The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a Surf Apartments resident who was killed in an officer-involved shooting on Monday.
The deceased is 67-year-old John Spencer, Sheriff Garrett Scott told Redwood Voice Community News on Wednesday. Spencer’s next of kin has been notified, Scott said, and the incident is still under investigation. According to Scott, the CHP from the Southern Division is heading the investigation.
February 19th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Del Norte’s Open Door Health Center shows off its new mobile clinic; Crescent City Harbor commissioners discussed mirroring the County’s firework ordinance; DNUSD braces for potential shutdown of the U.S. Department of Education; Oregon lawmakers consider a moratorium for factory farm permits; Josephine County Sheriff’s Department warns of a Bitcoin scam; items discussed at the recent Brookings City Council meeting; a look at the Yurok Tribe’s ongoing restoration of Prairie Creek; California Educators speak out against Congress plans to cut Medi-Cal funding; 12 more Gray wolves receive satellite collars from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife; and rewards for the report of fishing infractions double in Oregon. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Del Norte Unified is planning to sell or junk a plethora of surplus vehicles, the newest of which is a 17-year-old Chevrolet van.
Though most of the vehicles run, none are in good, or even fair condition, DNUSD Superintendent Jeff Harris told trustees on Thursday. They include six vans, three pickup trucks, a box truck and two buses. Their condition grading ranges from zero to two.
“Zeros are scrap, one is inoperative and two is severe wear and tear,” Harris said. “We don’t have any vehicles on this list that are normal, fair or good. They’re all basically not something we want to put staff or students in.”
February 18th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; Del Norte’s Open Door Health Center shows off its new mobile clinic; Crescent City Harbor commissioners discussed mirroring the County’s firework ordinance; Oregon lawmakers consider a moratorium for factory farm permits; items discussed the at recent Brookings City Council meeting; a look at the Yurok Tribe’s ongoing restoration of Prairie Creek; leaders across Humboldt, Mendocino, and Sonoma Counties sign a memorandum of understanding regarding the Eel River’s water reliability; 12 more gray wolves receive satellite collars from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife; and rewards for the report of fishing infractions double in Oregon. 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!
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Del Norte County’s top education official said he doesn’t anticipate a major impact if the Trump administration makes good on its threat to shut the U.S. Department of Education down.
Del Norte County Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Harris told trustees Thursday that he foresees responsibilities being shifted to other departments at the federal level. There is concern about the Trump administration stopping discretionary dollars that had gone to the Department of Education, but Congressionally-mandated monies likely won’t disappear, Harris said.
“There will be government agencies that oversee them potentially,” he said. “If there is a reduction in funding — we call them Title Funds — just know there are always reductions in Title Funds and always increases to Title Funds. We’ll keep an eye on those as we go ahead.”
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Del Norte Open Door Community Health Center showcased their new state-of-the-art Mobile Clinic to the community at an open house on February 12th.
With a history of mobile services spanning over 50 years, Open Door’s newest addition is providing outreach in Del Norte County, with a current focus on the homeless community. Funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration-American Rescue Plan Act grant, anyone is able to walk into this mobile clinic and receive medical care.
A new set of Crescent City Harbor commissioners on Tuesday will discuss a fireworks ordinance that proposes the same fines Del Norte County adopted in a similar ordinance last year.
The proposed regulations regarding fireworks come after 14 people, including a 3-year-old boy, were injured in an explosion that took place on South Beach last Fourth of July.
According to the Harbor District’s staff report, the ordinance follows a model ordinance the California State Fire Marshal issued. Adopting the ordinance will allow the Harbor District to regulate the possession, sale, use, storage and display of fireworks within its jurisdiction.
February 17th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; tomorrow’s Crescent City Council meeting is canceled due to lack of agenda items; a wave update from the National Weather Service in Eureka; Del Norte Supervisors sought guidance on how exactly to use their trust fund dollars; other items discussed at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting; Del Norte High uses not-so-tiny hands to make some tiny houses; how to get a replacement Yurok tribal ID; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation has open spaces for their Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court; the Yurok Tribe’s restoration of Steven’s Prairie; fish related facts and figures from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; Pacific Gas & Electric agrees to remove their dams on the Eel River; 12 more gray wolves are satellite collared by CDFW; and Oregon rewards double for those who report fishing offenses. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Crescent City Harbor commissioners are holding a Westport, Washington-based seafood buyer to its promise to reopen the ice plant Pacific Seafood shuttered in October.
The Harbor District last week entered into lease agreements with Ocean Gold Seafoods to operate hoists on Citizens Dock and to produce ice locally. If the company fails to reopen the plant within six months, the Harbor District will consider that a default of its lease, Interim Harbormaster Mike Rademaker told Redwood Voice Community News on Feb. 10.
“This gives us the confidence the commitment will be fulfilled,” he said via email. “Restoring essential ice production is critical to maintaining the quality of our local seafood as it reaches the marketplace.”
February 14th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: roadwork updates from CalTrans District 1; the upcoming Crescent City Council meeting is canceled due to lack of agenda items; active weather events arrive on our coastline; the Del Norte Board of Supervisors approves a change to the County’s employee retirement account; a roundup of the last Board of Supervisors meeting; the third tiny house from DNHS is almost complete; the Yurok Tribe provides tips on getting a replacement tribal card; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s Tribal Juvenile Healing to Wellness Court has client openings; the marine update from Fishing the North Coast; several California organizations, including the Round Valley Indian tribes, partner to allow the Eel River to flow free; the vaccination deadline for Oregon children is right around the corner; a $1.5 million grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation goes towards the push to bring back the Southern Sea Otter; and Oregon crabbers saw record breaking numbers of whale entanglements last year.. 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!
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