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The 2025 LEADN Awards – Redwood Voice Community News

March 20th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a look at last week’s Offshore Wind Information Panel; a summary of last Thursday’s LEADN Award Ceremony; Del Norte Ambulance’s Lynn Herriott receives recognition from the California Ambulance Association; Del Norte Unified School District Trustees approve internet upgrades for local campuses; Curry County Commissioners issue an emergency declaration in response to the severe rain event; the lawsuit against Alexandre Dairy for alleged animal abuse wages on; an advisory regarding the extreme flooding in Curry County; a boil water notice for Kenek residents; last week Tolowa Dee-ni’ citizens gathered for the 2025 Annual General Membership meeting; the Smith River National Recreation area expands 58,000 acres into Southwestern Oregon; information on Pacific Power’s contributions to Project Help; and United States Postal Service employees protest the proposed privatization of their organization. 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!

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Week of Activities Planned For Next Month’s Kamome Festival, Including A Cardboard Boat Regatta

Thumbnail: A delegation from Rikuzentakata, Japan celebrates the unveiling of a mural commemorating its Sister City relationship with Crescent City at the inaugural Kamome Festival in 2023. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

Del Norters have less than a month to shore up their finest cardboard boat for a regatta celebrating the 20-foot long fishing vessel that led to a friendship between Crescent City and Rikuzentakata, Japan.

The first-annual Kamome Cardboard Race will be held at the Fred Endert Municipal Pool on April 11, City Manager Eric Wier told the Crescent City Council on Monday. It’s a new component to the third-annual Kamome Festival, which has grown into a week-long shoulder-season — spring or autumn — event that includes involvement from local businesses as well as several different government agencies.

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An EPIC Offshore Wind Panel Retrospective – Redwood Voice Community News

March 19th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; info on this past weekend’s atmospheric river; a retrospective on last Friday’s Offshore Wind Panel hosted by EPIC; a Del Norte EMT gets recognized by the California Ambulance Association; DNUSD hears the community’s frustration on preliminary layoff notices; Curry County Emergency Management releases info on flood damage; Kenek remains on a boil water notice; Oregon State Parks announce Spring Whale Watch Week; two US Senators introduce the Smith River NRA Expansion Act to Southwest Oregon; and California Postal workers protest tomorrow over suggested privatized mail services. 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!

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Watch Your Step for Snowy Plovers! – Redwood Voice Community News

March 18th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; a weather report from Jessica Cejnar Andrews of Redwood Voice; Community System Solutions now has grant writing as part of their contract with the Harbor District; other items discussed at the Crescent City Harbor District’s recent meeting; staff and parents continue to share their distaste with trustees, following the School District’s approval of preliminary layoff notices; Oregon State Parks’ Spring Whale Watch Week is coming up at the end of the month; background on Yurok mixed martial artist Austin Mitchell; a boil water notice for Kenek; and tips from Wild California on keeping Snowy plovers safe during nesting season. 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!

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DNUSD To Undergo $698,000 Upgrade To Its Wifi Access Points

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Trustees green lit a proposed $698,000 upgrade to Del Norte Unified School District’s wireless network infrastructure, replacing wireless access points that are at the end of their life with new units that came out in November.

Ryan Bahten, DNUSD’s director of information network services, said he plans on replacing 379 access points that are currently housed indoors. There are 13 others that provide internet access outdoors, but “we’re just talking about the inside ones,” he said.

DNUSD currently uses Wifi 5, which is the fifth generation of WiFi technology, Bahen said. Its hardware is currently at the end of its life and is no longer warrantied. He proposed upgrading to Wifi 7, which became available in November.

“[Wifi] 6 has been out for almost 10 years so we’re going straight to [Wifi] 7,” he said. “[It] offers simultaneous connections, better range. We expect to see more benefit in our classrooms for our students and our staff.”

According to Bahten, the total cost breakdown for the upgrade is about $155 per user, which includes students and staff. He said the $698,285.98 cost would come out of a special reserve DNUSD set aside for technology infrastructure, called Fund 40.

Bahten also pointed out that state testing is done via Chromebooks and iPads as are other district assessments.

According to Assistant Superintendent of Business Jeff Napier, DNUSD has contributed to Fund 40 every year after the DNUSD had to borrow $3.5 million for technology upgrades.

District 3 representative Frank Magarino was absent.

The Spring Whale Watch Week – Redwood Voice Community News

March 17th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; Crescent City Harbor Commissioners update their contract with Community System Solutions to include grant writing; other items discussed at last week’s Crescent City Harbor Commission meeting; Dollar General and other companies experience a decline in sales as goods prices rise; Harbor Game Con is coming up at the end of this month; next week Oregon State Parks is hosting their Spring Whale Watch Week; background on Yurok mixed martial arts fighter Austin Mitchell; layoffs plague half of the US Department of Education workforce; tips to keep Snowy Plovers safe during nesting season; and fish related facts and figures from Fishing the North Coast. 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!

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Gaming Returns to the Wild Rivers Coast – Redwood Voice Community News

March 14th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte County Supervisor Chris Howard urges the Board to provide input on the Northwest Forest Plan; money is getting tighter for consumers according to retailers; the Oregon Wildlife Coalition is showing up for Wildlife Lobby Day in the Oregon capitol; the lowdown on Harbor Game Con’s third year; some ways local businesses can participate in the upcoming Kamome Festival; the United States is put onto a civil rights watchlist; school employees rail against the mass layoffs by the Department of Education; and the marine update from Fishing the North Coast. 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!

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Crescent City Harbor To Pursue Regional Grant To Cover Shortfall in Seawall Project

Thumbnail photo: Moffatt & Nichol representative Younes Nouri discusses the reconstruction of Citizens Dock and its adjacent seawall during a tour of Crescent City Harbor District facilities in January. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

Though his company regularly pursues grants on behalf of the Crescent City Harbor District, commissioners on Wednesday officially added grant writing to the contract Mike Bahr and Community System Solutions has with them.

Bahr asked commissioners to add language to his contract that authorizes him to pursue grants through the California Regional Investment Initiative Implementation Phase Request for Proposal, formerly known as Redwood Region Rise or California Jobs First.

The Harbor District could be eligible for $3 million to $5 million in grant dollars. The district could use those dollars to cover a shortfall in the seawall reconstruction budget, its efforts to re-establish a boatyard and a dredging pilot study, Bahr said.

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Yurok Tribe Mourns Condor Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’ – Redwood Voice Community News

March 13th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; local service providers continue to worry, as federal funding remains up in the air; Condor B7 succumbs to lead poisoning; Supervisor Chris Howard urges fellow supervisors to comment on the upcoming amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan; the missing Siletz toddler has been found deceased; various Oregon Conservation groups gather at the state’s capital for Wildlife Lobby Day; artists are invited to show their pieces and restaurant owners their platters at Crescent City’s upcoming Kamome festival; after 12 years of restoration, Medford’s historic Holly Theatre will open its doors for the first time in nearly four decades; and in light of president Trump’s dramatic changes, the United States makes its way onto the CIVICUS monitor watchlist. 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!

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Local Orgs Fear the Federal Funding Uncertainty – Redwood Voice Community News

March 12th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; a weather update from the National Weather Service of Eureka; Del Norte governments and local organizations voice concerns on federal funding uncertainty; missing child from Lincoln County is found deceased; Curry County Commissioners partner with Wild Rivers Coast Forest Collaborative to secure wildfire mitigation funding; opportunities for community participation in the upcoming Kamome Festival; Josephine County Judge weighs in on lawsuit between former County Commissioners; Medford’s Holly Theatre reopens after over 10 years of restoration; thousands of California campsites see potential closure following mass Forest Service staff layoffs; and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture proposes backyard chickens as a potential answer to offset skyrocketing egg prices. 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.