Eureka Lowers Flags to Half-Staff Feb. 26 to Honor Wiyot Massacre Victims

The City of Eureka is lowering flags at city facilities to half-staff today, Feb. 26, 2026, under an order issued by the City Manager at the request of Mayor Kim Bergel. The action follows a public notice posted by the City of Eureka on Feb. 25, 2026 and is described by city officials as a formal act of remembrance for Wiyot Massacre victims.

The Feb. 25 public notice specified that the half-staff observance would take place on Feb. 26, 2026 at city facilities across Eureka. The notice was issued by the City of Eureka and implemented by the City Manager in response to Mayor Kim Bergel’s request, signaling an official municipal commemoration tied to the Wiyot community.

Eureka’s decision places municipal flags in a visible position of mourning throughout Feb. 26, 2026 at city-owned locations. The action is intended as a municipal recognition of those Wiyot people who were killed, and it aligns with the city’s formal procedures for lowering flags by order of the City Manager when requested by the mayor.

Local officials circulated the Feb. 25 notice to city departments to ensure flags at city facilities would be lowered on Feb. 26, 2026. Mayor Kim Bergel’s request and the City Manager’s order set the administrative timeline that city crews followed this morning to adjust flags at municipal sites.

By ordering flags to half-staff on Feb. 26, 2026, the City of Eureka has created a one-day public observance at city facilities that city staff and officials coordinated following the Feb. 25 notice. The municipal action serves as the city’s official recognition of the Wiyot Massacre victims on the date specified in the notice.