Petrolia News

Anyone wanting a taste of the Lost Coast -- without backpacking 25 miles from the mouth of the Mattole to Shelter Cove -- can enjoy a fine day's hike to the Punta Gorda light, a seven-mile round trip down the beach from the Mattole parking area.

Humboldt native Jenny Scheinman is excited about coming home. Raised in the tiny coastal community of Petrolia, Scheinman was the product of two musician parents -- piano player and classical music fan Ellen Taylor and guitar player Dick Scheinman.

The woman on the phone at first was certain it was a mistake. "I have one of those? I have a tax lien?" said Denise Goforth, owner of the Petrolia General Store, Tuesday morning.

The Community Park board of director's request for a general plan amendment was approved by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, November 10.

Alan Sonnick Christiansen was born Feb. 9, 1943 to Peter and Jane Christiansen on his parent's anniversary and his Grandfather Alan Peers birthday.

A nearly 32-year-old case involving the disappearance of a Honeydew woman and her two children has regained momentum, according to Humboldt County District Attorney's Office investigators who announced Tuesday they have new leads and are looking for more.

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A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck at 3:49 a.m. this morning 18 miles west of Petrolia.

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Twenty people of all ages were recently vaccinated in the Mattole Valley after infants were diagnosed with pertussis, also known as "whooping cough." Dr.

Twenty people of all ages were recently vaccinated in the Mattole Valley after infants were diagnosed with pertussis, also known as "whooping cough." Dr.

On Friday, June 12, Petrolia Elementary joined AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project and the Mattole Salmon Group in constructing willow mats at the Mattole Beach.

Spend the day at the historic Mattole Valley Community Center in Petrolia for the 2nd annual Solstice Festival and Fundraiser on Saturday, June 20.