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Yurok Tribe Mourns Condor Pey-noh-pey-o-wok’ – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 13th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; local service providers continue to worry, as federal funding remains up in the air; Condor B7 succumbs to lead poisoning; Supervisor Chris Howard urges fellow supervisors to comment on the upcoming amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan; the missing Siletz toddler has been found deceased; various Oregon Conservation groups gather at the state’s capital for Wildlife Lobby Day; artists are invited to show their pieces and restaurant owners their platters at Crescent City’s upcoming Kamome festival; after 12 years of restoration, Medford’s historic Holly Theatre will open its doors for the first time in nearly four decades; and in light of president Trump’s dramatic changes, the United States makes its way onto the CIVICUS monitor watchlist. 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, which has been edited.

Articles, CC Harbor, Community News, Local Government

Harbor Commissioners Green Light County Collaboration Over Fireworks

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Thumbnail photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

(Updated at 3:05 p.m. Thursday to correct the date of the Harbor District’s most recent meeting. Commissioners met on Wednesday.)

Eight months after a fireworks explosion sent 14 people to the hospital, Crescent City Harbor commissioners took official steps to try to curb the bedlam that spills over into their jurisdiction every Independence Day.

After learning that Del Norte County wouldn’t enforce its fireworks ordinance within the Harbor District without a memorandum of understanding, three commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday Wednesday authorizing the proposed agreement. But instead of calling for a ban on all fireworks, they decided that the safe and sane variety should be allowed in the marina while requiring a $5 fee for parking at the harbor.

Commissioners Dan Schmidt and Gerhard Weber voted against the proposed resolution.

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Local Orgs Fear the Federal Funding Uncertainty – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 12th, 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 update from the National Weather Service of Eureka; Del Norte governments and local organizations voice concerns on federal funding uncertainty; missing child from Lincoln County is found deceased; Curry County Commissioners partner with Wild Rivers Coast Forest Collaborative to secure wildfire mitigation funding; opportunities for community participation in the upcoming Kamome Festival; Josephine County Judge weighs in on lawsuit between former County Commissioners; Medford’s Holly Theatre reopens after over 10 years of restoration; thousands of California campsites see potential closure following mass Forest Service staff layoffs; and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture proposes backyard chickens as a potential answer to offset skyrocketing egg prices. 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 Persephone Rose, which has been edited.

Articles, Community News, Economy, Environment, Local Government

Del Norte Supervisors Weigh In On Updated Plan For Managing Forest Service Lands

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Thumbnail: A rain-swollen Smith River in the Smith River National Recreation Area, which is one of the U.S. Forest Service units addressed in its Northwest Forest Plan. | Photo by Jessica Cejnar Andrews

District 3 Supervisor Chris Howard used an example from the 1960s to highlight the importance of local input into an amended Northwest Forest Plan.

Del Norte County housed 52 manufacturing mills six decades ago, he said, now there are none. Howard blamed their collapse on the Northwest Forest Plan, which was created in 1994. Now, with a public comment deadline approaching on an amended plan, Howard urged his colleagues to weigh in on a letter to the U.S. Forest Service, the agency spearheading the process.

Tacked onto Tuesday’s agenda at the last minute due to the Monday public comment deadline, the county’s letter was unanimously approved by the Board of Supervisors.

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Articles, Community News, Health, Youth

Del Norte Service Providers Are In Limbo Over The Federal Dollars That Feed Seniors, Support Foster Youth And Make Accessing Healthcare Easier

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Thumbnail: Del Norte County service providers worry about the fate of federal dollars that fund nutritious meals for senior citizens, advocates for foster youth and easier access to healthcare for those who are homeless. | Photo by Persephone Rose

Charlaine Mazzei says the uncertainty surrounding whether or not the federal dollars her organization relies on is more worrying than a freeze itself.

Mazzei is the executive director for the Del Norte Senior Center and Del Norte Mission Possible. Part of the Community Action Partnership of Del Norte, those organizations rely on federal dollars to feed and house the elderly and provide access to healthcare for individuals experiencing homelessness. 

All told, the Community Action Partnership receives $2.15 to $2.4 million in federal dollars annually to provide those services. Without more definitive information about the Trump administration’s attempt to freeze federal grant funding, Mazzei says it’s difficult to plan for their potential loss.

“If you told me your program’s going to get a 20 percent cut, I can plan for that,” she told Redwood Voice Community News last week. “If we say this program’s going away, it’s not going to be fun, but I can plan for that. I don’t know how to plan for, ‘We don’t know what’s going on.’”

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The School District’s Doll Surplus – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 11th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; the school district has a surplus of creepy old baby dolls; the Yurok Tribe partners with the US Army Corps of Engineers for an ecosystem restoration feasibility study; Yurok Tribal Health and Wellness issues a measles outbreak advisory; information on Brookings’ US HWY 101 sidewalk and pedestrian crossing project; the Curry County Board of Commissioners is exploring a possible partnership with the Wild Rivers Coast Forest Collaborative; the search for Dane Paulsen enters its second week; a Josephine County judge weighs in on a lawsuit between two former Commissioners; with the firing of US Forest Service employees, campsites across California may close this summer; and US Secretary of Agriculture considers backyard chickens to assist with lowering egg prices. 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 Magda Ehlers via Pexels, which has been edited.

Articles, Community News, Environment

Del Norte Fire Safe Council Hosts Prescribed Burn Workshop

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Thumbnail photo by Ethan Caudill-DeRego.

Flecked with dirt and soaked in sweat from the intense heat of fires burning all around, crew from the Del Norte Fire Safe Council and interested participants worked away with their drip torches, burning pre-collected debris piles on the hills overlooking Rock Creek Ranch.

March 5th was the first day of the Del Norte Fire Safe Council’s two day Prescribed Burn Workshop. This workshop helps teach local residents how to deal with the vegetation that builds up on their land and poses a threat during wildfires.

“This is our first workshop. It’s more about pile burning because that’s the time of year that we have right now,” said Aaron Babcock, Del Norte Fire Safe Council Coordinator. “It’s still pretty wet to do an actual real prescribed burn, but we’re hoping in April we’re gonna do another real workshop, where we’re gonna try to get some fire to carry.”

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The Del Norte Fire Safe Council’s Prescribed Burn Workshop – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 10th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; a look at the Del Norte Fire Safe Council’s prescribed burn workshop; the school district has a surplus of creepy old baby dolls; DNUSD tables the discussion of the installation of a solar microgrid; the Yurok tribe partners with the US Army Corps of Engineers for a ecosystem restoration feasibility study; Yurok Tribal Health and Wellness issues a measles outbreak advisory; information on Brookings’ US HWY 101 sidewalk and pedestrian crossing project; items discussed at the Brookings City Council’s recent meeting; fishy facts and figures from Kenny Priest of fishing the North Coast; and just four mega corporations control a majority of America’s livestock production. 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 Ethan Caudill-DeRego, which has been edited.

In Media Res

What Does In Media Res Mean?

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Redwood Voice’s Persephone Corvid Rose filed a piece last week, Student Activists Accuse CPH of Suppressing Dissent After Harassment & Arrests, and the comments it’s garnered online deserve a response. Those comments, at least on the Facebook pages it’s been shared to, have been mostly negative. Understandable, in our little red county. But one in particular needs to be addressed. In it, the commenter thought they were pointing something out by saying the piece isn’t “reporting,” and that no article should start with a press release. I agree, in a sense, this piece is not “reporting” in the inferred sense the commenter seems to have meant. It has a point of view, takes a stand, and ends with a “call to action” — all things that would have both purists and partisans up in arms if they occurred above the fold in the Times or Post. 

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Advocates for Small Farmers Speak Against Big Ag – Redwood Voice Community News

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March 7th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; a hail warning from the National Weather Service of Eureka; a report on Del Norte Fire Safe Council’s Burn Workshop; despite community outcry DNUSD continues with layoff notices; DNUSD tables SitelogIQ proposal at recent meeting citing budget concerns; when and how to attend the Permanent Local Housing Allocation and Prohousing Incentive Program meeting; updates on Pacific Power’s Electric Mobility Grants; information on ODOT Construction in Brookings; DNACA is hosting Susan McKay’s “Light Upon the Water”; fishing information from Fishing the North Coast; the Trump Administration plans to sell Medford’s federal courthouse; the Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted to file an appeal against the statewide wildfire hazard map; and advocates for independent farmers warn about the effects of corporate agriculture. 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 Tom Fisk via Pexels, which has been edited.

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