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Gold Beach, Bookings-Harbor see placers at State Track shot put on Thursday (42-0 ¾). Gold Beach was 10th in the team race.

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Gold Beach had a pair of state champions in the Class 2A state track meet Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene. Korben Storns won the discus with a throw of 149 feet, 4 inches. Nelson Wilstead took the javelin with a heave of 172-2. Storns also ﬁnished fourth in the

BROOKINGS-HARBOR The Bruins had one placer each for the girls and the boys in the Class 3A meet. Lexie Newman was seventh in the 400 meters, ﬁnishing in 1:00.95. Peter Goode was seventh in the 800, ﬁnishing in 2:03.18.

Curry County Sheriffs erase thin blue line Unofficial between California and Oregon Election Results The DNSO Deputies are Sergeant McClaflin, Investigations Supervisor and Sergeant Dylan Balch. Sheriff Scott administering the Oath of Office to Curry investigators Shannon and Freeman. Sheriffs Ward and Scott con-

BY ROGER GITLIN Country Media, Inc.

Last week, Del Norte Sheriff Garrett Scott and Curry County (OR) Sheriff John Ward announced a Hands Across the Border agreement to join forces to help combat drugs and stolen property crossing state lines. Two deputies from Del Norte and two deputies from Curry took their respective Oaths from Oregon and California. Cross Deputization will allow investigation teams to conduct operations jointly. Sheriff Scott said, “Teams from both counties can assist each other in search warrants to help identify suspects and stolen property as well as information exchange.” The extradition process remains unchanged with an arrestee going directly to jail within the jurisdiction the accused is arrested. An extradition warrant would follow.

curred theft issues and narcotics tend to go hand-in-hand in both Curry and Del Norte, oftentimes share the same suspects and locations from burglaries and commercial thefts. Sheriffs Scott and Ward are considering including other law enforcement agencies in

the program. The Crescent City Police Dept. has also assigned two ofﬁcers in future expansion of inter-state investigations. The thin blue line on Law enforcement between the Beaver State and the Golden State is slowly fading.

STAFF REPORT

The unofficial election results have been released following voting for May, 21, 2024 Primary Elections. Of the 19,020 registered voters in Curry County, 7,988 cast their ballot in this cycle, which is a voter participation rate of 42%. All results are pending official confirmation. These are preliminary figures.

Local Results: Curry County Commissioner, Pos. 2 Winner: Patrick Hollinger, 60.93% of the vote. John Herzog, 38.24%

Curry County Commissioner, Pos. 3 Winner: Jay Trost, 93.37% Curry County Assessor Winner: Kiley M Wegner, 98.35% Coos County Sheriff Winner: John L Ward, 62.41% Jeremy Krohn, 28.90% Thomas Eslinger, 7.81% Measure 08-114, Curry FiveYear Law Enforcement Levy Winner: No, 71.64% Yes, 28.36%

State & Federal Results: President – Democrat Winner: Joseph R Biden Jr, 88.10%

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