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…
Should McKinleyville be renamed Dalhagali’?
Arguments echo Arcata’s statue debate Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Across the United States, citizens are grappling with the nation’s history of racism by taking down statues of Confederates and calling for the names of military bases to be changed. The movement has now come to McKinleyville, where some citizens are asking for…
McKinleyville seeking homelessness solutions
Anne Pierson, the owner of the McKinleyville Shopping Center, said that the criminal problem became so bad that she was forced to hire security for the shopping center three years ago and has spent $165,000. She has also spent thousands of dollars cleaning up trash left behind in camps. In recent years, volunteers have had to carefully scour the lawn for discarded needles before holding the annual Easter Egg hunt.
The McKinleyville Chevron/Aztec Grill was a coronavirus hotspot from May 15 to 20
Anyone who was inside this location during these times should contact the Humboldt County Joint Information Center at (707) 441-5000, whether or not you are experiencing symptoms.
McK Town Center limits loosened to allow wetlands relocation, development
“And if you want to see it built, it has to be economically viable,” Greg Pierson said. “It all has to work together. It’s complicated.” He stressed that the status of wetlands on the property is a key issue for the future of the McKinleyville Town Center.
RV, propane tanks burn at McKinleyville mobile home park
Arcata Fire District EARLY MORNING FIRE IN RESIDENTIAL TRAILER PARK McKinleyville – At approximately 3:54 a.m. this morning, Arcata Fire District responded with three engines and two chief officers to a fire in a travel trailer on the 2300 Block of Central Avenue in McKinleyville. Crews arrived to a fully involvedresidential RV travel trailer with…
Suspected stolen check cashers nabbed in the act
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE/EUREKA – On the morning of Aug. 30, PacOut Green Team organizer Aaron Ostrom’s truck was burglarized in front of his McKinleyville home. “The one time I left my dang truck unlocked,” Ostrom lamented. He has video of the suspects ransacking it. Among the items the culprits made off with…