Mad River Union

3 weeks ago | madriverunion.com | Jack Durham

McKINLEYVILLE – The McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee has reached an agreement on three out of four proposals for a temporary project to slow traffic on Hiller Road. At its May 28 meeting, the committee voted unanimously in favor of a Humboldt County Public Works proposal to do a “quick build” project on Hiller Road between Central Avenue and McKinleyville Avenue.

3 weeks ago | madriverunion.com | Jack Durham

McKINLEYVILLE – Over the past five years, the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee has held more than 40 public meetings to talk about the McKinleyville Town Center. These have included town hall meetings with pizza, workshops, updates at regularly scheduled monthly meetings and even a joint meeting the McKinleyville Community Services District. Notices of all these meetings were posted on bulletin boards, on social media, websites and in various local news outlets.

Oct 10, 2024 | madriverunion.com | Kevin Hoover

Yee Haw commune given 9 months to comply with code TRINIDAD – The Yee Haw commune in Trinidad has been on Humboldt County’s code enforcement radar since 2021 and it’s been given 39 weeks to address violations. At its Sept. 24 meeting, the Board of Supervisors fielded an update on the situation and considered options for resolving it. Dean Beck of the county’s Code Enforcement Unit summarized Yee Haw’s case […]

Jun 27, 2024 | madriverunion.com | Daniel Mintz

HUMBOLDT – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has rejected AT&T’s bid to drop landline communication service. At its June 20 meeting, the CPUC voted to reject AT&T’s request, heeding demands of those who said loss of landline service would leave them in the lurch during emergencies when state-of-the-art technology is iffy. A landline shutdown would have affected the local area from Southern Humboldt to greater Trinidad.

Jun 27, 2024 | madriverunion.com | Jack Durham

HUMBOLDT – A mama bear and her cub journeyed through Eureka, Arcata and Manila over the last two weeks and were roaming around the Samoa Peninsula area as of Friday afternoon, June 21. It’s not unusual for bears to wander into urban areas in Humboldt, but they usually don’t stay long, nor create such a splash on social media like these two brown bears. “It’s quite a saga,” said Peter Tira, an information officer with the Department of Fish & Wildlife (DFW).