This year’s Humboldt County Fair horse racing season took off from the starting gates Aug. 18, one week after emergency repairs were completed to prevent one of the annual event’s major draws from being scratched, which potentially could have put Ferndale’s spot on the racing circuit in jeopardy. But the repairs — including the installation […]
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NCJ Preview: Settler Cannabis, Supes Pony Up for Fair and Free Lunch
We’re talking about an excerpt from a Cal Poly Humboldt Native American Studies professor’s book and what it says about the Green Rush, the supes’ move to save the fair and Jefferson Community Center, which is feeding kids through a collaborative mentorship project. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Northern California Regional Evacuation Shelter Established for Wildfire Evacuees
The Humboldt County Sheriff Office of Emergency Services in coordination with the American Red Cross-Gold Country Region established a Northern California Regional Evacuation Shelter for wildfire evacuees at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds. The Regional Evacuation Shelter is located at 1250 5th St, Ferndale, where evacuees will have access to temporary indoor overnight shelter accommodations, meals, […]
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State, Fair Association, County in Standoff Over Sunshine Laws
Some nine months after the Humboldt County Fair Association and the county of Humboldt entered into an eight-year lease agreement for the association to operate the county-owned Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale, the lease still hasn’t been ratified by the state, the last step toward making it official. The county, HCFA and California Department of […]