| Work on Union Hospital is progressing | The Daily Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 4/11/1908 | 8 | 4 | Hospital | Union Hospital | Union Hospital, Work, Progressing, |
| Work progresses on foundation for Arcata Plywood plant | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 3/4/1951 | 6 | 7 | Photo | Arcata | Photo, Arcata Plywood Plant, Progresses, Foundation |
| Work progressing on local school | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 8/5/1960 | 15 | | School building | Mckinleyville Arcata | Arcata High School, Mckinleyville |
| Work progressing on Roosevelt Highway | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 9/10/1930 | 2 | 3 & 4 | Road work | Coast of Oregon | Oregan, Roosevelt Highway |
| Work progressing on Somes Bop - Forks section | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 10/22/1924 | 7 | 2 | Highway work | Salmon | Work , Progressing, Somes Bop - Forks Salmon Highway |
| Work resumed | Daily Times | MF 10 | 1/16/1883 | 3 | 1 | Work | Gamon's Camp Jacoby Creek | Gamon'S Camp, Jacoby Creek |
| Work to begin next spring on Trinity State Highway | The Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 10/27/1911 | 1 | 2 | Highway work | Trinity State Highway Weaverville | Trinity State Highway, Work, Connection |
| Work to begin on construction of mile long Railroad | The Daily Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 3/29/1908 | 5 | 6 | Railroad work | Freshwater Eureka | Railroad, Construction, Rock Quarry, W.H. Haw |
| Work to begin on new Eureka Buildings | Daily Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 6/24/1909 | 5 | 3 | Construction work | Eureka | Eureka, New Buildings, Mr. Cancannan |
| Work to begin on section of road from Bair's on Redwood Creek to Hoopa | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 7/28/1910 | 5 | 5 | Road work | Redwood creek Hoopa | Section, Road Work , Hoopa Reservation |
| Work to begin on state route 71 | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 9/15/1936 | 3 | | Road work | Smith River | State Route 71, Smith River To Oregon Line |
| Work to begin soon on road to Horse | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 8/3/1910 | 1 | 7 | Road work | Horse Mtn Copper Mine | Road Work, Horse Mtn Copper Mine, Smelter |
| Work to start on Sandy Prairie levee project this fall | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 9/12/1958 | 16 | | Levee project | | Sandy Prairie Levee Project |
| Work to start soon on redwood clearing for NWP railroad out of Willits, survey data done for bridge | The Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 9/10/1907 | 1 | 3 & 4 | Redwood clearing and Survey | Willits Dyerville | Redwood Clearing, Railroad, Nwp, Survey Data |
| Work will begin in 2 or 3 days on the portion of the Beatrice-Eureka link that runs from the Pine Ranch to Elk Riv. school. | The Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 10/29/1919 | 2 | 2 | Road | Elk River Eureka Beatrice | Road, Construction, Marsh |
| Work will commence on building Humboldt Life Saving Station | Daily Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 6/29/1878 | 3 | 1 | New building | Humboldt Bay | Humboldt Life Saving Station |
| Work will start on Elk River railroad at early day | Daily Times Telephone | MF 10 | 2/28/1886 | 3 | 1 | Railroad work | | Elk River Railroad |
| Worked done to save faltering bridge over Redwood Creek | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 1/21/1953 | 1 | | Damage control | Orick Redwood Creek Klamath | Coe & Volunteers, Work Hard To Save Faltering Bridge |
| Worker Mr. N.A. Olsen | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 10/23/1942 | 5 | | Life summary | Freshwater quarry | Freshwater Quarry, Mr. N.A. Olsen |
| Workman for S.F. desert once here, trees being removed | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 7/21/1910 | 8 | 7 | Railroad work | S.F. Eureka | Eureka, Workman, Desert, Contractor |
| Workman ready to begin construction of dam base | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 9/23/1936 | 1 | | Dam work | Mad River | Mad River, Dam |
| Workman washed off low level bridge at Shively | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 2/23/1949 | 1 | 7 & 8 | Person lost | Shively Pepperwood | Workman, Bridge, Nwp |
| Workmen are busily in making road from Blocksburg to Alderpoint | Daily Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 5/14/1878 | 3 | 2 | Road work | Blocksburg Alderpoint | Workmen Busily, Road, Blocksburg |
| Workmen are grading west of the Normal School buildings | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 9/1/1917 | 2 | 3 | Notice | Arcata | Workmen, Grading, Construction |
| Workmen will begin tearing down a group of old buildings. | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 7/12/1917 | 6 | 2 | Demolition notice | | Workmen, Tearing Down, Buildings |
| World's First Airplane Flight Made in Humboldt | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 4/28/1929 | 12 | 1 - 4 | History | Humboldt County | Airplane, Wright Brothers, Soaring Machine |
| Worswick Construction Company runs gravel plant by electricity | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 8/18/1921 | 8 | | Plant power | Eel River Worswick | Worswick Construction Company, Eel River |
| Worthington area rezoned | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 8/2/1961 | 3 | 2 | Zone use | Worthington | Rezoned, Residential, P.C. |
| WPA to do repair work at Freshwater County Park | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 8/27/1939 | 1 | 1 | Park work | Freshwater County Park | Freshwater Park, Wpa |
| Wreck of the steamer Bear | Humboldt Standard | MF 9 | 6/22/1916 | 2 | Top of page | Photo of shipwreck | False Cape | Shipwreck, False Cape , Steamer Bear |
| Write-Up on Ettersburg by Albert Etter | The Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 10/27/1907 | 9 & 10 | | Write - Up | Ettersburg | Ettersburg, Albert Etter, Write-Up |
| Yesterday afternoon the Co. Planning Comm. approved the subdiv. plans of Chester Spiering for 50-100 homes on the Iverson Tract. | The Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 4/1/1947 | 3 | 2 | Construction | Arcata | Plans, Committee, Approved, Housing |
| Yesterday the B.O.S. passed a resolution granting a 60' R/W to Little Riv RW Co. | The Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 1/16/1929 | 3 | 3 | Resolution | Little River | Railroad, Rw |
| Yesterday tide came within 15 inches of the mark made lost November (1885) | Daily Times Telephone | MF 10 | 1/21/1886 | | | Water level | Elk River bridge | Tide Mark, Elk River Bridge |
| Zipporah Russ died | Humboldt Times | MF 10 | 11/12/1929 | 10 | 1 & 2 & 3 | Death report | Fern Cottage | Zipporah Russ, Death |
