Humboldt County Public Health confirmed five more local COVID-19 cases today, making 22 over the past eight days and brings the countywide total to 77. Among the positive tests was another staff member at Alder Bay Assisted Living in Eureka, which has now seen two staff members and six residents test positive for the virus. […]
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Update: Mixed Messages Lead Ferndale Restaurants to Open (Almost) for Dining
UPDATE: The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce’s Lisa Slater responded to the Journal over the phone, saying, “It was a complete misunderstanding” and she takes full responsibility for mistakenly informing restaurant owners that patio dining was currently allowed under Humboldt County’s current shelter-in-place order. “I was under the impression by miscommunication that it was OK to […]
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County Begins Approving Some Retail to Re-open to Walk-in Customers
The Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center approved at least 45 retail business health and safety operational plans yesterday, giving them the green light to re-open to walk-in customers. Yesterday, the state approved the county’s certification that it is ready to exercise local control over stage two of reopening and easing shelter-in-place restrictions, giving the county […]
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State Approves County’s Bid for Local Control Over COVID-19 Restrictions
The state of California has approved Humboldt County’s certification that it is ready to exercise some local control over the easing of stage two shelter-in-place restrictions, and the county is giving the green light to some local businesses to reopen on a limited basis once their health and safety operational plans are approved. Humboldt County […]
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Churches, Gun Shops and Irate Brides: Explaining All the Shutdown Lawsuits Against Newsom
Alongside the beach-goers denied, the indignant gun shop owners and the house-bound pastors, Gov. Gavin Newsom now has yet another ticked off challenger to face in court: an extremely disappointed bride-to-be. In the latest filing to challenge the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Monica Six, an Orange County resident, is suing California’s Democratic governor […]
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‘Very Soon’
On the afternoon of Friday, May 8, just hours after some toy stores, florists, boutiques, bookstores and other retailers throughout Humboldt County re-opened for curbside pickup and delivery for the first time in weeks, Sheriff William Honsal addressed the media with a tone of hope and optimism. “This is a soft opening but we plan […]
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Underdog
The Chicago dog is born of hard times. During the 1930s, a nickel “Depression dog” with mustard, onions and relish, or one that was “dragged through the garden,” the meat nearly obscured by lettuce, tomato and peppers, stretched both the coin and the stomach of Chicagoans. So maybe it’s fitting that Chicago Dog House, a […]
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Supes Back Health Officer’s Push for More Local Control Over Shelter in Place
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this afternoon, with Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson absent, to send a letter of support to the state backing Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich’s certification that the county meets state criteria to allow some local control over how it moves forward through stage two of the governor’s […]
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Public Health: Three New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed, Making Nine Since Saturday
Humboldt County Public Health announced this afternoon that it has confirmed three new COVID-19 cases today, which on the heels of four yesterday, makes nine since Saturday and brings the county’s tally to 64. The county also clarified today that it now has 11 active COVID-19 cases after misreporting the number in recent days. Public […]
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Taste of Main Street Takeout Edition
A Taste of Main Street, Eureka Main Street’s annual social gathering of sampling, snacking and supporting local restaurants/producers, had to be shelved this year due to COVID-19. But we still love to eat, we love to socialize and we love to share what we eat on social media. In that spirit of vicarious living and community […]
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Public Health Confirms Four New COVID-19 Cases, Reports Two Related to Assisted Living Facility
Humboldt County Public Health announced it has confirmed four new COVID-19 cases, bringing the county’s tally to 61. Public Health reported the county has also seen another COVID-19 patient hospitalized. With today’s four positive tests, the county has seen seven since May 6 after a lull of zero new cases over the course of the previous […]
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Fizzle: Fourth of July in Old Town Canceled
While California and Humboldt are loosening some restrictions on shelter-in-place orders, safely gathering in large crowds is still far off. With this in mind, Eureka Main Street has announced the cancelation of the annual Fourth of July street festival. In a press release, EMS says it joins Arcata and Southern Humboldt in skipping the fireworks […]