After 70 Years, Remains of Eureka Man Killed in Korean War Return Home

by Thadeus Greenson on June 14, 2019 at 1:16PM

For several weeks in 2004, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, a predecessor to the DPAA, conducted joint recovery operations with the North Korean People’s Army in the areas around the Chosin River and recovered the remains of at least five people. North Korea then unilaterally turned over the remains to the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission, which accessioned them to a laboratory, according to the release.

Coastal Commission Laments Timeline, 'Objects' to Trinidad Hotel Project

by Thadeus Greenson on June 13, 2019 at 10:48AM

After Commissioner Donne Brownsey’s motion to support staff’s recommendation that the commission should object to the BIA’s determination that the project was consistent with the Coastal Act was seconded, Padilla again lamented that the commission couldn’t postpone a vote on the issue until August. “Why isn’t someone from BIA who is in fact in power to make this decision here today?” he asked.

Another Record-Breaker on the Books Today

by Kimberly Wear on June 12, 2019 at 10:40AM

UPDATE: Hot! Hot! Hot! Heat Advisory Until 7 p.m.

by Kimberly Wear on June 11, 2019 at 3:09PM

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the correct high temp for June.

Eureka Council Rejects Humboldt Made's Proposal, Moves Forward with Virginia Marketing Firm

by Thadeus Greenson on June 4, 2019 at 6:34PM

Meeting in closed session on the heels of recent revelations that staff had materially misrepresented the extent of issues with Humboldt Made’s proposal to provide marketing services for the city, the Eureka City Council voted this evening to direct the city manager to negotiate the $370,000 annual contract with the other finalist, Eddy Alexander, based in Virginia. The closed session decision — which City Attorney Bob Black said was reached by general consensus — comes amid serious questions about the city’s request for proposals process that had led to staff’s recommendation to award the contract to Humboldt Made.

Eureka Staff Repeatedly Provided Council, Public Inaccurate Information About Marketing Contract Process

by Thadeus Greenson on June 2, 2019 at 9:11AM

“I find it really hard to believe that our staff would intentionally deceive the public or the council,” she said. “I find that hard to believe because I believe in our staff.

Julie Benbow Tapped to Head Visitor's Bureau After Supes Extend Contract

by Thadeus Greenson on May 31, 2019 at 11:29AM

News from Humboldt County Visitors Bureau EUREKA, Ca – On Tuesday May 28th, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, acknowledging the importance of the tourism industry for economic development, voted unanimously to fund the Bureau for two more years. The Bureau has a history of successful marketing and getting valuable national and international media coverage.  In 2018, tourism brought an estimated $416,000,000 into the County.

Deadline Looms for Comments on Controversial Wind Power Project

by Thadeus Greenson on May 28, 2019 at 2:11PM

With the deadline to comment on the draft environmental impact report fast approaching, debate over a proposed wind farm on a ridgeline to the south of the Eel River Valley is heating up. The project, developed by Terra-Gen, a large, San Diego-based renewable energy company owned by the private equity firm Energy Capital Partners, would see up to 60 large wind turbines built atop Monument Ridge and Bear River Ridge.

Former Arcata Restaurant Owner Killed by New York Police

by Thadeus Greenson on May 25, 2019 at 9:23AM

According to Maj. Pierce Gallagher, troopers were responding to a call of a vehicle abandoned on the highway. They arrived to find Patterson’s vehicle unoccupied, Gallagher said, but then quickly received a subsequent call reporting that a man was walking along the highway.

Indian Island Likely to Return to Wiyot Tribe Next Month

by Thadeus Greenson on May 24, 2019 at 3:45PM

In 2000, after years of fundraising efforts, the Wiyot Tribe purchased a 1.5-acre parcel on the island that included Tuluwat from the city of Eureka for $106,000. Several years later, the city donated an additional 40 acres to the tribe, which secured a variety of grants to clean up the contamination left by the lumber mills and boat yard, and in 2014 tribal members gathered on Tuluwat to finish the World Renewal Ceremony that had been interrupted by the massacre.