Though he didn’t speak up earlier, Curry County’s director of operations said complying with a detainer request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be “a lot to ask” when there’s only 16 beds in the jail.
About a month after the discovery of lead paint in its bunk beds prompted the Board of Commissioners to cut the jail’s capacity from 35 to 16 beds, Ted Fitzgerald, who also acts as county counsel, said the county was still waiting on permanent replacements.
“We still have the temporaries in there until we get the permanence delivered,” he said, referring to temporary bunk beds Curry County borrowed from Josephine County shortly after he notified commissioners of the lead paint concerns at an emergency meeting April 4. “The old bunks have been cleared. Maintenance went in there and cut them out. They were metal, installed directly into the concrete, and so, in order to keep things safe, we had to cut the metal and then grind the concrete down…”
Curry County’s director of operations said he withdrew administrative and editing privileges from nearly all employees after an individual made “unauthorized changes” to the county’s website.
Ted Fitzgerald, who is also county counsel, asked the Board of Commissioners on Wednesday to approve a new policy that limits administrative privileges to one person. The new policy also requires those manning Facebook pages for individual departments to register with Human Resources so the county can vet information being posted.
Fitzgerald said he included a social media component to the policy after determining that statistics posted to the Curry County Justice Facebook page were inaccurate.
Curry County Commissioner Patrick Hollinger said he didn’t intend for his colleagues to take official action on a resolution honoring detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Taken verbatim from a similar resolution Coos County commissioners have been discussing since January, Hollinger asked his colleagues to consider Oregon’s status as a sanctuary state and the possibility that the Trump administration may cut its federal funding as a result.
“That will directly affect our county as well,” Hollinger said Wednesday. “We use those funds for our DA office. We use those funds for our sheriff’s office. And it’s those two offices that can help with the human trafficking and drug trafficking [occurring] throughout our county.”
May 9th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Crescent City Council approves a four way stop at the junction of A and 5th Street; other items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting; the Yurok Tribe hosted their 2nd Annual Elder Summit; what the “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production” order means for local agencies and forests; Crescent City Fire and Rescue celebrates ten years of collaboration; the Curry Health Foundation opens their 2025-26 grant cycle for Curry County nonprofits; the San Francisco 49ers announces a partnership with the Faithful to the Planet initiative; elected officials push back on climate-related project cancellations at a Washington DC energy summit; due to budget cuts, access to the Pacific Crest Trail may soon become limited; Rite Aid is selling off or closing all of their locations in the next few months; and a reminder for Tolowa citizens about up-to-date identification. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 8th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Crescent City Council approves a four way stop at the junction of A and 5th Street; other items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation commemorate the National Day of Awareness for MMIP; Crescent Fire and Rescue celebrates ten years of collaboration; the Curry Health Foundation opens their 2025-26 grant cycle for Curry County nonprofits; one of the Pacific’s most active volcanoes could erupt before the end of this year; the San Francisco 49ers announces a partnership with the Faithful to the Planet initiative; elected officials push back on climate-related project cancellations at a Washington DC energy summit; information on Real IDs and what they mean for domestic air travel; and a reminder for Tolowa citizens about up-to-date identification. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 6th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a river swimming warning from the National Weather Service of Eureka; this week’s update from DNUSD Superintendent Jeff Harris; local tribes appear in new PBS episode of “Changing Planet”; information on the finalized 2025 Ocean Salmon Seasons; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has begun releasing juvenile Chinook Salmon into the main stem of the Sacramento River; fishing information from Fishing the North Coast; the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announces archery equipment grant for schools across California; new research from the American Lung Association shows that California’s air quality is very poor; and the Department of Water Resources has shifted water releases from Lake Oroville from flood control to water conservation mode. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Indivisible North Curry County has a slew of questions for the Board of Commissioners who are set to discuss — and potentially approve — a resolution honoring potential detainer requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
The Port Orford-based group of progressives also hope to get the public to the commissioners’ meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Gold Beach to protest the resolution.
“REMEMBER — the people’s voice stopped the commissioners’ resolution on managing our public lands,” Indivisible North Curry County leadership stated via email Monday, referring to a February resolution the Board considered to take over stewardship of state and federally-managed lands. “We can stop this one, too!”
May 5th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; the episode of PBS’ “Changing Planet” which covers the Klamath dam removal is now available to watch for free online; topics discussed at the recent Curry County Board of Commissioners meeting; a look at the finalized ocean salmon season for waters off the Oregon Coast; information on Brookings’ upcoming Azalea Festival parade registration; Grants Pass will soon open the doors to it’s new Recovery Cafe; nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; the California Department of Fish & Wildlife National Archery in Schools Program is starting the 2025-2026 grant cycle; California will be prohibiting commercial salmon fishing for the third year in a row; and California’s gray wolves venture further and further into residential areas. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 2nd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norters are urged to voice their concerns on the National Parks at the upcoming Coffee & Conversation; Curry County finds way to fund a School Resource Officer; KEET-PBS Documentary “Artists Breaking Barriers” touches on Del Norte’s Poetry Out Loud program; the City of Brookings Announces Planned improvements for Bud Cross Park; applications for the Azalea Festival parade are open; a Recovery Cafe in Grants Pass has opened to help fill the gap in services; last weekend’s Klamath River cleanup saw a huge turnout despite the wet weather; the Klamath Dam removal visibly pays off in the form of a stunning wildflower show; the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness walk is coming up next week; report from the Oregon Department of Forestry, and US Forest Service Forest Health programs; California prohibits Commercial Salmon Fishing once again; Northern California Sheriff calls on Lawmakers to reevaluate Gray Wolf protections; and a look into the “Care4All California” package, 13 proposed bills to improve California’s health system. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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May 1st, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the 3rd Annual CTE College and Career Fair took place earlier this week at Del Norte High School; KEET-PBS Documentary “Artists Breaking Barriers” touches on Del Norte’s Poetry Out Loud program; Del Norte Reads seeks to regain state funding; the City of Brookings announces planned improvements for Bud Cross Park; last weekend’s Klamath River cleanup saw a huge turnout despite the wet weather; the Klamath Dam removal visibly pays off in the form of a stunning wildflower show; the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness walk is coming up next week; a report from the Oregon Department of Forestry and US Forest Service Forest Health programs; Senate Bill 403 will go before California’s Senate Judiciary Committee; a look into the “Care4All California” package, 13 proposed bills to improve California’s health system; and Oregon labor and Immigrant’s rights organizations call for justice in ending mass deportations. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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