Kevin L. Hoover Eye Editor ARCATA COMMUNITY FOREST – Sometime during the first week of November, unknown suspects intentionally plugged the water inlet at the Jolly Giant Dam. Water has risen in the reservoir, though no danger to citizens or property is foreseen. The dam, built in the 1930s by the Union Water Company,... »

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The Chamber also operates one of 20 exclusive California Welcome Centers. This enables the Arcata Chamber to do what few other chambers can; to provide an excellent service to member businesses and organizations and expose and refer our members to over 10,000 visitors each year. The California Welcome Center is a wonderful... »

HSU AND ELSEWHERE – Do you have a fish in your head? What does it look like? Where does it go? For its 32nd annual touring holiday show, Dell’Arte presents a one-of-a-kind theatrical storytelling spectacle celebrating the mysteries of the imagination. An all-original piece devised by the ensemble, The Fish in My Head is... »

“I think we are developing a very broad-based community consensus of, ‘Let’s move forward with rail and trail – let’s make it work,’” he said. »

“We were the first with our dog in early September,” said a woman, who, like other affected pet owners, asked not to be identified in case someone in the neighborhood had some problem with dogs. “Eight dogs is not a coincidence,” she said. »

10:30 a.m. A chatter of Chihuahuas, about 10 in number, clattered tinily about on Frederick Avenue. An investigating officer was approached by several neighbors complaining of the chronic Chihuahua crisis, which was traced to a faulty fence. »

"This unfortunate and tragic event is a reminder of the ruthlessness and unrelenting power of the ocean here along the northern California coast," said Lt. Bernie Garrigan, the Group Humboldt Bay public affairs officer. "With the holiday season upon us and more people out for walks along the beach, it is critically important to... »

Mad River Newspaper Guild HUMBOLDT – Three family members died Saturday, Nov. 24, after they were swept into the ocean at Big Lagoon while trying to rescue their dog, and then each other. Two of the deceased were identified by the Humboldt County Coroner on Monday as Freshwater residents Mary Scott, 54,  and Howard... »

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin R. Ebbert, 32, of Arcata, Calif., died Nov. 24 while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Ebbert was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Va. »