March 2021

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DNUSD Offering No Salary Increase To Teachers, Citing the Need of a Loan to Pay Its Bills Mar. 1
DNUSD Wants to Re-Start Athletics, But COVID-19 Counts Still a Smidge Too High Mar. 1
Campbell Pleads Guilty To One Count Election Fraud Mar. 2
Though Crescent City Stands To Gain Over $1.2 Million, Councilors Oppose Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Mar. 2
OBITUARY: Edwin Lee Owings, 1958-2021 Mar. 3
‘We’re Born Indian and We Die White’: California Indigenous Fear COVID Deaths Undercounted Mar. 3
Pool 'On Track' to Open April 12; City Recruiting Lifeguards Mar. 3
Curry County Board of Commissioners Approves $21,365 Propane Generator for the Cape Blanco Emergency Communication Tower Mar. 3
Crews Continue 'Re-sloping the Hillside' At Last Chance Grade Mar. 3
Measure R Oversight Committee Applications Available Mar. 4
Brookings-Harbor SD Releases Guidelines for Spectator Sports Mar. 4
DNUSD Attendance, Enrollment Drops; Official Says Million Dollar Cliff Looms In 2022-23 If Numbers Don't Improve Mar. 4
Decoy Posing as 14-Year-Old Leads to Arrest of 'Predators' Seeking Sex With a Minor, Del Norte County Sheriff's Office Says Mar. 5
Community Food Council Offers Grants to Local Fishermen Wanting to Distribute Seafood Locally Mar. 5
Del Norte County, Rikuzentakata Relationship to be Featured During Japan Earthquake, Tsunami Commemoration Mar. 5
More Vaccine Trickles Into County, New COVID-19 Testing Sites Up and Running Mar. 8
With Contract Negotiations at a Stand-Still, Smith River Fire Threatens To Cancel Service To Tolowa Dee-ni' Properties Mar. 8
Delays Reduced to 30 Minutes on U.S. 101 at Last Chance Grade Mar. 8
Child Support Services Will Move Despite Current Landlord's Objections, Threats to Sue Mar. 9
Del Norte COVID-19 Update: County Vaccinated 400 People Saturday, May Take Show To Fairgrounds Mar. 9
Crescent City Man Pleaded Guilty to Second-Degree Murder In Connection With Parents' Deaths; Sentenced to At Least 30 Years in Prison Mar. 10
U.S. Coast Guard Patrol Boat Decommissioned After 21 Years of Service in Crescent City Mar. 10
'We Got Kids Playing Again'; Sports Resume at Middle Schools, DNHS with COVID-19 Restrictions Mar. 10
As California Prepares to Close Its Juvenile Detention Centers, Del Norte and Other Rural Counties are Wondering How They'll Fill The Gap Mar. 11
RNSP Rangers Seek Help Identifying Suspects in Car Burglary at Prairie Creek Mar. 12
Crescent City Council Seeks 5th Member — Residents Only! Mar. 15
Fed Up With Changing Guidelines, Slow Vaccine Distribution, DNUSD Superintendent Calls For Advocacy Campaign Mar. 15
CCPD Arrest Woman With Meth, Heroin and a Stolen Firearm Mar. 16
Del Norte COVID-19 Update: 13 New Cases Reported; Rehwaldt Discusses Vaccines, Tier Levels With City Council Mar. 16
With Construction of Upstream Communications Tower, Yurok Tribe Brings Broadband to Wautec and Environs For the First Time Mar. 16
Three Caltrans Workers Injured By Falling Tree While Performing Slide Prevention Work at Last Chance Grade Mar. 16
Gerhard Weber Takes Carol White's Place As Crescent City Harbor Commissioner Mar. 16
Solid Waste Authority Takes Over Problem Property Near Former Crescent City Landfill Mar. 16
5 Percent Rate Increase Proposed for Most Recology Del Norte Customers; Town Hall Meeting Set to Discuss Changes Mar. 17
Crescent City Council Seeks Tribal Support As It Seeks A Coastal Development Grant To Halt Bluff Erosion on Pebble Beach Drive Mar. 17
Sen. McGuire Town Hall On COVID-19 Vaccinations Tonight Mar. 18
Beach Fire Ban On Public Property Between Battery Point and Preston Island Adopted Mar. 18
Wild Rivers Community Foundation Starts Summer Youth Mini Grant Program Mar. 18
Crescent City Man Struck By Car On Northcrest Drive Hospitalized With Major Injuries Mar. 18
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Seeks to Repatriate Reservation Ranch; 1600-acre Smith River Property Listed For $12.95 Million Despite Coastal Act Violations Mar. 18
2-Hour Delays At Last Chance Grade Resume Mar. 18
Presence of Whales in Central California Prompt Advisory for Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide Mar. 19
Crescent City Contracts With Brand Strategist to Leverage Resources For Local Businesses, Nonprofits Mar. 19
DNSO Welcomes New Deputy, Deanna Esmaeel Mar. 19
Underage Decoys Able to Buy Alcohol at Pizza Hut, Other Local Businesses During Sting Operation, Crescent City Police Department Says Mar. 21
CCPD: Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested, Held on $75,000 Bail Mar. 21
Deputy Proves His Mettle at Early Morning Fire on Elk Valley Road Mar. 22
Teacher at Pelican Bay State Prison Sues CDCR Alleging Racism, Harassment Mar. 22
Woman Killed After Falling From the Roof of a Moving SUV on Whiskey Run Beach Near Bandon, State Police Say Mar. 23
Yurok Tribe Looks to Release Condors in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022 Mar. 23
Del Norte CAO Jay Sarina Retires March 31; Assistant CEO Neal Lopez Will Take Over Mar. 23
Del Norte to Contract With State My Turn Program as Vaccine Rollout Continues Mar. 23
Pause on Indoor Dining: Curry County Moves to Extreme COVID-19 Risk Level Friday, CCPH Says Mar. 24
Tsunami Warning Test Today Mar. 24
Redistricting Process Begins Though Census Data is Late; County Pursues CDBG Dollars for CASA, Senior Nutrition Program Mar. 24
Curry County Board of Commissioners Approves New Litter Patrol Contract That Will Save Taxpayers More Than $10,000 Mar. 24
Sutter Coast Hospital CEO Says Local Mental Health Crisis is Endangering His Staff, Acute Care Patients Mar. 24
KHSU AFTERMATH: Citing Mob Harassment and Religious Persecution, Former Station Manager Peter Fretwell Files Federal Lawsuit Against CSU System Mar. 24
First Fridays Will Make a Comeback in June Mar. 25
California Announces Big Vaccination Expansion; Starting April 1, All Residents 50 and Up to Be Allowed Shots, With Everyone Eligible on April 15 Mar. 25
Online Portal Available to Register for COVID-19 Vaccines in Del Norte; Rehwaldt Says Roughly 7,400 Doses Administered Mar. 25
Fallen Redwood On U.S. 199 Kills Two Mar. 25
With a COVID-19 Vaccine Making the Rounds, Crescent City's Fourth of July Celebration Is On, Chamber Director Says Mar. 25
Discussion Over Congressional Earmarks Lead To Questions About Last Chance Grade Mar. 25
Infant Dies in Josephine County Collision Involving Crescent City Driver Mar. 29
Huffman Brings Last Chance Grade to U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg's Attention; 30-Minute to 2-Hour Delays Possible on 101 This Week, Caltrans Says Mar. 29
Yreka Couple Killed By Fallen Tree Near Hiouchi Leaves Behind 5 Children Mar. 29
Del Norte COVID-19 Update: Twelve New Cases Reported Monday Mar. 29
CAPC Kicks Off Child Abuse Prevention Month With Flag Raising, Candlelight Vigil Mar. 30
Construction on ADA Accessibility Project in Crescent City Begins; Caltrans Work to Replace Dr. Fine Bridge Set to Start This Fall Mar. 30
Del Norte COVID-19 Update: Eleven New Cases; Information About Vaccinations Mar. 30
Report of Armed Man Puts Pine Grove Elementary on Brief Lockdown Mar. 31
Yurok Tribe Plans to Offer Redwood Canoe Tours in June Mar. 31
DNUSD Call for Advocacy Campaign Catches Attention at State Level; Graduation Plans Still in the Works Mar. 31
Data Entry Error To Blame For Incorrect Sixth COVID-19 Death in Del Norte County Mar. 31
Access to Gun Range on Euchre Creek Road Blocked Off With Large Rocks Due to Frequent Littering, Sheriff's Office Says Mar. 31