Humboldt County News

As has been said before, we here in Humboldt County are blessed with an extravagant seasonal assortment of locally grown organic fruits and vegetables.

I am writing in response to the article a oeCup Runneth Overa . In this article, the author, Heidi Walters, writes of the business that was lost when the pulp mill closed, and how that will raise the cost of water for the rest of us here in Humboldt.

Iowa Department of Natural Resources officials said the city of Bode is now under a boil advisory.

Humboldt area residents have requested the county make repairs to Penn Avenue. On Monday, Humboldt County supervisors were presented with petitions signed by about 800 people requesting repairs of the road, which is located approximately three miles east of Humboldt.

In front of at least 20,000 people Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI made official what many in Hawaii always knew - that Father Damien of Molokai, whose unwavering compassion in the face of suffering from leprosy has become a parable for our times, led a life worthy of elevation to sainthood.

Facility changes are being considered for the Humboldt Community School District.

Seasons pass like the fog creeps across the landscape here -- summer to autumn, baseball to football, sown seeds to bountiful harvests.

The Tennessee man suspected of killing Trinidad resident William John Lundy has been extradited from Kansas and was booked today into Humboldt County jail.

The Humboldt County District Attorney's Office attempted to unload an expensive piece of evidence Wednesday -- the suspect's vehicle in an armed marijuana robbery and high speed chase case that ended with one man dead in May.

A Eureka couple arrested in Iowa last week for allegedly transporting 116 pounds of marijuana is now facing charges in Humboldt County after a search warrant was served Thursday.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered four wrongful death lawsuits -- including one from Humboldt County -- involving Toyota vehicles consolidated.

With the recent fly through from the Sad Wings of Destiny, the area might be yearning for another tribute band.

Webster County may receive a roughly $1.9 million grant from the state's new I-JOBS program to help pay for fixing up the jail in the Law Enforcement Center.

Listen Live Segment 1 - Sports scores, coming up on the show Bubba started off with some messages from the fans, then into a clip of the rays losing.

Humboldt County has long been at the forefront of the environmental movement. Our environmental activism has been especially apparent in our collective concern for the rivers of the North Coast.

Humboldt County public health officials announced the county's first possible H1N1-related death on Monday, saying a middle-age woman who had tested positive for the virus recently died.

The "Theme" this year of our annual Fall Festival will be sharing memories and recollections from the Depression Days; 1929-1941. more>> Gutted by fire The Clarion Police Department has charges pending on two young people in connection with the fire on Sunday afternoon that completely gutted the concession stand at Cowboy Stadium.

With a full house in attendance, the Wright County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the repair work in DD#28-2 which is a joint district with Humboldt County.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors awarded four bridge replacement contracts to the same bidder at Monday's meeting.

The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors awarded four bridge replacement contracts to the same bidder at Monday's meeting.