Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE/ARCATA – Representative Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) has included funding for the replacement of the Hammond Bridge in the House Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2022 funding bills, which will be considered in the months ahead. The funding bills include $5 million for replacement of the bridge, which connects McKinleyville to the Arcata…
Hiller Road to get long-awaited speed hump
Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Construction is scheduled to begin next week on a speed hump on Hiller Road at its intersection with the Hammond Trail in McKinleyville. Residents of the neighborhood, tucked between U.S. Highway 101 and the Mad River, have long complained about cars speeding down Hiller Road. The work is being donated by …
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…
McKinleyville Matters: McMAC to elect officers, discuss roads, planning issues
The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) meets today, Jan. 30 at 6 p.m. in the McKinleyville Middle School Conference Center at 2275 Central Ave. in McKinleyville. The county advisory committee will discuss the resignation of John Corbett, who served as the committee’s chair. The committee will elect new officers for the year. The committee will…
Traffic woes plague McKinleyville’s Hiller Road
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Neighbors on Hiller Road in McKinleyville are asking the county to do something to slow down traffic and to improve the safety of the road’s intersection with the Hammond Trail. Their efforts received a boost April 25 when the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) voted unanimously to send a…
There’s good news for Mack Town, and plenty of challenges
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – There are plenty of reasons for McKinleyville residents to feel cheery and optimistic about their town’s future. On the flip side, the unincorporated community – along with all of Humboldt County – faces some daunting challenges. All of this was discussed Jan. 17 during the McKinleyville Chamber of…
McKinleyville grapples with crime, drugs
Jack Durham Mad River Union MCKINLEYVILLE – Homeless people camping in the woods, used hypodermic needles scattered in the streets and a seemingly endless string of petty crimes are among the challenges facing McKinleyville. Some of these issues, and a few potential solutions, were touched upon during a recent meeting of the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory…
Mad River Current for Thursday, Aug. 10: Drizzle, commissioner removed, Hammond Trail Stewards and butt-tat drama
Thunder and drizzle Boom! It’s a thunderous morning here on the coast, and probably more so in the hills. And there drizzle. This should continue until about 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. By the afternoon, it should be partly sunny. ‘Do you know who I am?’; Trinidad Council removes commissioner…
OPINION: Creating a Vista Point Park in Mack Town
One of the best ways to create jobs in our community is to utilize existing unrealized public assets. If we already have assets that are not being used to there fullest, then that is a good place to start. These assets can provide a needed capital infusion for start-ups. The Vista Point facility, at the…
Body found on Hammond Trail
Mad River Union ARCATA – McKINLEYVILLE – A body was found on the Hammond Trail near Fischer Avenue in McKinleyville on Saturday morning, March 4. Humboldt County Sheriff’s office and emergency services found the deceased person when responding to a report of a subject not breathing at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, according to Humboldt County Sheriff’s…
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