Petrolia News

I awoke on the couch just after 4 this morning in Trinidad. The beacon south of Julie and Lynn's house illuminates their picture windows every few seconds, welcoming planes and guiding fishermen away from the ... via Southeast Missourian

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“Ballad of C H Being Handcuffed.”

Well, you can take off the bumper stickers. Maxxam is out of Humboldt. That's it for Charles Hurwitz . via North Coast Journal Weekly Politics

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“It was pretty quick and it was pretty strong”

A moderate earthquake hit a mountainous region of Northern California on Tuesday night, April 28, 2008. via Cryptomundo

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Earthquakes have been in the news recently. Last week, the first official forecast of California earthquake probabilities said a strong and deadly temblor of magnitude 6.9 or greater was virtually certain to ... via Times-Standard

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“It was scary at first. I had no idea what it was”

A series of earthquakes -- the first and largest measuring magnitude 3.7 -- rocked the Eureka area Monday afternoon, causing some surprise but no reports of damage. via Times-Standard

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Jimmy Smith is currently a supervisor for the First District. He was born and raised in Humboldt County. via Eureka Reporter

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My old friend Diane Holland, in Kennesaw, Georgia, sold me a beautiful old 1963 Chevy that burns oil like nobody's business but otherwise runs perfectly. via Eat the State

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Nathan Queener and Flora Brain will be married May 30 in Petrolia, CA. Flora, the daughter of Stan and Coco Brain of Jupiter, Florida, met Nathan as both frolicked in Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula, MT, where ... via The Latah Eagle

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James Howard Hutzell was born June 10, 1916, and passed away March 3, 2008, at his home in Eureka , Calif. via Eureka Reporter

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“I'm here to try and end this war”

Hundreds of Humboldt County residents united in a peace march from the Eureka Municipal Auditorium to the Old Town Gazebo on Saturday. via Eureka Reporter

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