater-goers, North Coast Repertory Theatre announced today that it is canceling this weekend’s run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream due to a COVID outbreak in the cast, but, swords crossed, hope to be up and running for the show’s final weekend, Sept. 8-10. Read a review of the show here. In the same email […]
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NCJ Preview: The Toll of Empty Stages, Code Enforcement Piling Up and a COVID Update
In this week’s NCJ Preview, host David Frank and Journal news editor Thadeus Greenson talk about the toll COVID-19 has taken on local musicians, why county code enforcement cases are piling up at an alarming rate and how local COVID-19 case rates are climbing as vaccination appointments go unfilled. Read more about all these stories […]
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When Will Nursing Homes Reopen to Visitors? State Officials Won’t Say
Before the pandemic, Nancy Klein would spend up to seven hours a day at a nursing home in Riverside County, caring for her 53-year-old son, who was left unable to speak and move his limbs after a massive brain hemorrhage. She would suction his tracheotomy tube and massage his neck, arms and legs. But Klein […]
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County Tracking ‘Several Small Outbreaks’ of COVID Cases, Nearly 200 Transmission Chains
Public Health confirmed an additional hospitalization and 28 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the county’s cumulative tally to 2,652, with 892 reported this month alone and surpassing December’s single month record of 863 cases. Humboldt County Public Health contact investigation teams are currently tracking 194 chains of transmission and several small outbreaks throughout the county, […]
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CSU Aims for In-Person Classes in Fall 2021
The California State University system, of which Humboldt State is a part, is looking to return to primarily in-person classes by the fall of 2021, according to a news release from the Chancellor’s Office. “It’s critical that we provide as much advance notice as possible to students and their families, as we have done previously […]
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Hoopa: Two New COVID-19 Cases
The Hoopa Valley Tribal Office of Emergency Services COVID-19 Incident Management Team has confirmed two new COVID-19 cases at the K’ima:w Medical Center, bringing the total to 46. Today’s report also states 17 cases are still “active” and 26 cases are “recovered.” More information can be found at https://hoopaoes.org.
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Hops on Hiatus
Sorry, Hops in Humboldt fans. This year you’ll have to sip your suds while you SIP. In a press release sent out Sunday, Hops organizers announced that the 2020 event will not be happening this year. “As much as the Hops in Humboldt committee would like to continue on our yearly tradition, we have come […]