Hunter Cresswell
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Eureka, CA, United States
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Golden Rule returns home, biggest trip yet planned
The famed nuclear weapons protest vessel the Golden Rule is back home in Humboldt Bay for minor repairs and upkeep work before setting off on its longest trip yet — its original intended trip — in the coming months.The ship gained → Read More
Labor union raises concerns about Village worker wages in letter to Arcata, HSU
A letter from a Building and Construction Trades Council of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties official to the Arcata City Council and Humboldt State University highlights a concern about prevailing wages possibly not getting to workers if a controversia → Read More
Mateel Community Center continues paying debt
In a letter addressed to the community, the Mateel Community Center Board of Directors reported the Summer Arts and Music Festival was a success, that supporting Reggae of the River supports the Mateel, and that the center continues to pay off its deb → Read More
Arcata City Council hears McKinley statue removal update
On Wednesday evening the Arcata City Council received an update from Community Development Department Director David Loya on the environmental review into the removal of a controversial statue on the plaza.“We just wanted to update the c → Read More
Old Town Eureka named seventh trendiest West Coast neighborhood
On Monday, Eureka’s historic Old Town was named among the trendiest of West Coast neighborhoods by the travel website The Discoverer.Old Town finished just ahead of Bend, Oregon’s Old Mill District in eighth but just behind North → Read More
Fortuna model woman overcomes adversity, rejects LA stylist for local ‘glam squad’
Saryn Kennedy’s pretty much been through it all, and in October she will make her debut on the runway for Preview Models.Kennedy, 28, is a divorced single mother, was abused as a child, has battled stage IV endometrial cancer over the pa → Read More
One year later: Indian Island transfer from city to tribe moves forward
Wednesday marked one year since the Eureka City Council unanimously voted to approve of an agreement between the city of Eureka and Wiyot Tribe to transfer ownership of the city-owned portion of the island to the tribe and Eureka City Manager Sparks o → Read More
St. Joseph Health hospitals fail to meet charity care obligations
Between July 2016 and June 2017 neither of the two St. Joseph Health-Humboldt County hospitals met the charity care obligations mandated by the California Attorney General in 2016.During the 2016 merger that saw St. Joseph Health and Providence → Read More
Arcata continues discussion on Village student housing proposal
On Tuesday evening the Arcata City Council voted 4-0 to continue the discussion of the controversial student housing project proposal known as the Village.Councilman Michael Winkler recused himself at a past meeting due to his experience workin → Read More
21 seats on seven city councils on the ballot this fall
According to websites and staff at the seven incorporated cities scattered throughout Humboldt County, a total of 21 city council seats are up for grabs in the Nov. 6 election.Most local candidate filing periods started Monday and are open unti → Read More
Eureka woman’s multiple arrests exemplify Proposition 47, 57 issues
For at least the third time since July 2017, 69-year-old Nancy Lee Burks of Eureka was arrested on the morning of July 6 at her Maple Lane residence on suspicion of narcotics activity and less than three and a half hours later she was released from Hu → Read More
Families galore enjoy Orick Rodeo kids events
The 57th annual Orick Rodeo took place this weekend and saw the Orick rodeo grounds come alive with bull and bronco riding, steer wrestling, barrel races and kid-friendly rodeo events for all the mini cowboys and girls who attended.On Sunday, b → Read More
‘Fairly typical summer weather’ around Humboldt Bay this week
The National Weather Service forecast shows foggy nights and mornings with sunny afternoons through this week around Humboldt Bay.National Weather Service Eureka meteorologist Matthew Kidwell called it “fairly typical summer weather. Hig → Read More
Civic calendar: Arcata council to discuss the Village
This week the Arcata City Council will revisit the Village student housing project proposal during a special council meeting while other civic bodies also take a look at issues pertaining to their jurisdictions.Here’s what the Times-Stan → Read More
Will anyone save the Humboldt Ice Rink?
After three successful winters running the Humboldt Ice Rink in Fortuna’s Newburg Park, the committee announced the rink might not return this winter without someone willing to take over running the rink.“I wouldn’t say it& → Read More
Eureka woman’s multiple arrests exemplify Proposition 47, 57 issues
For at least the third time since July 2017, 69-year-old Nancy Lee Burks of Eureka was arrested on the morning of July 6 at her Maple Lane residence on suspicion of narcotics activity and less than three and a half hours later she was released from Hu → Read More
Local HIV case spike: Pre-, post-exposure medications available
North Coast health care officials are still getting the word out to combat the rise in local HIV cases.Open Door, the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services and the Planned Parenthood clinic in Eureka all offer HIV testing and → Read More
Arcatans to vote on McKinley statue in November
The Arcata City Council on Wednesday evening voted unanimously to certify a initiative to allow Arcata voters to decide whether or not to remove the President William McKinley statue from the Arcata Plaza during the upcoming November election.T → Read More
Poster identifies ‘persons of interest’ in Lawson homicide investigation
A poster is making its rounds on social media identifying “persons of interest” from “the night of the party” outside of which 19-year-old Humboldt State University student David Josiah Lawson was stabbed in an altercation → Read More
No wildfires in Humboldt County so far this season, caution still urged
With wildfires raging in other parts of Northern California, Humboldt County is so far largely untouched — knock on wood — but officials are still urging people to be fire safe and ready both at home and on the road.According to C → Read More