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Recapping the DHHS Mental Health Awareness Walk – Redwood Voice Community News

June 4th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; Elk Valley Road is temporarily closed north of Howland Hill; Brooking’s Harbor Farmers Market location was deemed unsafe; the Seamless Summer Food Program is keeping Del Norte’s kids fed this Summer break; new Firework Ordinances will be in effect this 4th of July; updates from the Del Norte Unified School District; Del Norte Department of Health and Human Services walk for Mental Health Awareness Month; Crescent City Police continue their search for the Safeway shooting suspects; Del Norte County Search and Rescue pick back up the search for Deng Vongphachan; the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is also searching for a missing 12-year-old girl; Del Norte County’s Probation Chief enlists help for youth marijuana prevention and intervention programs; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Fire Crews handle driftwood fire near Howonquet Indian Cemetery; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation also wants to celebrate its 2025 graduates; CDFW seeks public comment for Guidelines for Recovery Planning; California’s State Senate considers a bill to extend the California’s Habitat Conservation Fund; conservation groups push back on a timber industry lawsuit to protect endangered Northern Spotted Owls; and new Grey Wolf packs spotted in Northern California. 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 Monique Camarena, which has been edited.

Gearing Up For This Year’s Seamless Summer Food Program – Redwood Voice Community News

June 3rd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; the Brookings-Harbor Farmers Market is declared a dangerous building; information on this year’s seamless summer food program in Del Norte; a look into Del Norte’s first Community Science Fair; Del Norte Supervisors proclaimed May Mental Health Awareness Month; Crescent City Police are still searching for the assailants linked with last week’s Safeway shooting; more recently Supervisors discussed whether the County should maintain privately owned roads; Crescent City Harbor Commissioner Annie Nehmer spoke out against the continued employment of Harbormaster Rademaker; registration for the 18th annual Dee-ni’ day is now open; the City of Brookings announces improvement plans for Bud Cross Park; the California Department of Fish & Wildlife is seeking public comment on the draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning; the California Senate is considering a bill to extend the State’s Habitat Conservation Fund through 2035; and conservation groups speak out against the timber industry’s push to remove Northern Spotted Owl protections. 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 DNUSD Nutrition Services via their Facebook Page, which has been edited.

Probation To Partner With County Office of Ed On Substance Abuse Programs For Youth

Two years after receiving nearly $3 million in Prop. 64 grant money, Del Norte’s probation chief will enlist the County Office of Education to help figure out how to use those dollars to benefit local youth.

Del Norte County Chief Probation Officer Lonnie Reyman said he hopes to develop programs centered around youth,substance abuse prevention and early intervention as well as treatment and rehabilitation. 

Since the grant dollars come from the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act approved by California voters in 2016 as Proposition 64, the programs will focus on marijuana, he said.

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Commissioner Urges Against Approving Harbormaster’s Contract – Redwood Voice Community News

June 2nd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; a prescribed burn advisory from CalTrans District 1; the Brookings-Harbor Farmers market received a dangerous building tag; Del Norte Supervisors discussed whether the County should provide road maintenance on private roads; Crescent City Harbor Commissioner Nehmer suggests ousting Harbormaster Rademaker; Del Norte High School will see increased security following the shooting at Safeway; registration is now available for the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s 18th annual Dee-ni’ Day; the City of Brookings announces its improvement plans for Bud Cross Park; nautical news from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife is seeking public comment on the draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning. 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 KFUG Station Manager Paul Critz, which has been edited.

CCPD Still Searching For Shooting Suspects, Arrest A Third

Russell Walters Jr. (left) and Russell Walters Sr. (right) | Courtesy CCPD

Crescent City police are still searching for 17-year-old Russell Walters Jr. and his father Russell Walter Sr., 65, in connection with last week’s shooting at the Jedediah Smith Shopping Center.

Police have also arrested a third person, 32-year-old Joshua Roberts, who they say helped the two suspects evade police, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday. 

“We have evidence of him picking [Walters Jr. and Sr.] up after the shooting and driving away from the house,” Griffin said. “He’s on parole and a search was done and that’s where the firearms, an AR-15 and semiautomatic handgun were located with ammo and he was arrested [on suspicion of] aiding and abetting.”

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Harbor Board, Minus One Commissioner, Approve Rademaker’s Contract Amid Insolvency Rumors

Harbormaster Mike Rademaker

Before asking her colleagues to consider taking protective action against potential insolvency, Crescent City Harbor Commissioner Annie Nehmer stood at the podium, invoked state and federal whistleblower laws and said the port may run out of cash within four to nine months.

There’s been no spending freeze or emergency budget discussion, Nehmer said, and the Harbor District Board in April gave their CEO a $24,000 raise “without disclosing the financial impact or explaining the decision to the public.”

Nehmer urged her colleagues to think twice about continuing to employ Harbormaster Mike Rademaker and voted no when, at the end of a closed-session meeting Wednesday, they finally approved his five-year contract.

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Proposed $1,500 Rock Contribution Leads To Debate Over Repairs to Non County-Maintained Roads

Thumbnail photo by Paul Critz

Despite her initial worry that approving a purchase for a private road would open a tin of segmented invertebrates, Valerie Starkey came around to the idea of contributing $1,500 in rock for the Carole Lane area north of Crescent City.

The Del Norte County District 2 supervisor had initially told County Engineer Jon Olson on Tuesday that she would oppose adding the purchase to the budget set aside for repairs to roads not maintained by the county. Starkey’s no vote turned into a yes after her colleague, District 1 representative Darrin Short, made a motion to approve the purchase but only if the rock were used on parts of Carole Lane that are public.

“Just the public road intersections of Carole, Monopoly and Embarcadero,” Short said.

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Steven’s Prairie Restoration Project Starts Strong – Redwood Voice Community News

May 30th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: prescribed burns near the 101 to begin June 2nd; an attempted shooting occurred Wednesday night and what we know about it now; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; problems with bus routes spark debate whether schoolchildren should have an Arcata field trip; the Steven’s Prairie Restoration Project is off to a big start; insights on the Tolowa Dee-ni’ general election; West Coast salmon fishing regulations have been announced; Pacific Power encourages customers to prepare for wildfire season; how HR1 affects rural hospitals; and a report from the California Department of Technology about California’s automated systems. 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.

CCPD Seeks Suspect In Safeway Parking Lot Shooting – Redwood Voice Community News

May 29th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Caltrans District 1; a suspect has been identified in Wednesday night’s shooting; a safety update from the Del Norte Unified School District; items discussed at last week’s Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting; with DNUSD bus routes being regularly delayed or cancelled, the feasibility of upcoming field trips is questioned; an update on the Blue Creek Prairie Restoration from the Yurok Tribe; stats from the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s May 17th General Election; the National Marine Fisheries Service publishes the West Coast salmon fishing regulations for 2025; Pacific Power encourages customers to prepare for wildfire season; if proposed Medicaid cuts are approved rural health centers and hospitals may have to shut their doors; and agencies across California use what can be classified as high risk AI systems without reporting them as such. 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 KFUG Station Coordinator Amanda Gracie Dockter, which has been edited.

CCPD Investigating Shooting At Safeway Parking Lot; One Victim Hospitalized

Updated at 10:18 p.m. to correct the suspects name.

Update May 29 at 1:00PM

CCPD has arrested Joshua Roberts in connection with the investigation regarding the shooting Wednesday evening. Officers gathered evidence that Roberts picked up the two individuals CCPD is searching for and drove them out of Crescent City. Officers contacted Roberts,
who was on parole, and conducted a search of his vehicle. During the search an AR15, semi-automatic shotgun, and several hundred rounds of ammunition were located.

Roberts is currently being held at the Del Norte County Jail, and there are active arrest warrants for Russell Walters, Sr. and Russell Walters, Jr. in connection with the shooting Wednesday evening.

Del Norte Unified School District Director of Communications Michael Hawkins stated that there is an increased police presence surrounding Del Norte schools at this time, including patrols. Del Norte High School has elected to undergo further precautions including entrance monitoring and locking its classroom doors. As of 11:50 AM there have been no apparent threats made to Del Norte County schools, Hawkins told Redwood Voice Community News.

Update at 10:13 p.m.

Crescent City police are seeking the public’s help in finding Russell Walters Jr., the suspect involved in a shooting that took place at Safeway earlier this evening.

Walters will be charged with attempted homicide, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin said. CCPD is working with the Del Norte County District Attorney to obtain an arrest warrant in case the suspect leaves the area, Griffin said.

According to the police chief, Walters was seen leaving the area as a passenger in a black Chevrolet Traverse. The vehicle has a disabled license plate, number EP007. Griffin said his department is actively working with the DA’s office and the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office.

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