Bonnie L. described Every Child Curry’s My Neighbor needs program, tutoring and enrichment for children in care, regional camps restarted with grant support, and rollout of TBRI caregiver trainings and grief-support services for resource families.

PRMC CEO Bill Priest told the Curry County Commission the hospital has added specialists and services — including a cath lab, expanded behavioral health, a new MRI and a $4.5M linear accelerator — and reported increases in patient days, surgeries and clinic visits as it tries to keep more care local.

Following a fatal crash in the Langlois area, commissioners said they have discussed radar speed signs with ODOT and may spend between $15,000 and $30,000 for installations; they also described engineering work to assess county-owned land near Port Orford for potential housing development.

The director of accounting operations told commissioners the county recently received $1,255,000 in FEMA reimbursements for storm and emergency repairs and that the road fund now stands just over $24 million, growth attributed to reimbursements and careful fiscal management.

Commissioners discussed an ordinance to restrict sales and possession of nitrous oxide, kratom‑related compounds and certain inhalants, stressing youth protection and coordination with public health and law enforcement; they agreed to form a task group to draft proposed language and gather templates from other counties.

Curry County Prevention and a district attorney investigator asked the board to pursue county-level restrictions after local testing found phenibut, large nitrous‑oxide canisters and colorful kratom/tianeptine products readily available; commissioners scheduled a workshop to review templates from neighboring counties.

Commissioners reported a return to a 75/25 split for ONC timber receipts and approval of an intergovernmental agreement that will let the county pursue a $250,000 grant for forest‑road repairs; they said timber receipts may outpace property tax receipts in coming years.

A Gold Beach commercial fisherman told commissioners that crowded conditions and lack of marine patrols at the Rogue River bar created dangerous navigation conditions; commissioners pledged to contact the Oregon State Marine Board, the Coast Guard and seek letters from local operators to support enforcement.

Board approved the meeting agenda, unanimously approved a $250,000 IGA with the Oregon Department of Forestry for forest-road repairs, and unanimously adopted a preservation order to secure IT records related to the Lynn Coker email breach following executive session.

Commissioner Pat Hollinger led approval of a trilateral intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service to fund forest-service-road repairs; the first project is funded at $250,000 and project work will be selected on a case-by-case basis.

A commissioner warned the state's draft offshore wind roadmap could privilege developers and other stakeholders, urged avoiding cooperation with leasing efforts until residents’ interests are protected, and asked the board to direct staff to study shoreland land-use, zoning and permitting changes to block inappropriate onshore facilities.

The Curry County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution asking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to maintain a minimum Rogue River flow of 1,500 cubic feet per second at the Agnes meter through mid-September to support recreation and protect returning Chinook salmon.

County Director Ted Fitzgerald reported that union negotiations are completed and agreements are being finalized, the county has engaged outside counsel for a May IT breach investigation, septic feasibility for a North County housing project near Pacific High School is finished, and parts to repair communications towers at Agnes have arrived. Commissioners also discussed an upcoming county press release about a sheriff-related news item and ongoing investigations.

After a joint session with Coos County transit officials, Curry County commissioners approved motions to pursue annexation into the Coos County Area Transportation District effective July 1, 2027, designate a grant writer, and submit a regional planning grant, while officials pledged safeguards for Curry representation and service equity.

Curry County commissioners voted to approve $64,697.94 in emergency repairs to the Agnes communications tower to stabilize service for emergency responders, citing instability tied to the system operating on a T1 line. The board then entered an executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(h).

A heavy police presence remains in the Agness area Wednesday as authorities continued searching for a wanted man believed to be armed and possibly dangerous, ac

The board set a joint meeting for June 29 at 10:00 a.m. to discuss an annexation plan by the Coos County Area Transportation District that would make Curry County part of CCATD effective July 1, 2027, with the stated goal of improving sustainability and coordination of rural transit services along the southern Oregon coast.

Trial court administrator Thomas Langford told the Curry County Board of Commissioners that courthouses have seen 'at least 76 new incidents' in 2025 and that planned upgrades (metal detectors, x‑ray, ballistic windows) are in place but full screening is limited by staff and recurring cost gaps; commissioners agreed to consider the request as part of the 2026–27 budget.

An independent HR review for Curry County identified eight themes — from succession and payroll risk to inconsistent onboarding and discipline documentation — and recommended an off-site contracted HR director supported by an on-site coordinator, an employee handbook, SOP library, wage analysis and department-head training.

The Border Coast Regional Airport Authority briefed Curry County commissioners on a $7.6 million FAA-funded runway rehab with a 5% local match, a new $600,000 fire truck and study findings that the airport supports about $2.2 million in tourist spending and roughly 100 jobs. The authority is exploring runway extensions and new routes.

Brookings Mayor Eric Perrotta thanked commissioners for support of a school resource officer and asked the county to provide an expedited letter backing two Brookings-area census tracts in a coordinated South Coast Opportunity Zone application.