BROOKINGS, Ore. – The Brookings Harbor School Board hired its next superintendent. Helena Johanssn-Chirinian will be starting July 1st. The current superintendent David Marshall previously announced his pending retirement. Johanssn-Chirinian spent 17 years in the school district including as a principal ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore. – Tens of thousands of dollars are headed to support Curry County warming shelters. This week, the Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation (HAF+WRCF) granted $33,880 to three Curry County organizations working to keep unhoused ...
BROOKINGS, Ore. – John McKinney served on the Brookings city council for four years. We’re learning from him, the extent of the investigation into Howard and how there are more allegations against her, that have not led to charges. Brookings ...
BROOKINGS, Ore. – In July, Brookings city manager Janell Howard was placed on paid administrative leave for a non-work related theft charge at the city’s Fred Meyer store. The Curry County District Attorney’s office took over the case and later ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore.— Over the weekend, the Curry County Sheriff’s Office rescued a group of Brookings residents who were stuck in the snow. The sheriff’s office got a call early Sunday morning in the area of Hazel Camp Road. The ...
CURRY COUNTY, Ore. – A search and rescue training session turned into a real-life operation over the weekend. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday morning, a Brookings man called 911 and said he got a call from his ...
BROOKINGS, Ore. – The Port of Brookings Harbor is set to receive $1.8 million for natural disaster recovery efforts. The harbor’s manager tells NBC5 it’s to help remove debris following a storm in April 2019. The heavy rainfall caused excessive ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Over $5 million is heading to Oregon to help clean up the Port of Brookings Harbor and to help with disaster mitigation costs. Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the port and the ...
BROOKINGS, Ore. – One Brookings restaurant is looking elsewhere for Dungeness crab as the season continues to be delayed on the Southern Oregon coast. The season was supposed to open on December 1. However, testing showed elevated levels of bio-toxins ...
BROOKINGS, Ore. – An elderly man died after he was hit by a paint striping truck in Brookings. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office said on Sunday, October 9, a truck from a Salem striping and curbing company was doing work ...