Daniel Mintz Mad River Union GLENDALE – Heeding concerns about potential contamination of drinking water, the Mercer-Fraser company has withdrawn a cannabis manufacturing project whose approval also included a controversial rezoning. Fifth District Supervisor and Board of Supervisors Chair Ryan Sundberg announced last week that both the project and the rezoning are withdrawn. And in…
MCSD takes vague stand on Mercer Fraser pot factory
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE/GLENDALE – McKinleyville’s town board has weighed in on a controversial county decision to rezone riverfront property in Glendale to heavy industrial and to permit a 5,000-square-foot cannabis manufacturing factory at the site. The McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors convened Feb. 7 to consider backing an appeal filed…
Arcata’s new Carlson Park offers Mad River access
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union VALLEY WEST – Travel west from Arcata, and you reach the Pacific Ocean. Head to the town’s southern edge, and you find Humboldt Bay. Now, a trip to Arcata’s far northern end also delivers you to water, and in no less than a public park. The Carlson Park Mad…
Coho salmon nursery moves forward in McKinleyville
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – The McKinleyville Community Services District has entered into an agreement with California Trout Inc. that will allow the nonprofit to have access to district property along the Mad River so it can finalize designs for a coho salmon nursery. CalTrout, along with the district, is planning its Salmonid…
Today’s Mad River Current: Pet owners beware of blue-green algae; shooting suspect named; fire update
Avoid contact with blue-green algae From the Department of Health and Human Services: Local Public and Environmental Health officials are warning recreational users of all bodies of fresh water to avoid contact with cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae). The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board in cooperation with the Humboldt County Department of…
VIDEO: Mad River under Hammond Bridge
The Mad River under the Hammond Bridge on 1.10.17
VIDEO: Mad River at U.S. Highway 101
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017
Conceptual plans to be unveiled for McKinleyville coho ponds
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Conceptual plans for a coho salmon nursery along with recreational trails and other public amenities will be discussed next week by the McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD) Board of Directors. The board will hear a presentation on the project during its meeting Wednesday, May 4 starting at 7…
Woman beaten with rock on river bar; suspect arrested and jailed
HCSO ARCATA – On Monday, June 22 at 8:50 p.m. a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office contacted a 39-year-old female victim of an assault in Arcata. The victim told the deputy she was assaulted by her boyfriend, 35-year-old Adam William Loomis. The victim said that she is homeless and was living with Loomis on the river bar…
Trinidad eyes Mad River water
Mad River Union TRINIDAD – The City of Trinidad may study the idea of connecting to McKinleyville’s water supply lines. At its meeting tonight, April 8, the Trinidad City Council may affirm the city’s policy of “supporting additional analysis of water supply options for the city and surrounding areas.” The idea of connecting to the…