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Commissioner Hollinger Accuses OSSA, Sheriff of Intimidation – Redwood Voice Community News

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June 6th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; Del Norte County cracks down on illegal fireworks this 4th of July; the Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market held their ribbon cutting ceremony; what was discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation encourages 2025 graduates to provide their information for the tribal newsletter; Crescent City pursues a new gateway design; Curry County Commissioner Patrick Hollinger fights back against supposed intimidation; a new California policy will subject all prison visitors, staff, and attorneys to a canine search; and Sutter Health receives an anonymous $110 million donation. 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 Ken Lund via Wikimedia Commons, which has been edited.

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Hollinger Accuses OSSA, Curry County Sheriff Of Trying to ‘Intimidate and Silence Him’; County’s Declaratory Judgment Petition Gets July 1 Hearing

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A defiant Patrick Hollinger accused the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association (OSSA) and Curry County Sheriff John Ward of trying to intimidate and silence him “through the deliberate twisting of state law.”

The Curry County commissioner’s statement Wednesday comes after the sheriff’s association issued a letter stating that a presentation Hollinger gave at a May 20 Board of Commissioners meeting incorrectly implied that OSSA supported the commissioners in their ongoing conflict with Ward.

“This is an attempt to discredit an elected official advocating for accountability and transparency, which is all I have ever done,” Hollinger said. “Oregon law is intended to ensure justice and fairness. What we are witnessing is a deliberate distortion of the law intended to discredit an elected official and erode the public trust in those who are sworn to uphold it.”

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Crescent City Pursues New Design For Gateway Project Despite Tight Deadline

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Thumbnail: Consultants Don Arambula and Gill Williams convinced the new Crescent City Council last month that the gateway should incorporate redwoods into the design. | Screenshot

Crescent City leaders have scrapped the nautical theme they chose late last year for a gateway, listening to a new consultant who urged them to incorporate redwoods into the design.

Don Arambula, co-founder of the Portland-based architect and urban design firm Crandall Arambula, pointed out that 2.5 million tourists don’t necessarily visit the North Coast for the beach, though it’s important to the local community.

“There’s an expectation for those visitors who are coming from across America and sometimes internationally to see things that they associate with the redwood parks,” he told Councilor Jason Greenough who had misgivings about the new gateway proposal being constructed largely of wood. “If you’re building things in metal and it’s colored and doesn’t reflect that, you’re losing a big opportunity to reinforce this idea that your downtown is the gateway, or the starting point, for any journey that goes into Redwood National Park that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.”

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Cutting the Ribbon on the Downtown Farmers & Artisans Market – Redwood Voice Community News

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June 5th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from Cal Trans District 1; increased fines and penalties for use and possession of illegal fireworks go into effect this 4th of July; the weekly update from DNUSD Superintendent Jeff Harris; the Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market held their ribbon cutting ceremony; 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; items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council Meeting; Del Norte County’s Probation Chief enlists help for youth marijuana prevention and intervention programs; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Fire Crews responded to a driftwood fire near Howonquet Indian Cemetery; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation encourages 2025 graduates to provide their information for the tribal newsletter; Curry County Commissioner Patrick Hollinger gets in trouble for recording in a classroom setting; a new California policy will subject all prison visitors, staff, and attorneys to a canine search; and Sutter Health receives an anonymous $110 million donation. 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 Aisling Bludworth, which has been edited.

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DNATLFC Officially Opens the Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market

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Del Norte & Tribal Lands Community Food Council is an underwriter of KFUG Community Radio.

The Del Norte farmers market season got off to a blustery start Wednesday morning. At 9 a.m. Del Norte & Tribal Lands Community Food Council Program Director Iya Mahan announced the official opening of the Downtown Crescent City Farmers & Artisans Market with a ribbon cutting. Mahan thanked the City of Crescent City for allowing them to use the parking lot at 240 H Street, as well as her staff who made the whole event possible. 

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

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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.

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Oregon State Sheriff’s Association Says Curry County Commissioner’s Implication That It Sides With BOC On Dispute With John Ward Is False

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Patrick Hollinger appears to have run afoul of the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association, whose executive director says that the Curry County commissioner’s recent recitation of a question-and-answer session he had led incorrectly implies that OSSA supports the county’s position in its conflict with Sheriff John Ward.

Tim Svenson, former Yamhill County sheriff and current OSSA executive director, said he initially wasn’t aware Hollinger was recording him during the presentation he gave at a recent Association of Oregon Counties County College training session. 

And though Svenson later gave Hollinger permission to report back to his Board some of the content of the Q/A, the OSSA executive director said the transcript Hollinger read into the record at the Board’s May 20 meeting was taken out of context.

“The transcription of the Q/A was done in a way to attempt to … show a theme where OSSA is supporting Curry County’s position with their argument they’re having down there with the sheriff,” Svenson told Redwood Voice Community News on Tuesday. “And OSSA as a whole has not taken a position on any of the things going on down there. Politics are local. It’s up to the sheriff to deal with that. We don’t get into those types of issues because it doesn’t affect the entire state.”

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Crescent City Councilors Weigh In On Body Cameras, Military Equipment Policy, Wastewater Treatment Study

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Crescent City Mayor Ray Altman and Councilor Jason Greenough were absent. Among the items discussed at Monday’s Crescent City Council meeting:

Axon body cameras: Crescent City renewed a five-year agreement with Axon that will equip its police officers with body cameras and Tasers as well as provide evidence storage. The Council’s decision included equipping three additional officers with body cameras. 

This will include two reserve officer positions as well as a community service officer, Crescent City Police Chief Richard Griffin said. The contract’s total cost will be just under $300,000 with the funding coming from Measure S.

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

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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.

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

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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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