Monday, March 2, 2026, Local News

A public hearing for Community Development Block Grant funding availability will be covered today when the Crescent City City Council meets at 6 p.m. in the Flynn Center on H Street. Also on the agenda is approving a scoreboard and timing system for the Fred Endert Municipal Swimming Pool.

Written nominations for the Tolowa Dee-Ni` Tribal Council are being accepted until March 20. Nominations will also be accepted in person, or via Zoom, on March 21 during the general membership meeting. More information is available by calling (707) 487-9255.

In sports news:

It was a great weekend for local wrestlers at state championships.

• At the O-S-A-A championships in Portland, Brookings-Harbor High’s senior Lexie Newman captured the 130-pound state title, winning in the final match 13-6. The tournament featured the best in the Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A wrestlers. She finished the season with a 31-5 record.
• Del Norte High’s Wyatt Lewis and Thunder Lewis both placed at the California Wrestling Championships Saturday. At 126 pounds, Thunder Lewis finished third, while brother Wyatt Lewis finished second at 157 pounds. The C-I-F championships feature all divisions in the state.

Brookings-Harbor High’s girls’ basketball team closed its season Saturday, falling at Vale High nears the Idaho border 54-24 in the second round of the OSAA Class 3A playoffs. The Bruins – who won the Southern Oregon League championship – finished with a 17-8 overall record.