Loleta News

When I started working on the Journal 's calendar about 10 years ago, I was given a rule: We don't list pancake breakfasts -- and no spaghetti feeds.

A man and woman were arrested Tuesday night after they led police on a high-speed chase that ended with their car crashing into a wooded area off Tompkins Hill Road.

Students at Loleta Elementary School continue to participate in a Friday Electives Program.

Advance reserved ticket books for the 18th annual "A Taste of Main Street" are now available from Eureka Main Street.

The story has all the elements for a crackerjack Coen brothers thriller: It starts with a burly, goateed biker called "Scooter" and his pure-bred English mastiffs, Max and Brandi.

Four new classes and a wellness lecture series begin this month under the sponsorship of Fortuna Senior Services.

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a serious fire in Old Town on New Year's Eve and are reflecting on the fortunate circumstances that prevented the blaze from becoming a catastrophe.

A Humboldt County man has spent the holidays in and around Prescott, Ariz., desperately searching for his beloved Mastiffs, Brandy and Max, who were stolen... 2 hours ago watchpaul Homicides up in 2009...nearly doubling last year's total.

The Humboldt Chapter of the California Grand Jurors' Association has selected officers for 2010.

If you're given to taking short drives out in the country to escape for a few minutes, one trip close to Eureka and Eel River valley residents promises a leisurely drive through the rolling hills of Loleta just off Highway 101.

As the year winds down, I'm thinking of the help we've received in putting the Humboldt Beacon together week after week.

I'll probably always think of him as young Bernie Steinberg, leader of RBS Syndrome, Fortuna High's hottest punk pop band, but these days he's calling himself Berel Alexander .

With the consumption of turkey and pumpkin pie over, it's time to get serious about the true meaning of the holidays -- that being the continuation of eating and holiday shopping.

Annual bird festival shifts focus, month Top: The crested caracara is a rare species of raptor that draws bird-watchers to Del Norte County during spring.

Students at several local elementary schools recently took a pledge to "Live Like a Champion" by eating more fruits and vegetables and getting regular exercise.

Learn about serving on a board at the Healy Senior Center, from 4 to 7 p.m. Call Amy at 442-2993 for fee details.

Shipments of the vaccine for H1N1 have come in more slowly than expected but Humboldt County should have enough to vaccinate everyone in the immunization target groups within the next month, according to Dr.

A sign at McKinleyville Middle School clearly states no dogs allowed, but on Saturday, Nov.14, the school's playground thronged with the four legged tail waggers.

Gerhard Drumm's run for a seat on the Loleta Community Services District can only be described as a lonely candidacy.

If you're an adult who loves children and loves to read, the Humboldt County Office of Education hopes you'll volunteer for a program now in its second year, designed to help kindergartners become successful readers.