Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) On May 10th, 2021 agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), with the assistance of the Eureka Police Department Problem Oriented Policing Team (POP), served a search warrant in the 4200 block of Bush Ave. in McKinleyville. The HCDTF had conducted an investigation over several months into…
Deputies interrupt McK parking lot torpor festival, arrest two
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office McKINLEYVILLE – On March 27, 2021, at about 7:47 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 1100 block of Murray Road in McKinleyville for the report of two people unconscious inside a vehicle parked outside the business. While attempting to contact the individuals, deputies observed narcotics…
McKinleyville BMX track & park poised for approval
GET READY TO RUMBLE! McKinleyville may learn in June whether it will receive Prop. 68 grant funding from the State of California to pay for a variety of park upgrades, including a BMX track near the corner of School Road and Washington Avenue. The undeveloped 3.3-acre property is owned by the McKinleyville Community Services District.…
State of McKinleyville meeting on Wednesday
STATE OF MCKINLEYVILLE The annual McKinleyville Chamber of Commerce State of McKinleyville event will be held today, March 3 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sign up for the virtual event at constantcontactpages.com/cu/Nra22SZ/MckChamberLinks. Presenters will include Patrick Kaspari, manager of the McKinleyville Community Services District, Lt. Kevin Miller of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and…
McKMAC-MCSD-County triarchy a ‘new frontier’
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Back in 2013, the McKinleyville Community Services District unveiled a slogan, “A New Frontier in Government.” It was apt at the time, as the once-insular MCSD was embarking on a new strategy to improve facilities and services in the unincorporated community. The district was reaching out to lawmakers,…
County OKs McK CSD’s restoration and trail project
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – The county’s Planning Commission has approved permitting for an “ambitious project” restoring salmonid habitat and creating new river access in a wetland area owned and managed by the McKinleyville Community Services District (MCSD). Approved without discussion as part of the commission’s November 19 consent agenda, the project will…
McKinleyville’s Ocean Drive could become pilot project for edge lane road
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – If the residents of Ocean Drive support the idea, their street on McKinleyville’s west side may become a pilot project for the first “edge lane road” in the State of California. The design, utilized in Netherlands, Sweden and United Kingdom for decades, is intended to slow down traffic,…
Six candidates in race for McKinleyville seats
Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Six candidates are vying for three open seats on the McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors. Seeking two four-year seats on the board are Greg Orsini, William McBroome and Scott Binder. Those seats are now held by John Corbett and Mary Burke, both of whom opted not to seek…
One arrested following pursuit in McKinleyville
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office McKINLEYVILLE – On Tuesday, Aug 4 at about 10 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the area of Murray Road and McKinleyville Avenue, in McKinleyville, attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle for a vehicle code violation. The driver of the vehicle failed to yield to…
McKinleyville giving fish the right of way
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – If funding is available, McKinleyville could construct habitat for juvenile salmon along the banks of the Mad River as early as the summer of 2021. The project would include a new trail, a parking lot, two picnic tables, wildlife viewing areas and a place to launch small boats…