Virginia Graziani Redwood Times An estimated 250 people from Southern Humboldt including students, parents, bus drivers, school staff, members of the board of trustees, and community members made an epic journey to the state capitol in Sacramento last Tuesday, Jan.   Full Story

The Governing Board of the Southern Humboldt Healthcare District held their regular monthly meeting at the hospital on Thursday, Jan. 26. Speaking for the Finance Committee, board member Gary Wellborn said the district had “a pretty decent month” but added that the big issue for the district will be the cost report from Medicare.   Full Story

Virginia Graziani Redwood Times The Garberville Sanitary District board of directors approved a draft proposal to annex six areas currently outside its boundaries into the district at its regular monthly board meeting last Tuesday, Jan.   Full Story

The Trinity County Sheriff’s Department announced that the March 13, 2011 murder investigation into the deaths of Christopher “Sky” Richardson of Corvallis, Oregon and Kristine Constantino of Kettenpom, in Trinity County has been closed.   Full Story

Virginia Graziani Redwood Times Engineers for the Kimtu drinking water pipeline project are working with the contractors and the county to solve issues that are causing delays in completion of the new water line, which will bring water treated by Garberville Sanitary District to the 20 homes in the subdivision at the end of Kimtu Road.   Full Story

By Jean Durbin Shelter Correspondent There are so many good choices for a new companion here at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter. The Shelter is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.   Full Story

Times-Standard Humboldt County’s state senator introduced a bill that would require further review of the 70 state parks - including five on the North Coast - that are slated for closure in July.   Full Story

Bernie Korbly arrived in Southern Humboldt in the early 1970s. He rented his first place up Salmon Creek for $65 a month, with a lot of remodeling done very soon to make it livable. He got into woodworking when he purchased equipment belonging to Art Johnson, who was Jim Johnson's father.   Full Story

With Humboldt County extending their dispensary moratorium for a year and Mendocino County ending its zip tie medical marijuana program, medical marijuana patients have lost their access to safe, legal medicine and attempts to implement Prop 215, which was approved by the voters 15 years ago, have come to an impasse.   Full Story

Virginia Graziani Redwood Times Amid confusion and accusations of violations of the Brown Act, the Humboldt County planning commission came closer to, but did not reach, its goal of completing the General Plan Update last Thursday night, Jan.   Full Story