Curry County commissioners on Tuesday green lit a proposal to transfer four vehicles to the Brookings Police Department for use in its K9 program.
They reached this decision after learning that BPD would make its dogs available to other agencies in the county. But it prompted Sheriff John Ward to rehash a long-standing grievance via Facebook on Wednesday.
“This was all done without a conversation with me or even one word, no communication,” he posted on the Curry County Justice Facebook page. “They even demanded that I turn over all duplicate keys to all our vehicles. It sounds insane, but that is what is going on.”
March 21st, 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 Council discusses undergrounding utility lines; awards given at the LEADN ceremony; information about the California Earned Income Tax Credit; DNUSD agrees to new internet infrastructure at local campuses; the Oregon Department of Transportation begins improving the Oregon Coast Bike Route; Curry County declares an emergency due to severe rainstorms; the Alexandre Dairy lawsuit wages on; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s 2025 Business Meeting; bird populations are declining across the US; Pacific Power contributes to Project HELP; and weekend weather warnings from the National Weather Service. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Crescent City hopes to use the last leg of Front Street’s reconstruction along with a gateway project as an opportunity to underground electrical distribution lines between K and M streets, but it’s under a tight deadline.
Councilors have until June 8 to update the municipal code chapter governing the creation of underground utility districts. They must hear from the public, adopt a resolution creating the underground utility district, coordinate with Del Norte County on the transfer of work credits Pacific Power can use to underground the existing power lines and negotiate an agreement with Pacific Power.
“It’s that last action which commits the funds,” City Attorney Martha Rice told councilors on Monday.
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.
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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.
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.
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Thumbnail: Cows mill about at Alexandre Family Farm’s operation on Lower Lake Road last spring. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews
The matriarch of Alexandre Family Farm says a new consumer class-action lawsuit against her family’s dairy operation, stemming from allegations of animal cruelty that are nearly a year old and revealing new claims, is without merit.
According to the complaint, Humane Animal Farm Care allowed the Alexandres to continue to display its logo despite knowing that the farm didn’t meet the organization’s “advertised standards of animal welfare.”
Thumbnail: In the wake of an atmospheric river that brought flooding to Curry County, the National Weather Service is warning of gusty winds on Wednesday. | Image courtesy of the U.S. National Weather Service Medford office.
A “severe rain event” that led to flooding and road damage in Curry County prompted the Board of Commissioners to issue an emergency declaration on Tuesday.
The same atmospheric river that brought gusty winds to Del Norte County over the weekend caused the Rogue River to flood near Lobster Creek as well as near the mouth, Curry County Director of Operations Ted Fitzgerald said.
Flooding plugged culverts, causing streams to wash out Floras Creek and Six Rivers roads, said Fitzgerald, who also serves as the county’s roadmaster. It also brought down a lot of debris, he said.
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.
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Thumbnail photo: Deanna Esmaeel (left) is sworn in as a Del Norte County Sheriff’s deputy by then-sheriff Erik Apperson. | Photo courtesy of the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office.
Davies
A 55-year-old man faces 15-years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder earlier this month in connection with the death of Del Norte County Deputy Deanna Esmaeel.
Edward Patrick Davies was also found to be sane when he killed Esmaeel, District Attorney Katherine Micks told Redwood Voice Community News on Monday. The jury reached a verdict in the case on March 6 and ruled on Davies’ insanity defense on March 10, she said.
Esmaeel was found dead at her North Bank Road home the morning of Oct. 12, 2023. One of her colleagues at the sheriff’s office was sent to investigate when she didn’t show up for work and wasn’t answering phone calls.
