KMUD News

This episode includes stories on last night's fire that prompted evacuations in Blocksburg, Humboldt County freezing data center applications, and this week’s Sports Report. 

In this week's sports report, Ray Hamill brings us details of all of this week's big local sports stories, including all the latest high school football news and why it was a big week for the Ferndale Wildcats, some local soccer, volleyball and golf.

Residents in the Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District will be voting on Measure K during next month's election. The proposed $25 million bond measure would help fund a new hospital, and would come from increased property taxes over a 30 year term. KMUD News spoke with CEO Matt Rees, a district employee, and a community member involved with the Measure K effort to learn more. 

This episode includes an in depth primer on Measure K and its potential impacts for Southern Humboldt residents, along with local and state updates

The Mendocino Sheriff’s Office asked County Supervisors to approve a grant from the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (NCCSC). But questions remain over the grant's intention and required reporting of publicly redacted information on law enforcement operations to the son of a billionaire.