September 2020

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Recall Effort Against Three School Board Members Abandoned Due to COVID-19; Committee Donates Money Raised to DNHS Music Program Sep. 1
Crescent City Harbor Commissioners Reaffirm Support for STAA 197/199 Project Sep. 1
Grant Opportunity For Local Artists Focuses On Resilience in Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity Counties Sep. 2
Geotechnical Studies For Last Chance Grade Project Continue as Caltrans Fixes 'Ski Jump' Sep. 2
Harbor District Hopes Switching Operating Systems Will Prevent Missed RV Park, Slip Reservations Sep. 2
Fires, Campfires and Stove Fires Prohibited At Five Campgrounds in the Smith River NRA Sep. 3
Nonprofit Aiming to Breach Digital Divide Gives Chromebooks to Crescent Elk 6th-Graders; DNUSD to Measure Effect Owning A Device Has On Learning Sep. 3
Del Norte Public Health Officer Gets a Deputy — Meet Dr. Palak Patel! Sep. 3
Triple Digit Temps Expected for Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendo Interior Sunday Through Tuesday Sep. 4
Dubious About Vote-by-Mail? 'Call or Ask,' Del Norte County Clerk Says Sep. 4
One New COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Curry County, Public Health Says Sep. 5
Offshore Winds Blow Smoke From Happy Camp Area Fire Into Del Norte; Smokey Conditions Expected to Last Through Thursday Sep. 8
Friends of Del Norte: STAA 197/199 Project 'Falls Short on Safety and Long on Trucks' Sep. 8
Smoke from Fires Near Happy Camp, In Oregon Contributing To Changed Air Quality in Del Norte Sep. 8
Gitlin, Howard, Hemmingsen Trade Words Over STAA 197/199 Project Resolution; Gitlin Urges Board to Table Issue, Seek More Info from Caltrans Sep. 8
(UPDATED) EMERGENCY: Residents of Gasquet and Surrounding Areas Ordered to Evacuate 'Now'; Highway 199 Closed to Through Traffic Sep. 9
Gasquet Residents Evacuate to Fairgrounds; DNOES Will Offer Live Updates at Noon on KCRE, KPOD Sep. 9
(Updated) 199 Closed at South Fork Road; Big Flat, Hiouchi At Stand By for Evacuation Sep. 9
California Fires Force National Forest Service to Shutter All 18 Forests In Golden State Sep. 9
Klamath Transfer Station Closed Due to Air Quality; Gasquet Transfer Station Will Likely Be Closed Tomorrow Due to Fire Sep. 9
(UPDATED) Limited Resources and Multiple Blazes in Region Make Determining Slater Fire Boundaries Difficult Sep. 9
Slater Fire Grows to 120,000 Acres and is Zero Percent Contained; Gasquet Evacuation Orders Still In Effect Sep. 10
Humboldt and Del Norte Post Offices in the Fire Zone are Closed; Here's How to Get Your Mail Sep. 10
BREAKING: Gasquet Residents Can Return Home; U.S. 199 Closed at Pioneer Road; Hiouchi, Big Flat Communities On Level 1 Evacuation Status Sep. 10
Slater Fire Update: Remote DN Community Of Sun Star Evacuated; Though They Can Return Home, Gasquet Residents Should Be Ready to Leave Again Sep. 10
(Update) Incident Command Team Battling Slater, Devil Fires Set Up Info Hotline; Crews Focusing on Structure Protection in the Illinois Valley, Happy Camp areas Sep. 10
Stop for Broken Tail Light Leads to Seizure of Heroin, Suboxone and Replica Guns; Suspect Fled Scene, CCPD Says Sep. 10
Crescent City Council Gets Heated Over Beach Fires, Call For Revamping 40-Year-Old Ordinance Sep. 10
Slater Fire Prompts Closure of Oregon Caves National Monument near Cave Junction Sep. 11
Today's Air Quality is Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Across the North Coast Sep. 11
Huffman, Colleagues, Call On Warren Buffett To Move Forward With Klamath River Dam Removal Sep. 11
'There's Fire Right Down on the Edge of 199'; OES Officials Tour Slater Fire Sites in Del Norte Sep. 11
Crescent City Councilors Approve Proposed Fire Protection District Property Assessments For Hybrid Department Sep. 11
Evacuees Are Welcome at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds Sep. 11
ANGELS and DESPERADOS: Hosts of Angels—In Memorium Sep. 12
Air Quality Advisory Issued for Del Norte County; Fire 'Hung Up' At Oregon Mountain Road And Backing Into Knopki Creek, According to Latest Update Sep. 12
Another Curry County Resident Tests Positive for COVID-19, Public Health Says Sep. 12
Fire Crews Hope For Containment of Slater Fire Near Happy Camp Today; Higher Humidity, Rain Expected Wednesday Sep. 13
Gasquet Evacuation Orders Downgraded to Level 1 Be Ready; Big Flat Level 1 Order Remains; Hiouchi Order Lifted Sep. 14
The Air Outside is Still Absolute Garbage Sep. 14
Hazardous Trees, Low Visibility Due to Slater Fire Hinder Efforts to Reopen U.S. 199; Evacuation Orders Eased for Gasquet, Big Flat Residents Sep. 14
Contour Will Continue to Fly From Del Norte to Oakland Under Federal Subsidy Program Sep. 14
Crews Working to Clear Hazards on U.S. 199 From Slater Fire; Fire Is 10 Percent Contained, According to InciWeb Sep. 15
Local Wildfires Prompt County Emergency Declarations Sep. 15
Solid Waste Authority's Public Rep States Opposition To STAA 197/199 Project Sep. 15
SMOKE REPORT: Conditions Looking Good on the Coast; Relief Possibly Coming for Inland Areas With Chance of Rain Later in the Week Sep. 16
John Mayer Goes Outside — In Del Norte; Artist's Land Rover Promotion Example of 'Earned Media' Promoting Region Sep. 16
Two New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Del Norte Sep. 16
Solid Waste Authority, Recology Del Norte Seeks A Consultant To Help Renegotiate Garbage Rates Sep. 16
Progress Made on U.S. 199, But Highway Still Closed Sep. 16
New Incident Command Team Takes Over DN Portion of Slater Fire; Rain Predicted For The Area Sep. 17
National Forests in California Remain Closed Due to Fires; Closure Applies to Hunters, According to U.S. Forest Service Sep. 17
Staff Charge Del Norte Unified Admin With Lack of Communication, Training As Phase 2 Learning Transition Is Delayed Sep. 17
Crews Work to Halt Slater Fire's Spread West of U.S. 199; Gasquet Residents Invited To Afternoon Meeting Sep. 18
Bracing For $1 Million To Be Withheld To Next Fiscal Year, County Office of Ed Starts Loan Shopping Sep. 18
Though 200 6th-graders Received Chromebooks, Del Norte Unified Is Still Short On Devices For Its Students Sep. 18
U.S. 199 Has Reopened, Though Motorists Should Prepare For Delays, Caltrans Says Sep. 19
One Shot in Klamath After Dispute Between Roommates, Yurok Tribal Police Say Sep. 20
COVID-19 Case Connected to Kalmiopsis Elementary In Brookings; In-Person K-3 Classes Canceled Sep. 21
Crews Working Slater Fire May Use Controlled Burn to Remove Excess Fuel in Knopki Road Area Sep. 21
Del Norte Unified Unveils COVID-19 Alternative to LCAP; Plan Addresses School Reopening, Distance Learning, Student Mental Health Needs Sep. 21
Gasquet, Big Flat Evacuation Orders May Be Lifted Soon; Most Resources Battling Slater Fire Were Local, District Ranger Says Sep. 22
CARES Act Dollars Aid County In Balancing 2020-21 Budget Sep. 22
Incumbent in Supervisor Runoff Election Says Nearly 50 Campaign Signs Were Stolen, Damaged; DN Sheriff Plans to Pursue Criminal Charges Sep. 22
Sting Operation Busts Crescent City Business for Selling Alcohol to Minor; Several Adults Arrested for Purchasing Alcohol for Decoy Child Sep. 22
Motorists Report Seeing Flames Off U.S. 199 From Slater Fire; Firefighters Working To Prevent Blaze's Spread South Sep. 23
Crescent City Man Arrested for Attempted Murder for Allegedly Striking a Pedestrian With His Car; Police Cite Personal Vendetta as Cause Sep. 23
School Board Candidates Set to Participate In Virtual Community Forum Next Week Sep. 23
'We're Going to Be Southern California Before We Know It'; Mayor Pro Tem Balks At Extending Beach Fire Ban Area Sep. 23
Evacuation Orders Continue For Gasquet, Big Flat and U.S. 199 Communities; Critical Fire Weather Predicted This Weekend Sep. 24
Yurok Water Analyst, KRRC Rep To Discuss Klamath River Dam Removal on Friday Sep. 24
Proposed Legislation Targets Warren Buffett, PacifiCorp For Dams' Impacts to Klamath River Salmon Sep. 24
U.S. Coast Guard Station Chetco River Rescues Newborn Kittens Abandoned Near Gold Beach Cat Sanctuary Sep. 24
Crescent City Resumes Community Outreach For Beachfront Park Master Plan Sep. 24
Slater Fire Update: Crews Tackle Spot Fires Near Monkey Ridge, Prep Knopki Creek Area For Prescribed Burn Sep. 25
DNUSD Enrollment Down 260 From Last Year; Space May Be A Challenge For Parents Waiting Until In-Person Classes Resume Next Month Sep. 25
DNUSD To Tighten Zoom Access After Students Are Caught Sharing Graphic Images, Audio; Superintendent Addresses Other COVID Concerns Sep. 25
More Resources Aid Fight Against Slater, Devil Fires; Red Flag Warning, Heat Advisory In Place For Interior Sep. 28
Celebrate National Public Lands Day Among the Redwoods This Saturday! Sep. 28
'Make Noise,' Yurok Tribe Water Analyst Discusses PacifiCorp's New Stance On Klamath Dam Removal Sep. 28
Tuesday Coastal Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Sep. 29
Crescent City Shattered Heat Record Set During the Harding Administration; Slater Fire Virtual Public Meeting At 6 p.m. Sep. 29
DNSO Operation Targeting Child Predators Makes First Arrest Sep. 29
SMOKE REPORT: The Air Will be Hazardous to Health in Hoopa and Willow Creek Today, Air Quality Management District Warns Sep. 30
County Plans to Use $2.4 Million Grant to Purchase Local Motel, Convert it Into Permanent Housing for the Homeless Sep. 30
39-year-old Man Charged With Arranging to Meet A 14-year-old For Sex; Arrest First in New DNSO Operation Targeting Child Predators Using Decoys Sep. 30
Caltrans Plan Closure of N. Fred Haight Drive at U.S. 101 Starting Thursday; Traffic Signal Will Be Placed At Intersection Next Week Sep. 30