The LoCO Timeline, p. 9

Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023

Mike McGuire Will be the Next Leader of the California Senate, Under New Deal Announced Today
7:44 p.m.

CHP, Caltrans Scraps Traffic Escort Plan For U.S. 199 Again; Fire Officials Hopeful For Gasquet Following 'Wind Test' Expected Wednesday
7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 28, 2023

DNSO Relaxes Evacuation Order for Low Divide Road Residents; Smith River Complex 6 Percent Contained
12:38 p.m.

Two Found With Stolen Property in Evacuation Zone
10:35 a.m.

UC Cooperative Extension Seeks Answers on Wildfire Costs to Del Norte Residents
10:03 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023

OBITUARY: Thomas Lee Gahart, 1958-2023
7 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 25, 2023

Crescent City Awards 26 Housing Vouchers to DANCO Senior Apartments Project
4:12 p.m.

Pacific Power Says They've Electrified Nearly All Del Norte, Crescent City Customers
3:40 p.m.

Thunderstorm Brings Lightning, Winds to the Oregon Side of the Smith River Complex; Del Norte Dodges Bullet, Fire Spokesman Says
12:44 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023

Crescent City Searches For Options to Continue to Display Val Polyanin's Art
4:26 p.m.

CHP Unveils Plan to Caravan Vehicles Up and Down U.S. 199 Starting Monday, But Only If It's Safe
11:08 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023

CDFW Scientist Addresses Nearshore Groundfish Closure, States Department Was Tracking Quillbacks But Landings 'Shot Up'
3:47 p.m.

CHP Expected to Discuss Status of 199 At Tonight's Smith River Complex Meeting; Evacuation Orders Updated For Residents On Both Sides of State Line
11:54 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023

Fire Emergency Forces Supervisors to Delay Juvenile Hall Closure
3:58 p.m.

County Supervisors Call For Better Communication From Pac Power During Fire Emergency; U.S. 199 Could Reopen To Controlled Traffic Next Week, Chris Howard Says
12:15 p.m.

Crescent City Harbor Commissioners Ask McGuire To Help Modify Nearshore Groundfish Closure Order; County Supervisors Expected to Discuss Issue
5:02 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 21, 2023

Smith River Complex: Gasquet Evacuation Described as 'Orderly'; Holiday, Kelly Fires Merge; Pacific Power Delivers on Generators
noon

Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023

Smith River Complex Update: Fuels Management, Firefighter Efforts Save Camp Six Repeaters; French Hill Residents Ordered to Evacuate
11:52 a.m.

State, Local Elected Officials, Pacific Power Promise Water, Personnel, Generators to Fire-Beleaguered Del Norte
7:48 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 18, 2023

Curry County Moves Forward With Puppy Mill Ordinance Following Comment-Free Public Hearing
4:53 p.m.

Pacific Power De-energizes Transmission Lines Ahead of Smith River Complex Fires; Duration of Outage Unknown
4:48 p.m.

(UPDATE) Most 199 Communities Under Evacuation Notices Due To Smith River Complex; Community Meeting Set For Saturday
10:53 a.m.

Updated Smith River Complex Info: Pioneer Road, Panther Flat Campground Area Ordered to "Go Now"; Gasquet Elevated to Level 2 Evacuation Order; Hiouchi At A Level 1 "Be Ready"
8:11 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023

Curry County Commissioners Follow Jackson, Coos Colleagues in Saying Ballot Measure 110 Doesn't Work, Call For Its Repeal
3:13 p.m.

Smith River Complex Sparks More Evacuations; No Estimated Time For Reopening U.S. 199, Caltrans Says
10:40 a.m.

Crescent City Council Members Say A Tobacco Retail License Won't 'Put the Hammer Down' On Local Businesses
5:02 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023

(Updated) Six Rivers NF: Holiday Fire North of Patrick Creek Burning at 528 Acres, No Threat to Life and Property Currently
11:13 a.m.

11 Active Fires Burning in Gasquet Ranger District, Largest 100 Acres
9:23 a.m.

Curry County SAR Member Aids Rafter During Nighttime Rescue
9:01 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023

Del Norte Fishermen Are Pissed About Nearshore Groundfish Fishery Closure
4:05 p.m.

Obituary: Patricia Diane Bowers, 1955-2023
8:45 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 14, 2023

Recent Point-in-Time Survey Results Show Del Norte's Homeless Population Continues to Increase; 694 Identify As Unhoused
4:39 p.m.

Salmon Festival Celebrates Klamath Dam Removal, Healing of the River
2:09 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023

Curry County Commissioners Discuss Regaining Public, Mental Health Authority Two Years After Ceding Those Powers to the State
5:01 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023

Paving Project On U.S. 199 Between O'Brien and Cave Junction Starts Sunday
4:43 p.m.

Crescent City's ADU Ordinance Gets First Reading; Councilors Uphold Short-term Rental Restrictions
4:20 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023

Del Norte Officials Unveil $9 Million Project Priority List for the Jail, Though It Only Has $3 Million To Spend
4:09 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023

Del Norte Supervisors Green-Light Probation Department Reorg; Juvenile Hall Closure Date Still Undecided
3:54 p.m.

City Shuts Down Front Street As Reconstruction Project Starts
1:21 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 7, 2023

Crescent City Harbor Awards Construction Contract For South Beach Restrooms
4:32 p.m.

After Four Tries, Harbor Commissioners Grant Lease to Seafood Processor
3 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 4, 2023

Owner of Curry County's Only Pet Store Says New Law Aiming to Curtail Puppy Mills Could Shut Her Down
4:16 p.m.

Curry County Contracts Research Firm to Gauge Voter Opinion On Potential Ballot Measure
11:36 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023

Harbor Commissioners Reconsider Proposed Beer Garden and Food Truck Pod Location After Restaurant Owner Speaks Up
2:34 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023

Del Norte Judge Releases DUI Suspect, Cites 2021 California Supreme Court Case Regarding Cash Bail
3:53 p.m.

Brookings Planning Commission Denies St. Timothy's Appeal With One Member Calling the Church's Legal Aid Clinic A Business
11:56 a.m.

Crescent City Harbor Seeks To Spread Out Fashion Blacksmith Payment
5:26 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023

Check Out Prairie Creek's New Electric All-Terrain TRack Chair!
1:10 p.m.

Monday, July 31, 2023

St. Timothy's Appeal Against City Abatement Notice Goes Before Brookings Planning Commission Tomorrow
4:56 p.m.

22-Year-Old Arrested In Crescent City After Allegedly Crashing Stolen Porsche Into House
3:52 p.m.