Category: Del Norte County

  • People v. Cole

    From Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office – January 13, 2017 – The Del Norte District Attorney’s Office announced today that Wiley Allen Cole (28) of Crescent City has been charged with assault on a peace officer with force likely to produce great bodily injury, a special allegation of causing great bodily injury, two counts…

  • Christopher Gregory Bail Set at $140,000

    Christopher Gregory Bail Set at $140,000

    From Del Norte District Attorney’s Office – January 10, 2017 The Del Norte District Attorney’s Office announced today that Christopher Joseph Gregory (31) of Crescent City has been charged for first degree residential burglary with special allegations of a person present and a vulnerable (elderly) victim, elder abuse, assault with force likely to result in…

  • The People v. Moodie

    The People v. Moodie

    From Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office – January 10, 2017 – The Del Norte District Attorney’s Office announced today that Jason Moodie (32) of Crescent City was held to answer charges of sexual assault on a child under 10 years of age and oral copulation on a child following a preliminary hearing this morning…

  • The true costs of recycling

    Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – January 10, 2017 – It seems like it was only yesterday, not two years ago, when I found myself sitting next to Jordan Kekry waiting to be called in for Jury Duty in the Del Norte County’s Court House.  I knew of Jordan, but beyond his distribution business, and of…

  • Mark Roehrig charged

    Del Norte County District Attorney’s Office – January 4, 2017 – The Del Norte District Attorney’s Office announced today that Mark Oliver Roehrig (57) of Crescent City has been charged with the following offenses that are alleged to have occurred on December 26, 2016 in his Crescent City home:  Sexual Penetration by a Foreign Object…

  • Update on Cooper Avenue closure

    By Donna Westfall – December 20, 2016 – You may not like it but here it is.  Cooper Avenue is due to be closed for another three plus months and cost roughly $100,000 to fix. Roger Gitlin, Supevisor 1st District, posted the following on Facebook: “Allow me to update you on the closure of Graveyard…

  • 25 foot motorhome stolen

    Credit to The Del Norte and Curry County Scanner Feed – November 29, 2016 – Around 6:30 pm, a suspect entered a 25 foot, tan Mercedes motorhome in the WalMart parking lot and attempted to attack the owner.  The owner jumped out and the suspect took off. A chase ensued.  California Highway Patrol and the Del…

  • THE DNSWMA to raise rates?

    Opinion Piece By Samuel Strait – November 18, 2016 Once again garbage rates are a topic of conversation in Del Norte County thanks our beloved State, and the fetish that our local Solid Waste staff and current Solid Waste commission have for recycling..  I don’t know how many times it has to be said that…

  • Guess who retired?

    Among friends, co-workers, advertisers and other business people, Rene Shanle-Hutzell, radio station manager of KCRE FM, had a big send off Tuesday night, November 15th, to start her retirement. Connie Hannan McDonald said, “Thank you for working with me and my businesses over the last 20 years.” We wish Rene a happy retirement!

  • Suggestions needed on feeding the hungry and not wasting fresh food

    By Donna Westfall – November 16, 2016 – Do you hate waste, particularly when it involves fresh produce that could be used to feed people.  We have a dilemma in this town.  It’s not a big problem.  It’s just that when Rural Human Services (RHS) has too much fresh produce, sometimes it goes to waste.…