March 17th, 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 Harbor Commissioners update their contract with Community System Solutions to include grant writing; other items discussed at last week’s Crescent City Harbor Commission meeting; Dollar General and other companies experience a decline in sales as goods prices rise; Harbor Game Con is coming up at the end of this month; next week Oregon State Parks is hosting their Spring Whale Watch Week; background on Yurok mixed martial arts fighter Austin Mitchell; layoffs plague half of the US Department of Education workforce; tips to keep Snowy Plovers safe during nesting season; and fish related facts and figures from Fishing the North Coast. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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March 14th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; Del Norte County Supervisor Chris Howard urges the Board to provide input on the Northwest Forest Plan; money is getting tighter for consumers according to retailers; the Oregon Wildlife Coalition is showing up for Wildlife Lobby Day in the Oregon capitol; the lowdown on Harbor Game Con’s third year; some ways local businesses can participate in the upcoming Kamome Festival; the United States is put onto a civil rights watchlist; school employees rail against the mass layoffs by the Department of Education; and the marine update from Fishing the North Coast. 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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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!
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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!
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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!
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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.
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March 5th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; DNUSD staff see potential preliminary layoff notices; Del Norte County Public Health encourages measles vaccination as cases rise country-wide; info on last week’s Bertsch-Oceanview water main break; DNOES invites the public for a Hazard Mitigation Plan meeting; Fred Endert Municipal Pool reopens this month after winter repairs; a retrospect on this year’s MMIP Summit; the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation attend the annual TSOC Conference Meeting; US Fish and Wildlife encourage eating invasive Nutria; the ODFW adopts changes to sea urchin regulations; Northcoast Marine Mammal Center advises not to handle harbor seal pups; MINT buys one of their leased properties with grant help from AllCare Health; Grants Pass Police Department deploy a mobile surveillance trailer; Rogue Valley Law Enforcement want to remind drivers about Speed Awareness Month; and the Department of Fish & Wildlife are ordered to fire 400 employees by DOGE. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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March 4th, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; with a decline in students and funding, the Del Norte Unified School District Board of Trustees discussed post-Covid layoffs; last week California hosted its third annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Summit; Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation officials travel to Coos Bay for the Travel Southern Oregon Coast Network Conference; Federal funding freezes pose a threat to the Del Norte Fire Safe Council; Curry County Commissioners appoint Nick Vicino to the treasurer position; the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife has changed the regulations for sea urchin harvesting; Grants Pass nonprofit MINT purchases the property that houses their emergency weather shelter; Grants Pass Police deploy security cameras and loudspeakers at the 6th & A St. homeless camp; Rogue Valley Law Enforcement commemorate speed awareness month with increased patrols; and DOGE has ordered the layoff of over 400 Department of Fish and Wildlife employees. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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March 3rd, 2025 – For Redwood Voice Community News, a production of Redwood Voice Youth Media, today’s news: road work updates from Caltrans District 1; with attendance rates dropping and funding cuts, DNUSD realigns its budget and adjusts staffing; information on the Tsunami siren tests planned for the end of this month; a dive into Del Norte’s Poetry Out Loud champion; Thursday marked the end of Oregon’s longest healthcare worker strike; the Del Norte Fire Safe Council faces a threat more perilous than fire: budget cuts; Curry County Commissioners appoint Nick Vicino to take Keina Wolf’s seat as treasurer; the American Red Cross is celebrating Red Cross month by offering free A1C tests; a lawsuit to halt the firing of probationary federal workers got a hearing before a district court judge in San Francisco; fishy facts and figures from Kenny Priest of Fishing the North Coast; and a blood moon is expected mid-March. All this and our regular segments from the Pacifica Radio Network and National Native News.
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Thumbnail: Former Curry County Finance Director Keina Wolf (far left) tendered her resignation effective Monday |Screenshot
Curry County commissioners appointed Treasurer Nick Vicino to provide financial oversight on an interim basis following the resignation of Keina Wolf effective Monday.
Vicino will receive a 25 percent salary increase for taking on extra duties, including the supervision of finance staff, said Commissioner Jay Trost who read out the order at an emergency meeting Friday.
Vicino’s other duties will include ensuring accounts payable and accounts receivable are entered into the county’s Casselle government software system and to ensure that the use of county accounts are in compliance with policies and government accounting standards. Vicino will also be required to prepare financial statements and documents for the county budget and authorize claims for payment.
