A new piece of legislation introduced in the state House of Representatives Wednesday could allow state officials to commandeer city police, take taxing districts’ tax revenue — and take a bite out of everyone’s paycheck to provide public safety in the county.

The proposed bill, crafted by Rep. Chris Garrett (D-Lake Oswego), chair of the Rules Committee, was introduced Wednesday.

Curry County Sheriff John Bishop isn’t the only one waiting for the outcome of the May 21 tax property levy question.

He believes the Mexican Mafia is lurking on the sidelines — in the forests, actually — waiting to move in when law enforcement forces are further reduced if voters don’t approve the ballot question.

Thousands of Americans marked the seventh annual AmeriCorps Week in March, recognizing AmeriCorps members, alumni and programs that address the country’s most pressing challenges through service.

One of them, Jessica Delaney, is in Brookings, working with Curry Community Health by completing a comprehensive Community Health Assessment, a Community Health Improvement Plan and collecting and organizing documentation.

The Port Orford police are asking anyone who might have lived at the Anchor Inn RV Park in the past five years to contact them after human remains were found in the yard behind a trailer there March 11.

Police were summoned when park owner Craig Lundborg was clearing a site after moving a trailer as part of renovation there and discovered a human skull about 6 inches under the soil.

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The Brookings City Council is considering plans to designate areas in city parks in which dogs can run free, play with other pups and socialize.

The council Monday evening approved a change in city ordinance that will allow such parks.

The Brookings City Council plans to send a letter to the state in opposition to two bills addressing how the state would ensure Curry County stays fiscally solvent if voters defeat the May 21 property tax question.

The question asks voters to increase property taxes $1.84 per $1,000 assessed valuation for those living in cities and $1.97 for those living in unincorporated Curry County to keep county law enforcement at minimum levels.

Port Orford police are investigating the discovery of human bones after a man found a skull under a trailer he was moving from a trailer park Monday afternoon.

The bones were discovered when the new owners of the Anchor Inn RV Park, at 557 9th St., were removing an abandoned trailer. The skull was laying on the ground; other bones were found buried later. 

Curry County Sheriff’s officers Sunday found a 71-year-old Gold Beach man who’d been lost in the woods near the Oregon Redwood Trail for almost 24 hours.

The Sheriff’s Office received a call at 4:38 p.m. Saturday stating that John McDougal had become lost while hiking the trail with his wife, Donna. Sheriff’s personnel and Search and Rescue volunteers conducted a hasty search of the area, but were unable to find the man before darkness fell.

Submitted photo Members of the Crescent City Swim Club at Saturday’s swim meet. Submitted photo

True to its name, approximately 60 swimmers completed a series of strokes and relay events over three and a half hours.

Brandon Thompson, left, and Sam Blosch receive the Coast Guard’s highest qualification Friday. The Pilot/Jane Stebbins

Brandon Thompson, 25, and Sam Blosch, 27,   were given golden “checks” – medallions engraved with a life ring and two oars – for the years of  training spent to earn the certifications, whose holders represent the smallest operating specialty in the Guard.