A Fresno man was arrested during Wednesday’s Arcata City Council meeting after approaching the dais while carrying what officials described as “a Nerf gun with the handle painted black, which was protruding from the front of his body.” According to the Arcata Police Department, 36-year-old Shaine Scott Haugen had to be “restrained by a city […]
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NCJ Preview: Freeing Aaron Bjorkstrand, City Manager Merritt Perry and more…
On this week’s episode of the NCJ Preview, Arts and Features Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill discusses News Editor Thadeus Greenson’s cover story, “Freeing Aaron Bjorkstrand,” and #tradwife content on social media. California Local Journalism fellow Kelby McIntosh is also on hand to talk about the new Arcata City Manager Merritt Perry. Read all this and […]
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Fortuna Boil Advisory Lifted
Fortuna residents are no longer advised to boil their water before drinking it, according to City Manager Merritt Perry. “All waterlines have been tested, and the boil water notice can be removed for all locations within the city of Fortuna,” Perry advised. Large portions of the city had been under a boil advisory due to […]
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Wheetley Resigns as Fortuna’s City Manager
Just one year after accepting the position, Mark Wheetley has resigned as Fortuna’s city manager. The move came one week after he was placed on paid administrative leave by the Fortuna City Council following his sentencing in a DUI case, his second in less than two years. According to a release from the city, Wheetley […]