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Kelly Ridgway of Arcata chugged the last of four beers before running the final quarter mile stretch of Eureka’s first Beer Mile. She took first place in the first round of races Saturday. Her stra… → Read More
U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman explained objectives for what the New Green Deal will mean for the North Coast and the rest of the country Tuesday night. In a meeting in the Native American Forum at Humbol… → Read More
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College students have once again infiltrated Humboldt County. While Humboldt State University has been around since 1913, it has been known by several different names and with each name change came a new crop of students, educational programs and buil → Read More
Almost 50 years ago Rio Del celebrated its centennial birthday in an inaugural festival known as Wildwood Days, nearly five years after it became an incorporated city in 1965. For three days, the community rallied together to celebrate the area → Read More
It all started in 1983 as a small but hopeful benefit concert for the Mateel Community Center in southern Humboldt County and is now, arguably, one of the most popular events of the summer. With nearly three decades under its impressively jamminȁ → Read More
The 96th annual Fortuna Rodeo takes place this week and although this event is mostly centered around the Eel River Valley, Humboldt County — like many rural and farming areas — is familiar with rodeos and its significant history within → Read More
An uproar over proposed offshore oil drilling in June of 1989 drew hundreds of people to Humboldt State University’s Van Duzer Theatre to discuss the future of both the Humboldt and Mendocino coastlines.In the June 28, 1989 article → Read More
As the saying goes, “this ain’t our first rodeo,” but it might not have been our last one either. With the Best of Humboldt Fair starting this week, I delved into the late 1980s to spotlight how rodeo has left its mark on t → Read More
This week the Arcata City Council was set to introduced two ordinances pertaining to mobile home rent control, but the council decided the vote needed more time work on the ordinances to reflect necessary changes.According to Arcata city clerk → Read More
This week, North Coast state Sen. Mike McGuire and Assemblyman Jim Wood sent a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown urging him to declare a statewide salmon f → Read More
Tom Sanders listens to scanner traffic every day.The 67-year-old grandfather said it helps him wind down and occasionally hear what’s happening in his neighborhood in Eureka. This week he was rewarded for it. On Tuesday eve → Read More
Peaceful protests in May 1970 were a life turning point for one local resident.As for Zachary Zwerdling, who now owns Zwerdling Law Firm in Arcata, he was out lobbying and peacefully protesting the Vietnam War. According to a May 11, 1970, repo → Read More
Ron Cole owns a boat in the Eureka marina called Loco Boco. He pays $400 a month to have his boat docked at the marina and when it hits low tide in Humboldt Bay, he can’t move his boat because it’s trapped in mud.Like other fisher → Read More
With summer just around the corner, Cal Fire is gearing up for another wildfire season.Cal Fire Battalion Chief Laura Coleman said the past several years have been difficult on the North Coast. She hopes this year will be less extreme. → Read More
Two of the largest and most ancient redwood groves in Redwood National Park — Lady Bird Johnson and Lost Man Creek — will be connected through the acquisition of the Berry Glen Trail property near the Prairie Creek Scenic Corridor. → Read More
Whether you love or hate Bigfoot lore, one thing is certain, the name Bigfoot started here.Deep within the archival pages of Humboldt Times history — a predecessor of the Times-Standard — through the writing of Andrew Genzoli, a l → Read More
Whether you love or hate Bigfoot lore, one thing is certain, the name Bigfoot started here.Deep within the archival pages of Humboldt Times history — a predecessor of the Times-Standard — through the writing of Andrew Genzoli, a l → Read More
Orleans-based activist and Klamath River protector, Regina Chichizola was awarded the 2017 Anthony Grassroots Prize, an annual $1,000 Earth Day award recognizing an outstanding example of grassroots environmental stewardship through the Rose Foundatio → Read More