Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, Local News

The Brookings City Council will hold a short meeting today starting at 5:30 p.m., followed by a workshop regarding the final revision for the T-Pac reboot. The meeting will be held in the city hall council chambers on Elk Drive.

A citizen tip led to the arrest of a 50-year-old man on various drug charges Feb. 5 in Crescent City. A suspected drug deal in the Jed Smith Shopping Center parking lot was called in to the Crescent City Police Department. A short time later, Detective Miller arrested Isaac Cunningham for possession of a controlled substance and other counts. Cunningham reportedly had 53.7 grams of suspected methamphetamine in his possession.

The Crescent Fire Protection District board will consider authorizing a compensation study at today’s 5 p.m.meeting in the district’s headquarters on Washington Boulevard in Crescent City. A proposed fire department employee wage update is also scheduled.

In sports news:

Del Norte High’s boys wrestling team dominated the Humboldt-Del Norte League championships Saturday in Arcata. Individual champions included David Burshiem, Thunder Lewis, Remington Escobedo, Davion Johnson, and Robert Reyes-Villegas. Wyatt Lewis was named the top upper-weight wrestler in the tournament. It was the eighth consecutive HDN championship for Del Norte. Four Warriors won titles in the girls’ competition: Aubrey Dodson, Karlye Dodson, Aileen Carlson and Allie Bartley.

The Brookings-Harbor High girls’ basketball team continued its winning streak, knocking off Rogue River Friday 70-14 to boost its record to 7-0 against Southern Oregon Conference foes. The Bruin boys also won over Rogue River, 68-51.

Thanks to big road wins over Fortuna on Friday and Eureka on Saturday, the Del Norte High boys’ basketball team advanced to the Dick Nickali/Humboldt-Del Norte League Championship Tournament. The Warriors play at Arcata tonight at 7 p.m. At the same time, the Del Norte girls team, which also qualified, will take on the Loggers in Eureka. Listen to the game and updates on KPOD 97.9 FM.