Mike Rademaker will continue as Crescent City’s harbormaster for at least another three months.
Four members of the Harbor District Board of Commissioners approved a three-month contract with Rademaker. Vice Chair Annie Nehmer dissented, later telling Redwood Voice Community News that the agreement included a raise despite commissioners’ not being fully aware of the port’s current financial situation.
“It is my concern with everything,” she said. “We haven’t been presented with financials in over a month. And when presented with financials, we haven’t been presented with a semi-annual budget.”
Crescent City will add a new component to its water system that will regulate water pressure more efficiently and, eventually, lead to the dismantling of the 67-year-old elevated tank near Wonder Stump and U.S. 101.
The City Council approved a $694,000 contract with Humboldt County-based Wahlund Construction to build a 6,000 gallon pressurized tank. The new tank will be across the street from the Ranney collector, which takes in water from the nearby Smith River, Public Works Director David Yeager said Monday.
The new tank, which will include a bladder that runs on an air compressor, will be able to absorb additional pressure in the event of a surge in the system, Yeager said. It’s also closer to the Ranney collector instead of a mile and a half away — the distance from the Ranney collector to the elevated water tank, he said.
Thumbnail photo: Crescent City Police K9 Sgt. Murtaugh keeps the streets safe in this Dec. 22, 2024 photo. CCPD and the Del Norte County Office of Education are partnering together to fund a school resource officer for the schools within city limits. | Photo courtesy of Crescent City Police Department
Among the items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting:
School Resource Officer: Crescent City and the Del Norte County Office of Education will share the cost of a school resource officer when grant funding for the program expires in June.
The Council’s decision to enter into a two-year agreement with the DNCOE was unanimous. The school resource officer, an employee with the Crescent City Police Department, will work 40 hours per week providing services to Crescent Elk Middle School, Del Norte High School and Joe Hamilton Elementary School. They’ll also be available for after-school activities.
April 10th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the registration deadline approaches for DNUSD’s Summer Program; Curry County will be hosting a cyber security summit; items discussed at the recent Del Norte County Board Of Supervisors meeting; CalTrans District 1 & 2 are seeking input on their evacuation preparedness plans; the Yurok Tribe initiates a soft launch of it’s new Yurok Tribal Member internet portal; tips to keep seal pups safe during pupping season; a private jet makes a crash landing at the Southwest Oregon Regional airport in Coos Bay; to address the $21 million budget gap, Multnomah County plans major public health cuts; and Grants Pass City Councilors discuss the locations for new designated homeless camp sites. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 9th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a rundown on Saturday’s Hands Off Protest; registration for DNUSD’s Summer Program closes soon; watch out for Pacific Harbor seals this pupping season; the Yurok Tribe installs a new mobile communication tower; Curry County Commissioners find a 2007 Court appeal ruling relevant to ongoing dispute with a Josephine Sheriff; Caltrans District 1 and 2 want community input on an evacuation preparedness project; lead paint found on Curry County Jail bunk beds reduces facility capacity; a private jet crash was reported in Coos Bay; Multnomah County’s public health cuts impact first time parents and disease prevention programs; the U.S. Department of Agriculture cuts two federal programs that will affect Oregon schools and food banks; and April’s skies will see stellar wonders. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 8th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; a look into the Hands Off protests; the Yurok Tribe’s IT Department installs a new communications tower to bolster wireless signal strength in the Klamath Glen area; more on the dispute between Curry County Commissioners and Sheriff John Ward; lead paint found on bunk beds in the Curry County jail further cuts it’s capacity; Nautical News from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; new California Legislation will require dealerships to list the full price of a product; Federal Funding cuts to the US Department of Agriculture leave Oregon food banks and schools without local food purchase assistance programs; and this month four celestial events will be visible in Northern California. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 4th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: an update on when the second installment of the Secured Property Taxes is due; ;aw enforcement talks about the challenges they face with mental health calls, and how PATH will aid them; a Curry County Commissioner announced his resignation; Curry County declared a local emergency after a recent storm; Stephanie Weldon has been named Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the CA Department of Public Health; new programs allow California prisoners and victims to reconcile; CDFW is advancing the state’s management for California’s Gray Wolf population; and the CDFW announces changes for commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail photo: Concept art of the Del Norte County’s Providing Access to Hope mobile mental health crisis response van. Above: Supervising Behavioral Health Specialist Mariah Coats and two of PATH’s team members, Certified Peer Support Specialist Ryan Downs and Behavioral health Specialist Aaron Matthess. | Photos courtesy of Shiann Hogan
Del Norte County’s Providing Access to Hope, or PATH, program has responded to 27 calls for help since it launched nearly two months ago.
In a majority of those cases, the staff manning the new mobile mental health crisis unit have helped those individuals come up with a safety plan and have followed up with those folks, Behavioral Health Branch Deputy Director Shiann Hogan told Redwood Voice Community News.
But, while it’s a resource anyone, including law enforcement, can call upon, PATH is currently only available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday due to staffing issues.
April 3rd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; the deadline for the second installment of secured property taxes approaches; Del Norte Supervisors discussed the loss of Secure Rural Schools Program funding; cuts to California school nutrition programs won’t be affecting Del Norte schools; following the recent storms, Curry County officials declare a state of emergency; Yurok Citizen Stephanie Weldon is named Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity for the California Department of Public Health; “Hands Off Protests” against the Trump administration are planned for this upcoming weekend; new programs allow California prisoners and victims to reconcile; experts are concerned the recent Earthquake in Alaska will result in Mt. Spurr erupting; and California’s 2016 Conservation Plan for Gray Wolves moves to Phase 2. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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April 1st, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District one; the school board signs SitelogIQ proposal; the Crescent City Harbor District holds off on an MOU for fireworks with the county; news on the recent Community Baby Shower at the Family Resource Center; the Chetco Community Public Library Districts receives a substantial gift of $124,000; the Yurok Economic Development Corporation selected Dylan Aubrey to join the leadership for the upcoming Reservation Economic Summit; information on the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Progress Report; two flue fires were handled by the Illinois Valley Fire District; and Disability Rights Oregon was granted a preliminary injunction against the city of Grants Pass. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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