December 2021

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(WATCH) SUGAR BEAR TIME: Nancy Pelosi is Going to Light Our Tree Now, Meaning You Can Start Feeling Festive Dec. 1
Prison Paws Program Makes Debut at Pelican Bay Dec. 1
Curry County Commissioners Discuss the Possibility of Regulating Vacation Rentals Dec. 2
CCPD's New Grant-funded School Resource Officer Will Focus On Tobacco-Use Prevention Dec. 2
DN Search & Rescue Volunteers May Push For Stronger Measures to Deter People From Crescent City Jetty Dec. 2
Christmas Light Parade & Tree Lighting Tonight! Dec. 3
Crescent City Council to Discuss Sister City Monument at Beachfront Park Dec. 3
Quality Crab, High Price Make A Productive Opening to Del Norte's Dungeness Fishery Dec. 6
Crescent City Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem Decision Postponed Again Dec. 7
Crescent City Man Jailed On Suspicion of Middle School Burglary Dec. 7
32-year-old Man Arrested After Abandoning Still-Moving Vehicle During Pursuit Dec. 7
Crescent City to Pursue State Grant For Continued Rehabilitation and Construction of a Hiking Trail At Problematic Property Near Cemetery Dec. 7
Rec Swim at Fred Endert Pool Will Resume This Weekend Dec. 8
Crescent City Nets $5 million Prop 68 Grant for Beachfront Park Expansion Dec. 8
CCPD Seeks Info on Overdue Person Dec. 8
Proposed Sister City Monument Receives Enthusiastic Support From Councilors Dec. 9
Several Inches of Rain, Strong Winds Forecast for Crescent City, Brookings This Weekend Dec. 9
Caltrans to Close 199 Three Miles From 101 Junction For Weather Preparation Dec. 9
OBITUARY: Marvin Mattz, 1943-2021 Dec. 10
McGuire Proposes Legislation That Would Hire 1,124 New Calfire Firefighters Dec. 10
Growing Impatient Over Ongoing Dredging Obstacles, Harbor Commissioner Hired Diver to Conduct His Own Inspection Dec. 10
Power Still Out for 758 Customers; Hail, Gusty Winds, Large Waves Expected Today Dec. 13
Crescent City Man Tried Entering Apartment with a 'Short-Barreled AR-Style Pistol,' Faces Attempted First Degree Burglary Charges with Assault Weapon Special Allegation Dec. 13
Alleged Burglar Collected Tools and Hid After Hours at Home Depot, CCPD Says Dec. 13
Two Arrested on Suspicion of Shoplifting From Harbor Freight; Subject Found Pretending to be Asleep in Suspicious Vehicle Dec. 13
Snow's Falling on 199; More Expected Wednesday Dec. 13
Redistricting Process: With Adoption of Draft Map 1, Supervisors Stick As Closely to Status Quo As Possible Dec. 14
DN Community Development Department Gets Ready to Breach Lake Earl Dec. 14
New Information Comes Up in Nearly 4-Year-Old Missing Person's Case Dec. 14
Assemblyman Wood Discusses Broadband, Recycling, Wildfire, Health With Del Norte Supervisors Dec. 15
Proposal to Reduce Cannabis Tax Rate for Retailers in Del Norte County Fails; Tax Affects One Business Currently Dec. 15
Curry Commissioner Suggests Ordinance Prohibiting Needle Exchange Programs on Eve of Behavioral Health Resource Network Grant Application Deadline; Chair Herzog Brought to Tears Dec. 15
Razor Clam Fishery Closes in Del Norte County Due To Domoic Acid Hazard Dec. 16
Though Its Ordinances Are Now Codified, Crescent City Harbor Commissioners Say Further Discussion on Specifics is Needed Dec. 16
COVID-19 Holiday Schedule Changes Dec. 17
Rikuzentakata Hosts Sister City Exhibition Featuring Rumiano Cheese, SeaQuake Beer and Del Norte High School Dec. 17
The Legacy: A Year Following Its Purchase, Del Norte County Will Begin Physical Transition to a Permanent Supportive Housing Program Dec. 17
Crescent City Man Allegedly Installed Hidden Camera in Bathroom He Shares With Other Residents, Including An Underage Girl, CCPD Chief Says Dec. 20
Someone Swiped a Trailer Belonging to the Del Norte High School Music Department Last Week Dec. 20
In A Long-Awaited Decision, Council Appoints Jason Greenough to Second Term as Mayor; Isaiah Wright Will Be Mayor Pro Tempore Dec. 21
Crescent Fire & Rescue Will Make Third Attempt at FEMA Grant For Breathing Apparatuses; Council Urges Chief to Figure Out Measure S-Funded Backup Plan Dec. 21
Counterfeit Bill At Tractor Supply Leads to Meth For Sale Arrest Dec. 21
Labyrinth Group Presents Big $7,617 Check to Crescent City Council; Wier Unveils Paths of Culture Project For Beachfront Park Dec. 21
Dogs Killing Cats in the Fort Dick Area As County Animal Control Remains Short Staffed Dec. 22
Del Norte Public Health Urges Precautions During Holiday Season, Says COVID's Omicron Variant Likely Present in the County Dec. 22
Redwood Coast Transit Temporarily Reduces Hours to Account for Sudden Driver Shortage; Regular Schedule to Resume Next Month Dec. 23
Del Norters Get 5-Year Exemption From State's Organics, Food Waste Recycling Requirements Dec. 23
Cold Storm System Brings Snow to Crescent City, Creates Hazardous Driving Conditions Up U.S. 199 Dec. 27
Fire Causes Heavy Damage to Historic Port Orford Home; Go Fund Me Account Set Up for Home's Occupants Dec. 27
Two People Hospitalized With COVID, Del Norte Public Health Reports Dec. 27
Crescent City Councilors Poised to Hire Martha Rice As City Attorney Dec. 28
Here Are WRO's Top Stories for 2021 — The Year of Delta? Dec. 29