Monthly Archives: June 2025

Articles, Community News, Health

“29 and Time to Shine” 2025 Community Health Fair

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A press release from the Department of Health & Human Services Public Health Branch:

Hello Del Norte County Community Members,

The Del Norte County Public Health Branch is excited to announce our 29th annual Health Fair! This year’s theme is “29 & Time to Shine!” Together, we can transform lives, foster hope, and create a healthier future for our community.

The Health Fair is more than just an event—it’s a movement. It’s about bringing people together to share resources, connect with one another, and inspire change. Families show up for the free resources and giveaways, but they leave with so much more: knowledge, connections, and a renewed sense of community. Let’s make this year the most impactful yet by coming together and providing the tools and services that truly make a difference.

This year, we are introducing the Puzzle Piece Project, a unique opportunity to showcase the incredible community-based programs that help Del Norte County thrive. We invite you to partner with us at Public Health to record short videos that highlight how your program or service contributes to the health and well-being of our community. These videos will symbolize how all of us—like puzzle pieces—fit together to build a stronger, more united Del Norte County. If you are interested in being part of the Puzzle Piece Project, please reach out to Anna Porter.

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Harbor Drops Property Insurance on Marina Docks to Cut Costs – Redwood Voice Community News

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June 30th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Crescent City Harbor drops property insurance on the marina docks; the Del Norte Office of Emergency Services reminds you about illegal fireworks; Crescent City Harbor retains harbormaster’s five year contract; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; Oregon Coast Dance is moving to a bigger studio; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation seeks resource families for native foster youth; California reaffirms birthright citizenship; California sees an increase in gas taxes; and Oregon slashes funding for programs that protect against extreme weather. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Reporter Gavin Van Alstine, which has been edited.

Articles, Arts & Culture, Community News, LGBTQ

Best-Selling Author Joanie Lindenmeyer Spoke on Authenticity and Resiliency as a Kick-Off to PRIDE 2025

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“Be you, be the sparkle, and have faith!”

Joanie Lindenmeyer, retired Del Norte High School teacher turned best-selling author, shared stories of authenticity and resiliency as an LGBTQ+ person at the library June 19 as a kick-off to DNATL PRIDE 2025. She also spoke on the three books she wrote and co-wrote: Nun Better, Joyously Free!, and Healing Religious Hurts.

Lindenmeyer was a health education teacher at DNHS for 25 years until she retired in 2018. Before that, she worked in health education at Rural Human Services for two years. She now lives in Brookings.

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Articles, CC Harbor, Infrastructure, Local Government

Harbor District Board Drops Property Insurance On Marina Docks To Save $181,500

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Thumbnail photo by Gavin Van Alstine

Crescent City Harbor commissioners took Sandy Moreno’s advice and decided not to renew property insurance that covers damage to the docks in the marina from fire and collision.

Moreno, who became the Harbor District’s financial advisor in April, urged commissioners to hold off on renewing the Commercial Property — Inner Boat Basin Docks portion of their coverage with Redwood Leavitt Insurance Agency. She proposed taking the $181,500 premium it would have cost, putting $50,000 of it toward maintenance and using the remainder to keep the Harbor District solvent through the fiscal year.

“I’m giving you guys a year to get your shit together and if we do this one thing it does that,” she said Wednesday. “We will get through a year and if revenue generation and our cost savings and all the things we’re looking at doing — you will be in a really good place come July 1 of next year.”

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Articles, Community News, Crime, Law

Unidentified Man Fatally Shot By Law Enforcement; Incident Originated As A Medical Aid Call, Del Norte Sheriff Says

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Thumbnail photo: Law enforcement continue an investigation into an officer-involved-shooting that took place near Anchor Way and U.S. 101 on Friday. | Heather Polen

Updated at 11:16 a.m. Saturday:

From the California Highway Patrol:

On June 27, 2025, at approximately 10:55 A.M., California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers assigned to the CHP Crescent City Area responded to a 911 report of a male subject covered in blood, on Anchor Way west of US-101. 

Emergency medical personnel also responded to the scene. The male subject was carrying a knife and aggressively approached medical personnel. Medical personnel backed away from the male subject.

One Del Norte Sheriff’s Office (DNSO) deputy and two CHP officers arrived on the scene and ordered the subject to drop the knife.  The male subject was non-responsive to verbal commands.

The subject aggressively approached the deputy and officers. The DNSO deputy deployed his electronic control device, which proved to be ineffective. The subject continued to aggressively charge at the officers with a knife, and out of fear for his safety and the safety of others, a CHP officer involved shooting occurred.

The subject was arrested at the scene, and emergency medical aid was rendered. The male subject was transported to Sutter Coast Hospital and succumbed to his injuries.  

No injuries were sustained by CHP officers or Allied Agencies. 

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A criminal and an internal affairs investigation is underway in connection with an officer-involved-shooting that claimed the life of an unidentified man, and took place at the intersection of Anchor Way and U.S. 101 on Friday.

The incident started as a medical aid call, Del Norte County Sheriff Garrett Scott told Redwood Voice Community News. Shortly after arriving at the scene — the grassy area near the Crescent City Harbor entrance — personnel from Crescent Fire and Del Norte Ambulance requested help from law enforcement, saying the patient was attacking them with a box cutter.

A Del Norte County sheriff’s deputy and a California Highway Patrol officer arrived on scene at about the same time, Scott said. The suspect was shot and later pronounced dead at Sutter Coast Hospital, the sheriff said, though the details surrounding shots being fired are still under investigation.

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Rademaker Remains Harbormaster After 3-2 Vote – Redwood Voice Community News

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June 27th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Curry County Commissioners and Sheriff’s office reach a compromise; despite concerns from two Crescent City Harbor Commissioners, the Harbor Master’s five-year contact still stands; an investigation over human remains found in Crescent City is underway; the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has setup a dedicated Illegal Fireworks Hotline; Residential outdoor burning will be suspended in State Responsibility Areas due to increased fire danger; Route 36 sees delays in reopening after a large landslide; the Oregon Coast Dance Conservatory is relocating to a new building with plans for construction; the Oregon State Marine Board announces their participation in Operation Dry Water; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation is looking for families to become homes for their Native Foster Youth; Oregon seeks to expand its water recycling system; two California nonprofits aim to make school boards more effective; an upcoming gas tax increase will soon go into effect for Californians; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture rescinds the Roadless Rule, ending a safeguard for millions of acres of national forestland. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Reporter Gavin Van Alstine, which has been edited.

Articles, CC Harbor, Community News, Local Government

Following 3-2 Vote, Rademaker Keeps Harbormaster Job Despite Concerns Over His Contract

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Rademaker

Thumbnail photo by Paul Critz

Three Crescent City Harbor commissioners let a five-year employment contract with Mike Rademaker stand despite concerns from two of their colleagues that someone had tweaked it after the fact.

During a meeting that lasted more than five hours Wednesday, commissioners Annie Nehmer and Dan Schmidt said the final version of the contract included terms that had been deleted during negotiations the Board held with Rademaker in May.

Nehmer said that paragraphs she and her colleagues had changed when negotiating Rademaker’s contract with the help of attorney Michael Travis, of Best Best & Krieger, had been added back in after it had been sent to the district’s current legal counsel, Ryan Plotz, of the Mitchell Law Firm, for review.

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Rollback of the Roadless Rule Rescinds National Forestland Safeguards – Redwood Voice Community News

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June 26th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Curry County Commissioners and Sheriff’s office reach a compromise; DHHS holds a public grand opening for their permanent supportive housing project; an investigation over human remains found in Crescent City is underway; applications for low-income senior housing at Harbor Point Apartments will be accepted soon; residential outdoor burning will be suspended in State Responsibility Areas due to increased fire danger; Route 36 sees delays in reopening after a large landslide; the Yurok Telecommunication Corporation launches a new Facebook page; the Oregon State Marine Board announces their participation in Operation Dry Water; the Port of Port Orford is deepening its channels; Oregon House Bill 2977 would raise hotel lodging taxes but fund wildlife programs; Oregon seeks to expand its water recycling system; two California nonprofits aim to make school boards more effective; the CDFW announces this year’s free fishing days; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture rescinds the Roadless Rule, ending a safeguard for millions of acres of national forestland. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of Redwood Voice Reporter Persephone Rose, which has been edited.

Articles, Crescent City, Crime

CCPD Investigating Human Remains Found Near Cooper Hill To Rule Out Homicide

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An investigation is underway to rule out homicide after human remains were found near Cooper Avenue and J Street in Crescent City on Wednesday.

Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin said the body of a male subject was found about 200 feet into the brush toward the cemetery. The subject had been wearing a hospital bracelet, Griffin said. Officers are working with the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office Coroner to identify the individual, Griffin told Redwood Voice Community News.

There was also evidence that animals had disturbed the body, Griffin said.

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Camp & Jenny Creeks Undergo Construction for Tributary Restoration – Redwood Voice Community News

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June 25th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; the CDFW reports the summer harvest guideline for Chinook salmon has been over-achieved; the Curry County Board of Commissioners and Curry Sheriff continue discussions on their roles and the 2025-26 budget; DHHS holds a public grand opening for their permanent supportive housing project; applications for low-income senior housing at Harbor Point Apartments will be accepted soon; a reminder that kids can receive free summer meals at Brookings-Harbor High School; the Yurok Telecommunication Corporation launches a new Facebook page; the Construction Kick-Off Meeting for Camp Creek and Jenny Creek marks a significant milestone in the post-dam removal recovery process; the Port of Port Orford is deepening its channels; Oregon House Bill 2977 would raise hotel lodging taxes but fund wildlife programs; Gov. Gavin Newsom is urged to sign the state budgets as they are by California Equality and Inclusivity groups; a new study cites California as one of the best states for lung health; and the CDFW also announces this year’s free fishing days. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.

We’re broadcasting on KFUG 101.1FM and kfugradio.org every day at 12PM, with a rebroadcast at 5PM. We’re also airing on KZZH 96.7FM at 6AM, and KCIW 100.7FM at 6PM!

Today’s news card image is courtesy of the Yurok Tribe via their Facebook Page, which has been edited.