Public Lands Sell-Off
Are Humboldt’s Ma-le’l Dunes Still at Risk Despite Changes to Federal Land-Sale Bill?
Isabella Vanderheiden
- The Republican-sponsored plan to sell off millions of acres of public lands across Western states is dead – for now.
- The controversial proposal sought to mandate the sale of more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands.
- The plan has sparked concern among locals who fear the mandate would force the sale of public lands in Humboldt.
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Music Tonight: Thursday, June 26
By Collin Yeo
There Will Be an Abnormally High Tide in Humboldt Bay Tonight; Flooding Not Out of the Question
By Andrew Goff
Theater Review | ‘Love’s the Best Doctor’
By Webb Trauth
Entertainment briefs | Balkan dance music at Synapsis
By Heather Shelton
City Council Nixes Agreement for Controversial Battery Storage Facility
Ryan Burns
Blue Lake
- The Blue Lake City Council voted 4-0 to end the city’s exclusive negotiating agreement with PowerTransitions LLC.
- The developer aimed to turn the city's old power plant into a 20MW lithium-iron-phosphate battery storage facility.
- PowerTransitions proposed to pay up to $1.5 million for site clean-up and remediation.
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Supes talk economic strategy, OK five year plan
By Sage Alexander
Racing: Doss, Venza each earn a pair of feature wins over the Redwood Acre Fair weekend
By Dylan Mcneill
Joe Davis on His Return as Chairman, One Year After Controversial Ouster
Isabella Vanderheiden
Hoopa Valley Tribe
- Joe Davis was reelected as chairman of the Hoopa Valley Tribe during its General Election on June 17.
- Last year, Davis was ousted by the tribal council over allegations of gross negligence and neglect of duty.
- Davis secured nearly 55 percent of the vote in the recent election, beating out his opponent, Angela Jarnaghan.
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Canine connections
By Heather Shelton