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Beleaguered Harbor Commission Mired in an Ocean of Debt, Dysfunction and Restraining Orders
In its Mission Statement, “The Crescent City Harbor District (CCHD) provides sustainable marine and shore-based commercial, economic, educational and recreational opportunities for the benefit of the community.” Along the journey to meet this lofty goal, the CCHD has managed to upset several Harbor tenants, vessel owners who moor their boats in the Harbor and at least two commissioners who’ve very publicly expressed concerns over Harbor operations and finances. The latest imbroglio involves a Bayside RV resident (who shall remain anonymous) and Harbormaster Tim Petrick who...
Letter: Response to Hendricks column titled ‘Economic Summit’
I am writing in response to an opinion article written by Kevin Hendricks about the “Economic Summit” he attended. In his article he made a comment about Del Norte Counties presentation by me to the attendees. In his critique he neglected to include the various actions taken by the county for economic development presented at the summit. Fiscal Year 2023 & 2024 1. $3.1 million dollars for Del Norte County...
Art Thief film showing tomorrow as part of the Wild Rivers Film Festival
MEDFORD, Ore. – With the "Art Thief" being screened Monday night as part of the Wild Rivers Film Festival, Jacqueline Emerson, known for her role in the Hunger Games as Foxface, visited NewsWatch 12, for an exclusive sit down with NewsWatch 12’s Carlos Murrieta. “It's a really fun...
Ethan Warner of Brookings competed in the Baja Society of Automotive Engineers California
Twenty-six students from Oregon Tech's Baja Racing team traveled to Lebec, Cali., April 25-28 to compete in Baja Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) California, where students test their self-built off-road vehicle for performance and endurance. Ethan Warner of Brookings attended the event as part of Oregon Tech's Baja Racing team. Warner is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering Tech at Oregon Tech. Baja SAE is a Collegiate Design...
Coastal Commission Takes a Look/See at Pebble Beach Slides and Other Projects
The California Coastal Commission team paid a visit to Crescent City last week for an on-site visit to observe first hand, the deteriorating slide damage which has closed iconic Pebble Beach Drive from 7th to 8th streets. The City remains on a Declaration Emergency continuance pursuant to Public Contract Code but was unable to reiterate its emergency status at the May 6 meeting due to a lack of a 4/5 City Council quorum. Only three councilors were present at the first May meeting. ...
Matthew Rickner murder trial begins
A trial is indeed a rare event…a murder trial occurs about as often as a solar eclipse. In 2023, from some 2000 Del Norte cases about a quarter of those cases were felonies. there were just seven cases that went to trial. Mostly for cost expediency, plea deals are almost the rule, again with rare exceptions. The Second Degree Murder and Drug Trial of Matthew Earl Rickner, 30, is one of those rare solar eclipse cases. ...
Crescent City 8th Grader Receives National Scholastics Award in Writing
Uncharted Shores Academy’s Offshore Program is proud to announce that 8th grader Elle Dauber has been awarded Scholastic Art and Writing Awards’ Silver Key in Writing. Elle's essay Red Eyes scored among the top one percent of submissions in all grade levels for Personal Essay and Memoir in Region-at-Large West, spanning rural counties in California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards is the nation’s longest running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens hosted by the...
Public against planned coastal wind farms as federal agency advances plan for windmills
BROOKINGS, COOS BAY, OREGON COAST, Ore. -- A day-long meeting of a task force tracking a federal agency's wind farm plans along the Oregon coast is done after its afternoon became a long public comment session far beyond the half-hour planned. Oregonians generally expressed concern that the U.S. Bureau of...
CCPD search warrant nets major meth and weapons haul
Last Friday, the CCPD with the assistance from the California Highway Patrol and CDCR Pelican Bay CERT Team served a search warrant on a residential property on the 2500 block of Roy Avenue in the Bertch tract. During a search of the residence, close to a pound of methamphetamine packaged for sales, numerou items of drug paraphernalia, several firearms and stolen property were seized. Several stolen tools were located as...
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