The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in South Fork of the Eel River near Redway on Oct. 6 as Dordzhi Sandzhiev, a Russian citizen who frequented Southern Humboldt and was known to deputies, according to a press release. Sandzhiev, whose cause of death was determined to be drowning, […]
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Redway Man Becomes County’s 26th Traffic Death This year
A 58-year-old Redway man was killed yesterday evening when his motorcycle collided with a Toyota truck making a three-point turn on Redwood Drive, sending him over a metal guard rail and down a 250-foot embankment. Leo Durr was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the California Highway Patrol, Durr was travelling southbound on Redwood […]
Poor Reggae on the River Attendance Leaves Mateel Community Center’s Future in Question
Redway’s Mateel Community Center is in a state of crisis after its biggest annual fundraiser, Reggae on the River, not only failed to meet revenue projections but left the center with a “significant” debt. “Very challenging times lie ahead, there are difficult decisions to make, and the future of both ROTR and the MCC is […]
Redway Man Killed in ATV Accident
A Redway man was found dead this morning from injuries he suffered in an ATV accident on an unmarked trail south of Briceland Road. A group of concerned residents located the body of David J. Dresser, 59, trapped under the vehicle after searching in the area where he was last known to be, according to […]
Communication Failure Leaves School in Lurch Following Shooting
A shooting in Southern Humboldt last week has left a school district and the sheriff’s office both looking for better lines of communication. The shooting occurred in Redway shortly before 2 p.m. on Dec. 13, and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene to a report of a gunshot victim lying along […]
Sheriff Launches SoHum Homicide Probes
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation after deputies found a 52-year-old woman dead of a gunshot wound in a Redway home. Details are scant, but the sheriff’s office was called at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday to a call of a possible suicide in the 100 block of Redway Drive. But when a […]
