March 2022

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Federal Environmental Impact Statement Recommends Klamath Dam Removal to Proceed Mar. 1
Resighini Rancheria Receives $46,699 National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Help Develop Tribal Archives Mar. 1
Del Norte County Supervisor Bob Berkowitz Dies at 81 Mar. 2
State Wildlife Officers Seize 575 Under-size Dungeness Crab in Crescent City, Eureka Mar. 2
Curry Commissioner Chris Paasch Threatens Lawsuit Against Fellow Commissioner and the County Over Alleged Email Claiming Corruption; Offers to Drop Suit if Boice Resigns Mar. 2
'We've Lost an Iconic Del Norter': From Radio to Research, Berkowitz's Life Extended Beyond the Board of Supervisors, Friends Say Mar. 2
Del Norte Public Health Releases Mask Update Mar. 2
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation Stands With Yurok Tribe On Emergency Declaration for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Mar. 3
Three More COVID Deaths Reported in Del Norte This Week; Public Health Branch Transitions to Bi-Weekly Updates Mar. 3
Agness Road Reopened to One-Way Traffic After Landslide Mar. 3
Deadline Approaching for Del Norte Basketball Sign-up Mar. 3
Commissioner Boice Responds to Commissioner Paasch's Lawsuit Declaration; Paasch Makes Accusatory Email Public Mar. 3
Commercial Fishermen Land $20 Million in Dungeness Crab in Crescent City Mar. 4
Curry County Deputy Seizes Half-Pound of Meth, Scales, Packing Material During Traffic Stop Near California Border Mar. 4
Brookings City Councilors to Discuss Proposed Fuel Tax Measure, Safe Injection Sites Ban Mar. 4
Boice Issues Apology for Calling Commissioner Herzog ‘Weak’ in Same Email That Accused Commissioner Paasch of Corruption Mar. 6
CCPD Says Report of Student Bringing Gun to School is an Unfounded Rumor Mar. 7
CC-DN Taxpayers Association's Petition to Repeal Measure R Sales Tax Will Go Before County Supervisors Mar. 7
Del Norte Supes to Discuss How to Fill District 5 Vacancy Mar. 7
Highway 199 Closed Near Crescent City After Semi Crash Mar. 8
Del Norte District 5 Seat Will Go Before Voters in June Mar. 8
Del Norte Supervisors Delay Measure R Repeal, Ask Staff to Outline Initiative's Impacts to Law Enforcement, Code Enforcement, Probation Mar. 8
Del Norte Sheriff Charged With Election Fraud, Perjury; DA Alleges Randy Waltz Submitted a False Address On His Voter Registration Papers Mar. 9
Sixes Man Killed in Fatal Highway 101 Crash, State Police Say Mar. 9
Crescent City Councilors Add Support to Legislation that Protects North Fork Smith River From Mining Mar. 9
Del Norte Supervisors are Treating Fraud Charges Against Sheriff as a 'Personnel Matter,' CAO Neal Lopez Says Mar. 10
Water Line Break in Brookings' Marina Heights Neighborhood Causes Service Interruptions Mar. 10
Permit System to Limit Number of Cars Entering Fern Canyon and Gold Bluffs Beach During Peak Months; Entrance Fee Increased Mar. 10
Despite Increases in Tax Revenue, Including An Extra $700,000 in Measure S Dollars, Crescent City Struggles With Staffing Mar. 10
Del Norte COVID Update: Cases Decreased by 27 Percent During First Week of March, Public Health Officer Says Mar. 11
Sutter Coast Hospital Nurses Will Join 'Informational Picket' Focusing on Staffing, Workplace Violence Protections, Pandemic Readiness Mar. 11
Former CCPD Lt. Garrett Scott is Running for Del Norte Sheriff Unopposed; Candidate Lineup Set for District 3 Supervisor; Filing Periods Still Open for Districts 4, 5 Supervisor Seats Mar. 11
KFUG Interviews Valerie Starkey on Measure R Repeal, Recent Fraud Charges Against Sheriff Mar. 11
Crescent City Police Investigating Dead Body Found Near Rite Aid Mar. 12
Curry County Deputies Arrest Brookings Man Following Altercation, Standoff at Port of Brookings Harbor Mar. 14
Randy Waltz is Still Del Norte Sheriff Despite Perjury, Fraud Charges, CAO Says Mar. 14
Del Norte Sheriff Randy Waltz Resigns Mar. 14
Randy Waltz: 'The Vigorous Defense Of These Charges Will Necessarily Detract From My Ability to Perform My Duties' Mar. 14
Del Norte Ambulance Seeks Agreement to Answer 911 Medical Calls Exclusively in Del Norte Mar. 15
Crescent Fire Protection District Seeks to Negotiate With Harbor to Avoid Lawsuit Mar. 15
Caltrans Continues Work on Retaining Walls at Last Chance Grade; Emergency Project Expected to be Finished Later This Year Mar. 16
Mini-Grants For Artists, Total of $8,500 Available Mar. 16
Candidates Set for Del Norte's Districts 4 and 5 Supervisor Seats Mar. 16
Another Company Makes Pitch to Crescent City Harbor Over Its RV Parks, Says Plan Includes the Long-Term Residents Mar. 17
Curry Board of Commissioners Agrees to Follow Brookings in Drafting Ordinance That Aims to Avoid ‘Safe Injection Sites’ and ‘Supervised Drug Consumption Facilities’ Mar. 17
CCPD Arrests Subject On Suspicion of Brandishing a Knife; Officer Held Him At Gunpoint Briefly Mar. 17
GUEST ESSAY: Can a Maximum-Security Prison Be a Place of Connection? Mar. 18
Negotiating Their First-Ever Contract with Sutter Health, Sutter Coast Nurses Push For Safer Workplace, Better Collaboration with Admin Mar. 18
Crescent City Council to Discuss Gas Prices Mar. 18
Tsunami Preparedness Test on Wednesday; Del Norters Urged to Provide Feedback Mar. 21
Federal Wildlife Officials Propose Protection for Silvery Phacelia, a Rare Plant Whose Largest Stronghold is in Del Norte Mar. 21
Del Norte Supes Contemplate Appointing Unopposed Sheriff's Candidate, Garrett Scott, to Position Early Mar. 22
Correctional Officer Charged With Arranging to Meet a 14-year-old For Sex; Arrest Was Part of Operation Targeting Child Predators Using Decoys Mar. 23
Crescent City Councilors Discuss Appeal to State Lawmakers Regarding Gas Prices, Relief for Consumers Mar. 23
Crescent City, Del Norte County Pass First Ordinances Related to SB 1383; County Staff Planning on Lobbying For Permanent Rural Exemption to Organics Collections Mandate Mar. 24
Animal Control Seizes Horses, Goats Housed in 'Highly Concerning' Conditions On Smith River Property, Will 'Almost Certainly' Recommend Animal Cruelty Charges Mar. 25
COVID Testing, Vaccination Sites to Change Venues, Vaccines Will Not Be Offered Monday Mar. 25
Crescent City Proposes Using Surplus Measure S, Bed and Sales Tax Dollars for Front Street Reconstruction, Will Ask Transportation Commission for $400k Mar. 28
Crescent City Man Arrested After Allegedly Admitting to Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography, Police Say Mar. 28
Randy Waltz Arraignment Rescheduled After Both Del Norte Judges Recuse Themselves Mar. 29
Chetco Avenue Speed Limit Reduced By 5 MPH After Study Deemed the Stretch of Highway to Be a 'High-Risk' Pedestrian Corridor Mar. 29
Brookings Pays $300,000 Settlement to Disabled Woman After Court of Appeals Overturned Her 2018 Conviction; Jennifer Gayman Had Been Arrested Following 'Low Speed Pursuit' In Her Mobility Scooter Mar. 30
California Governor Appoints Susan Masten To Fill Vacant Del Norte County District 5 Seat Mar. 30
Crescent City, Del Norte Electeds Tell Youth They're Proud, But Shoot Down Their Proposed Tobacco Retail License Targeting Flavored Vapes Mar. 31
Curry County Budget Committee Agrees to Use More Than $1.8 Million in ARP Funds to Help Balance Budget for 2023 Fiscal Year; County Looks to Impose Consumption Tax Targeting Tourists to Prevent Future Deficits Mar. 31