By 6 p.m. yesterday, the overflow audience at the southern version of the Humboldt County Budget Roadshow meeting at the historic Benbow Inn just south of Garberville clogged the doorway and lined the walls. By the end of the event, a long swath of paper covered with suggestions spread across the front wall of the […]
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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Alderpoint Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating its first homicide of 2018 after a man died of a gunshot wound this morning while being rushed to Jerold Phelps Community Hospital. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Southern Humboldt hospital shortly before 5:30 a.m. after a passerby found […]
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Away from the Rain
The first deluge of winter has come and gone, but it will be at least another month before extreme weather shelters open across Humboldt County. The shelters generally open when there is more than an inch of rain or temperatures fall below the low 30s, and are usually volunteer-led efforts that help people without homes […]
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UPDATED: Two Killed in Fatal Wreck Near Miranda
2nd UPDATE: The city of Fortuna released a statement yesterday afternoon saying it is “deeply shocked and saddened by the tragic loss” of longtime residents Dennis Wendt and Roger Harwood and stating that the lives of all Fortuna residents “have been forever touched in some way by their generosity and community minded commitment to making our town […]
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No Homeless People in Southern Humboldt?
The Humboldt Housing and Homeless Coalition has sent out a press release with information about the most recent Point in Time Count, which took place in late February. The press release charts a general decrease in homeless people tallied across the county, dipping from 1,180 to 618 in the last two years, a drop of […]
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Fart Smell to Linger in Elections Material
Judge Timothy Cissna ruled this afternoon that the phrase “insert fart smell here,” will remain in special elections material to be distributed to Southern Humboldt voters this spring. The phrase was written by Scotty McClure as a rebuttal to arguments in favor of Measure W, a parcel tax intended to fund the rebuilding of the […]
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CHP Investigating Fatal Weekend Accidents
The California Highway Patrol is investigation two fatal accidents over the weekend, including the death of a man who was struck Saturday night on Redway Drive after apparently walking in front of a Peterbilt tank truck — the second Southern Humboldt pedestrian death in one week. On Sunday evening, the 83-year-old female driver of a […]
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County Elections Office Seeks Injunction Against Fart Joke
Every year voters receive a small booklet of information that includes a list of candidates, descriptions of upcoming ballot measures and arguments for and against. Most of us give those arguments – 300 words each of pros, cons and one rebuttal apiece – little thought. But most of us aren’t Scotty McClure, a board trustee […]
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Many of Humboldt’s Worst Roads Are Probably Not Going to Get Fixed
We went through your complaints about bad roads in Humboldt County and got some information about when and if they’re scheduled for repair. One common theme is that people often don’t know which entity is responsible for maintaining roads in their neighborhoods. In Eureka, for example, roads fall into several different jurisdictions, even within city […]
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Plea Agreements Reached in Federal Murder Case
Two men accused of the 2008 robbery and murder of a San Francisco man in Southern Humboldt have reached plea agreements with federal prosecutors. Ryan Carroll and Robert Lee, both accused in the killing of 35-year-old Reetpaul Singh Rana in a marijuana deal gone bad on Dyerville Loop Road, north of Alderpoint, each reached agreements […]
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Five Lessons from the Redwood Run
1. It’s not what it used to be. This according to veteran biker Craig “Sundog” Barnette, who pulled a sour face at the paltry array of bikes in front of the bars in Garberville. “There used to be hogs up and down this street. Now it’s a ghost town.” Nonetheless, local bartenders said they made […]
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Updated: Man Wanted for Questioning in Possible SoHum Homicide
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of an apparent homicide in Southern Humboldt as 36-year-old Zackery Jacob Chapman, of Redway. Meanwhile, a suspect in the case, 33-year-old Benjamin Jasper Carter, remains at large, according to Sheriff’s Office Lt. Wayne Hanson. The Sheriff’s Office launched its investigation after someone called 911 to report […]