Mysterious packages of seeds are popping up in local mailboxes — sometimes labeled as jewelry or beads — and the Humboldt County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office is urging anyone who’s received the unsolicited bundles not to plant them. So far, about 20 local residents have reported being on the receiving end of the deliveries that appear […]
Jeff Dolf
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Supes Pass Hemp Moratorium
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously April 2 to approve a temporary moratorium on the cultivation of industrial hemp. “The cannabis industry feels very strongly about it,” Humboldt County Agricultural Commission Jeff Dolf told the Journal back in late February, as the county and state were mulling their options. “They are very, very […]
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Black Widows Found at Carlotta Post Office
Officials are investigating an apparent infestation of poisonous black widow spiders at the Carlotta Post Office. Carlotta resident, Journal columnist and bug enthusiast Anthony Westkamper was picking up his mail on Saturday when he noticed a black spider by the post office entrance and, being a bug enthusiast, took a closer look. He spotted the […]