Fortuna News

A brand-new gymnasium for the Fortuna Middle School welcomed its first visitors in a grand opening held Wednesday evening.

Fortuna Feed and Garden Center held its 3rd annual Pet-Expo last Saturday. Cathy Whitchurch, who manages the business, was very happy with the turnout.

Gordon Redtfeldt, a veteran of three wars, will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, Nov.

Forrest Leamon, the son of a local couple who was among the 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan last week, was remembered by his family and fellow agents as a man who enjoyed his work and could always be counted on.

With the state Legislature in recess, 1st District Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro, D-Arcata came home to roost for a spell.

As the saying goes, "If you want to get something done, ask a busy person to do it." To be sure, there are a whole lot of retired teachers out there getting important work done in our community.

William "Bill" Howard Harrison, Fortuna, passed away on Oct. 7 at St. Luke's Manor in Fortuna.

The Book Fair was a great success with everyone in the school receiving a book compliments of a generous $1500 donation from the Bear River Rhonerville Rancheria.

24. The club is celebrating 20 years of community service and performs regular clean ups and tree planting along tributaries of the Eel River.

All four contenders for three seats on the Fortuna Union High School District Board of Trustees point to finances as the major issue facing the district.

After of facilitating community conversations discussing how to best weather the current economic storm, Humboldt Area Foundation has launched a new initiative called Reach Out Humboldt, and its first order of business is to help North Coast families stave off hunger and cold this winter.

In all, more than 100 seats on 32 Humboldt County school district governing boards, the Humboldt County Board of Education, and the College of the Redwoods Board of Trustees will be up for election on Tuesday, Nov.

Every year for the past 10 years, the Kiwanis Club of Fortuna has sponsored a Woman of the Year Award and Family of the Year Award.

Fortuna Police Department has been awarded a new traffic safety grant for a year-long anti-DUI program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our roadways.

We've all gone through them - society's rites of passages, and while their purpose is to prepare young people for adult life, our modern rituals often fall short in providing meaningful work and training experiences for youth.

On Saturday, officers of the Fortuna Police Department responded to the area of Fortuna Middle School following the report of a male subject who was reportedly soliciting narcotics from a female juvenile.

A lot of older and disabled people in Fortuna still don't know about it, but there's a reasonably priced and reliable way to get around town and the Fortuna Senior Bus may be just what you're looking for.

An officer responded to Rohnerville Road concerning a 17 year old having a seizure.

The three Mantova brothers have big plans for their new enterprise, Mantova's Two Street Music.

Having given five concert performances in Arcata and Fortuna in from 2007 to now, chamber musicians from Humboldt County will bring their sixth concert of the series to Eureka.