McKinleyville News

MCKINLEYVILLE >> The McKinleyville and Trinidad Lions Clubs will be offering a free Spot PediaVision screening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. next Saturday .

Sheriff's Citizens on Patrol volunteers Sgt. Richard Ridenhour and Sherry Eaton sit in a patrol car in McKinelyville on Tuesday.

The FBI's San Francisco Field Office and Humboldt County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect who allegedly robbed a bank in McKinleyville, Calif.

On Saturday, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a citizen who located two possible homemade fireworks near the south bleachers of McKinleyille High School, McKinleyville.

Standing between two trees in his backyard, an 8-year-old Bayside boy battling acute lymphoid leukemia envisioned a grand treehouse that kids, dogs and grandmas - but no parents - could call their own domain for playing games, having sleepovers or just hanging out.

Today at approximately 3:35 p.m. Williamson was located by a Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Officer who assisted in the search.

On 07-02-2014, at approximately 8:30 p.m., two Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies detained three adults and conducted a probation search at a 2331 Central Avenue, McKinleyville.

On Tuesday, at approximately 10:30 p.m. , two Humboldt County Sheriff's Deputies saw and heard several large commercial grade fireworks being launched in the area of Sutter Road and Central Avenue, McKinleyville.

On June 28, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call regarding a man who was threatening to shoot people and claimed to be armed with explosives.

BLUE LAKE >> Do you love acoustic music? Do you want to pitch in with like-minded folks to help the annual Humboldt Folklife Festival - a volunteer-powered event - run smoothly? Learn more about these volunteer opportunities this coming Monday while enjoying pizza and beverages at the Mad River Brewery in Blue Lake from 6 to 7 p.m. The Folklife ... (more)

MCKINLEYVILLE >> On Sunday, June 22, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputy was driving a marked patrol car in the 1400 block of Hiller Road, McKinleyville.

Suspect Jennifer Gibbs stood teary eyed as the charge of unlawfully causing a fire that causes an inhabited structure or property to burn was read in court.

The McKinleyville Union School District Board of Trustees appointed Theresa Grosjean and Suzie McCray to fill two vacant seats and ratified the teachers' contract on Wednesday night.

Arcata Fire District personnel responded to the 1888 Columbus Rd., McKinleyville, on June 19, after receiving a report of a residential structure fire.

Grosjean said she was excited and happy to be appointed to the board and those in attendance seemed supportive of the decision.

Rare summer raindrops collect on flowers in Eureka on Wednesday. The coastal forecast for Thursday showed a chance of showers, mainly before 11 a.m., followed by clouds gradually giving way to sunshine.

The McKinleyville Union School District Board of Trustees will be interviewing three candidates on Wednesday night to fill the seats left empty after two members resigned in May, and will also consider ratifying the tentative contract with the McKinleyville Teachers Association.

On Sunday, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputy was driving a marked patrol car in the 1400 block of Hiller Road, McKinleyville.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will receive an update at its Tuesday meeting on a proposed county tax measure for the November election ballot after directing staff last month to poll the public on two possible options.

More than 600 marijuana plants were seized from Tishawnik Village in Orleans, a Karuk Ceremonial site, where a McKinleyville man was caught planting./Photo courtesy of Maymi Preston-Donahue.