Crescent City Mayor Blake Inscore expressed the shared frustration of the collective City Council when it felt required to vote Monday night for another delay in the Pebble Beach Drive Bank Stabilization Project.
Bicoastal Media has entered into an agreement to purchase Brookings radio station KURY AM and FM from Eureka Broadcasting Co. Inc.
Come September, look for a new product line from Rumiano Cheese Co. in Crescent City — “Raised to Matter Ghee.”
Ariana Alvarez Perez, 26, of Crescent City was convicted of misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants, sentenced to jail for nine days and probation for three years, and a fine of $1,864. Perez also was convicted of battery, sentenced to probation for three years and a fine of $920.
Del Norte County officials say they remain perplexed as to why the local traffic court systems are experiencing a high rate of no-shows, especially with a stiff penalty for those facing minor citations.
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Flying the friendly skies has been a lot easier in and out of Crescent City ever since the Del Norte County Regional Airport’s much-needed terminal opened earlier this year following renovation.
On Aug. 19, the Yurok Tribe, Green Diamond Resource Co. and Western Rivers Conservancy will celebrate a 10-year effort to preserve and place into tribal ownership about 50,000 acres of forest surrounding four salmon sustaining streams, including Blue Creek.
Residents of Wonder Stump Road came to the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors meeting Aug. 13 ready to argue their case to leave their road as is.
Oregon State Police (OSP) are investigating the Aug. 13 death of a 23-year-old Brookings man following a high-speed chase that began in Brookings and ended at Pistol River State Park near Gold Beach.
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
The open house slated for Aug. 20 for the new California Highway Patrol facility in Crescent City has been officially cancelled.
Crescent City Police Chief Ivan Minsal is scheduled to retire Sept. 8, according to city officials.
With the new school year beginning in September, school officials in Crescent City, Brookings and Gold Beach said they’ll be closely monitoring student absenteeism rates and developing solutions to lower those rates.
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
The closure of California State Route 197 north of Crescent City for work on roadway culverts has reached its midpoint.
Military history records show that the S.S. Emidio, a 6,912-ton tanker, was the first casualty attributed to the Imperial Japanese Navy’s World War II submarine activity on California’s coast.
Anthony David Baldree, 50, of Crescent City, was convicted of misdemeanor driving under the influence of intoxicants, sentenced to jail for four days and probation for three years, and a fine of $1,864.
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
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Over the years, residents of Wonder Stump Road have expressed concerns that Del Norte County officials are moving toward an unnecessary widening of the road, all the while receiving assurances no such plan is in motion.
Del Norte County Fair officials say they’re thrilled with the annual event’s 2019 edition.
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The Crescent City Farmers Market had a change of venue last Saturday, midway
Cindy Vosburg was on a sabbatical from work, taking time to travel with her husband, when an opportunity arose that she couldn’t resist — to become executive director of the Crescent City/Del Norte County Chamber of Commerce.
The Yurok Tribe and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations filed a lawsuit July 31 against the Bureau of Reclamation and the National Marine Fisheries Service, citing low flows and high salmon disease rates under the federal agency’s new management plan for the Klamath River.
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Traffic is crazy, along U.S. Highway 101 from Crescent City north up through Brookings-Harbor and Gold Beach.
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
Crescent City is in the running for a federal grant of more than $15 million to rebuild Front Street, from B Street to the highway, said city officials.
The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law enforcement agencies. All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The information printed is preliminary and subject to change.
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A Crescent City man was taken into custody Thursday morning after a brief standoff with law enforcement.
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James T. Henderson awoke the morning of July 12 at his campsite in Florence Keller County Park outside of Crescent City to find that a thief had attempted to steal his two mountain bikes by cutting the main security cable securing them to the rack on the back of his van.
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This is the second of a two-part story, commissioned by Country Media and written by national journalist Kathleen Stinson, about housing issues facing the region stretching from Crescent City on the south to Gold Beach on the north. The first installment, focusing on Gold Beach and Brookings…
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Although health advisories have been posted in the region surrounding the nearly-12,000-acre Milepost 97 wildfire in Southern Oregon, California air-quality officials say a number of factors are keeping the smoke away from Crescent City and Del Norte County.
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Del Norte County officials say a suspicious substance detected last week in the mailroom at Pelican Bay State Prison was identified in preliminary testing as ricin, a potentially lethal poison derived from the waste product of castor beans.
Residential development in Del Norte County over the past 20 years paints a picture of both growth spurts and subsequent periods of limited development.
The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) said it officially made a supplemental submission July 29 to its “definite plan,” which had been submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 28, 2018.
Excerpts from call logs for the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office and the Crescent City Police Department:
A Houston-based subcontractor has been selected to help with restoration design and planning on the Klamath Dam Removal Project.
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More than a hundred Pelican Bay State Prison employees were quarantined after a suspicious substance was found in a letter. The employees were reportedly released the following morning.
Firefighters spent some two hours July 22 putting down a fire burning in a woody area north of Elk Valley Road, a location sometimes referred to as the Ruth Compound or “the swamps.”
Crescent City is set to contract with a private company for sewer plant operations beginning in early September.
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon Department of Forestry, and the Medford Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have increased fire restrictions on lands located within the boundaries of the Wild section of the Rogue National Wild and Scenic River.
The Yurok Election Board recently announced the certification of candidates for the Pecwan, East and South districts.
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Country Media commissioned a seasoned journalist to spend the last three weeks researching local efforts to create additional housing in the region stretching from Gold Beach south through Del Norte County. This is Part I of that two-part series, focusing first on Curry County.
A motorcyclist and passenger died after they were hit by a towed utility trailer while stopped on a highway shoulder, according to authorities.
Wednesday, July 17
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A Pacific Power representative has told Crescent City officials there is no plan to shut off electricity locally in response to extreme wildfire threats.
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Fires can be particularly dangerous when aircraft are involved, so specialized annual training is needed for firefighters who are called to airport emergencies.
The Del Norte County Recreation Department is gathering information to submit a Proposition 68 grant application for funding to spruce up Pyke Field.
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The local school district will need to cut into its reserve funds during the next two years, according to budget projections.
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City officials, military personnel and an estimated 300 people attended a dedication ceremony for the Del Norte County Veterans Memorial Monument, the ‘Point of Honor,’ located at the corned of Front Street and Highway 101 in Crescent City. The ceremony was held the morning of Saturday, July 13.
The Gasquet Raft Race turned 50 this year and it celebrated the milestone with its biggest turnout ever.
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The old Red’s Twin Cinema theatre located at the corner of 4th and G streets has new owners already hard at work getting the building back in working shape.
