County environmental health officials are urging residents to be on the lookout for toxic algae in rivers and other fresh water areas following the recent death of a dog shortly after the animal went swimming “in a slow, stagnant pool of water off the Eel River near Scotia.” As the Department of Health and Human […]
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Power Outages, School Closure in Gusty Storm’s Wake
Hundreds of Humboldt County residents remain without power this morning after a storm carrying strong winds blew through the region last night. One of the largest outages, according to the PG&E outage map, is in the Dow’s Prairie neighborhoods behind the airport in McKinleyville, where residents are slated to see their lights turn back on […]
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High COVID Case Counts Being Reported by Schools, Youth Sports, Businesses in the Greater Fortuna Area
A group of ZIP codes encompassing parts of Fortuna, Carlotta, Rio Dell, Scotia and Hydesville are showing an “unusually high number” COVID-19 cases being reported by schools, youth sports leagues and businesses over the last few weeks, according to Humboldt County Public Health. The specific ZIP codes that have had 60 percent more cases than […]
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UPDATE: All Clear Given in Scotia
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has given the all clear in Scotia. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team is on the scene in Scotia after what could be a military-grade mortar was reported to be located inside a garage in the area of Second and Third streets, where residents are […]
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Rio Dell Faces COVID-19 by Embracing Old Traditions, Creating New Ones
On Memorial Day volunteers with the Rio Dell-Scotia Chamber of Commerce rose before dawn to install 57 American flags along Rio Dell’s Wildwood Avenue median, starting at the north side of town and going all the way to the Eagle Prairie Bridge. “Everyone in town loved it,” said Chamber President Nick Angeloff. “It went off […]
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Rio Dell Mayor Asks Supes to Move Terra-Gen Appeal Meeting Down South
Rio Dell Mayor Debra Garnes has sent a letter to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors officially requesting a change of venue for any future meeting on Terra-Gen’s proposed wind farm. The Humboldt County Planning Commission voted 4-2 Thursday, with commissioners Mike Newman and Alan Bongio dissenting and commissioner Brian Mitchell absent, to deny the […]
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Record Rain Wreaking Havoc on Humboldt
Roads are flooding, rivers are rising and the Coast Guard is urging boat owners to check on their vessels in the wake of record rainfall over the last two days that has inundated the region. According to the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, the local Red Cross has opened an evacuation center at the […]
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Bridge Linking Scotia and Rio Dell Reopens
The Eagle Prairie Bridge that connects Rio Dell and Scotia reopened today just in time for Wildwood Days after a four-month closure for repainting. As detailed in the July 5 North Coast Journal cover story “Just Across the Bridge,” the shut down pushed many Rio Dell businesses to the brink at the height of the […]
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Sheriff’s Office: No Arrests Anticipated in Scotia Homicide
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office recently announced that it has ruled Justin Joseph Nevis’ death a homicide, about two weeks after deputies found the 32-year-old’s decomposing body near Scotia. The Sacramento County man died of blood loss due to laceration wounds, and police believe his death is linked to an attempted home invasion robbery back […]
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Sheriff Launches Scotia Death Investigation
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is in the midst of a death investigation after deputies responded to a report of a foul smell in Scotia to find the decomposing remains of Justin Joseph Nevis, 32, of Sacramento. An autopsy is currently pending to determine a cause of death, but the the case is possibly linked […]
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Best Cathedral from the Glory Days of Timber
At the height of empire, you’ll always find excess (think Caligula). In 1920, the Pacific Lumber Co.’s industrial empire was at the pinnacle of its wealth and power — and Scotia was its capital city. Between 1920 and 1923, the company town’s corporate benefactor erected the Scotia Inn, the Scotia Hospital, the First National Bank […]