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Quality Living: How Qualified are the Three Men Running our County?
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In this episode of Quality Living With Peaceful Support, Amanda Whitmore hosts Georgia, a retired financial advisor and author, who shares her insights on pressing governance and financial challenges in Curry County. Georgia discusses her professional background and deep connection to Curry County, alongside concerns about local issues, including a ransomware attack that compromised county data. She highlights the county’s financial instability, criticizing the Board of Commissioners’ budget cuts and lack of transparency. Georgia advocates for informed community involvement, emphasizing the urgent need for responsible fiscal decisions to ensure public safety, particularly regarding sheriff’s office funding and the jail’s Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) program.
Host: Amanda Whittemore; Producer: Amanda Whittemore
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KCIW News: League of Women Voters Brookings Candidates Forum
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The League of Women Voters of Curry County held its third and final Candidates Forum on Saturday, October 8, at the Chetco Library in Brookings. Roughly 100 people came to hear from candidates for State Representative, Curry County Board of Commissioners, and Brookings Mayor and City Council.
During the nearly two-hour session, the candidates gave opening statements, answered questions submitted by audience members, and concluded with closing statements.
Audio from the forum is presented here in its entirety. Video was recorded by Curry County Voices and can be seen at their web site, https://currycountyvoices.com/programs.
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Our Community: Are We Ready?
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KCIW News Investigates: Corruption in Curry County Government?
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Recent accusations of corruption during Curry County Board of Commissioners meetings prompted KCIW to take a closer look at the people in charge of our county. Is there corruption here? KCIW conducted more than a dozen interviews over a four month period to find out, and what we discovered was systemic issues of harassment, threats, abuse of power, and possible election fraud at the highest levels of county government.
Documents:
Commissioner Boice Email Claiming Corruption
Former Facilities Director Brewer Statement to Board of Commissioners
Former Facilities Director Brewer Employee Evaluation
Former Facilities Director Brewer Voter Notices
Emergency Operations Director Dumire Resignation Letter
Sweet Family Letter Concerning Commissioner Boice Residence in Curry County
Commissioner Boice Letter Requesting Commissioner Gold Resignation
Commissioner Boice Public Letter Objecting to Hiring Building Inspector Stauffer
Full Commissioner Boice Interview:
Commissioner Boice agreed to an interview only if KCIW provided him with a copy of the audio file. That is an unusual request, but KCIW felt it important to hear from Commissioner Boice, so we agreed to his condition. You can hear the interview in its entirety here:
Update, August 7, 2024
Full Commissioner Paasch Interview:
Full Chet Brewer Interviews:
Reporter: Lori Gallo Stoddard
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Our Community: More with Diana
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Join Our Community host Candice Michel and Brookings CORE Response Executive Director Diana Cooper as they talk about some of the latest issues here in Curry County, including the ARP money and the $300,000 judgement against the City of Brookings.
Host: Candice Michel; Guest: Brookings CORE Response Executive Director Diana Cooper; Producer: Candice Michel
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Our Community: And the Beat Goes On and On
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What is Harm Reduction, and how can Peer Support work to make our communities safer and healthier? In this week’s Our Community, host Candice Michel and Brookings CORE Response Executive Director Diana Cooper discuss the Curry County American Rescue Plan applications, as well as the Oregon Health Authority funding to implement State Measure 110, strengthening Behavioral Health Resource Networks for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health issues that could significantly assist our County.
Host: Candice Michel; Guests: Diana Cooper; Producer: Candice Michel
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Our Community: The Wrong End of the Stick
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In this segment of Our Community, host Candice Michel and Brookings CORE Response Executive Director Diana Cooper discuss the issues on the upcoming Brookings City Council agenda and applications for the Curry County American Rescue Plan funding.
Host: Candice Michel; Guest: Diana Cooper; Producer: Candice Michel
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Our Community: Curry County American Rescue Plan Funds
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How is Curry County planning on distributing the $4 million or so that they’re receiving from the Federal Government as part of the American Recovery Plan? Join Our Community host Candice Michel and Curry County ARP committee member Diana Cooper as they discuss the work being done so far.
Host: Candice Michel; Guest: Diana Cooper; Producer: Candice Michel
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Building Bridges: Talking About the County . . .
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In this episode of Building Bridges, host Candice Michel and Brookings Mayor Jake Pieper talk about the latest COVID-19 risk designation for Curry County and what that means for our local restaurants, as well as what we each need to do to keep us from going back to Extreme Risk.
Host: Candice Michel; Guest: Brookings Mayor Jake Pieper
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Building Bridges: A House Divided
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In this week’s Building Bridges, host Candice Michel and Brookings Mayor Jake Pieper discuss the current state of dysfunction, both nationally and on the county level, and the possible local implications.
Host: Candice Michel; Guest: Brookings Mayor Jake Pieper
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Are we ready? The Cascadia event is often the most talked about of our potential disasters, but we actually have a assortment of risks ranging from roads washing away during winter storms, to wildfires like the Chetco Bar Fire and the Biscuit Fire before it, to the much anticipated “big one” with the attendant tsunami. The question isn’t if; it’s when. And the next question is, are we prepared? This week, Our Community host Candice Michel chats with Curry County Emergency Manager Monica Ward about the state of readiness of our county and cities. The answer is disturbing, but important to hear.
Host: Candice Michel; Guest: Curry County Emergency Manager Monica Ward; Producer: Candice Michel