Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – At the request of First District Supervisor Rex Bohn, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will consider asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to lift the state-wide shelter-in-place order and allow county health officials to determine their own response to the coronavirus pandemic. The request will be considered by the board at…
Suspect arrested after assault on Hammond Trail
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office MCKINLEYVILLE – On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at about 3:05 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Hammond Trail in the area of Hiller and School Roads in McKinleyville for an assault that had just occurred. Deputies arrived on scene and located a teenage male victim injured on the…
County: Timing, scale of COVID-19 peak unknown
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – As Humboldt’s curve of COVID-19 cases begins its climb, the county’s Public Health Branch is uncertain about when it will peak and how many cases it could involve. During a March 30 virtual town hall meeting, county Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich said that county hospitals can…
Summer Recreation Guide 2020
Click here to see the Summer Recreation Guide. Please note that all of these activities were planned before the coronavirus crisis. All recreation programs are currently suspended.
Pilot rescued after plane crash in Humboldt Bay
EUREKA – The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a plane crash in North Humboldt Bay on Thursday morning, Feb. 6. At approximately 7:10 a.m., the Eureka Police Department relayed a distress call to Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders from a commercial pilot after his plane crashed. Watchstanders dispatched a Coast Guard…
George Wheeler, July 17, 1949 – Feb. 5, 2020
Jack Durham Mad River Union MCKINLEYVILLE – Community leader George Wheeler, who championed for a skate park, solar power and pesticide-free parks in McKinleyville, died early this morning, Feb. 5 surrounded by family. He was 70 years old. Wheeler died from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. “It’s in my bones, it’s in my brain,” Wheeler said…
City of Arcata corrects date of hearing on Chapman House
City of Arcata ARCATA – On December 25, 2019 the Mad River Union posted a Notice of Public Hearing of the Arcata City Council, notifying the public that the Council would be deliberating a designation of the “Chapman House” at 974 10th Street as a local historic landmark. The given date published was incorrect. The…
2019-2020 Winter-Spring Activity Guide
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Morning update on power shutoff
PG&E Power Shutoff Wednesday Morning Update County of Humboldt – The Home of the Redwoods Seal In the early hours of Wednesday, Oct. 9, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) activated its Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) protocols, which resulted in shutting off power to parts of Humboldt County. PG&E is reporting that around 60,000 customers…
Update on school closings
From the Humboldt County Office of Education: The following list are confirmed school closures for today: Southern Humboldt USD Big Lagoon School/District Trinity Valley Elementary Fuente Nueva Charter School Pacific View Charter School Cuddeback School/District Coastal Grove Charter School Fortuna Elementary School District Rio Dell School District Trinidad School/District Scotia School/District Loleta School District McKinleyville…