Ewing’s Doing’s host Angela Ewing has been exploring the coastal towns of Southern Oregon for many years. In her travels she has discovered secrets that have been hidden by layers of time in some out-of-the-way places. One of them is Lakeside, a tiny community so easily missed when you travel up the coast from Curry […]

Curry Coast Community Radio’s Community Conversations announces a new year-long series called Growing Grassroots Civility. During the inaugural episode of this important series, Host Connie Hunter talks with Julie Schmelzer, head of Economic Development and Administration for Curry County, Lt. Michael “Mick” Espinoza, Curry County Sheriff’s Department Operations Commander, and Jonathan “Jay” Trost, Director of […]

In this edition of Remembering When, host Judith Lidgus explores planning a genealogical research trip. As an experienced researcher, Judith shares her insight into what to do before you leave home, what makes up a good research tote, and how to make every minute count. Are you ready to make the most out of your […]

Do you love butterflies? Have you found yourself setting and watching while they fly from flower to flower? Candice Michel talks with Vicki Mion about the royalty of butterflies, the monarch butterfly, on this edition of Our Community. Learn what makes the monarch special, their amazing multi-generational trans-continental migration, why their numbers are dwindling, and […]

Some of the most interesting and amazing people call this area home. Two of them are the subjects of this new interview for Our Community, Candace and Michael Penney. Candace is a member of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, and was the award-winning Director of Marketing at Lucky 7 Casino before recently retiring. Michael is of […]

To regulate or not to regulate, that’s the question. Should the Brookings City Council place restrictions on the location and height of ham radio antenna towers? Ham radio operators don’t want local restrictions. Some of their neighbours disagree. What does the Brookings Planning Commission recommend and why? Setbacks? Safety issues? Design standards? The issue was […]

Affecting change in rural Southern Oregon is another challenge local leaders face, even beyond providing a stable municipal government in Curry County at it edges toward a fiscal cliff. Following-up on the City Council meeting of June 22, 2015, Brookings City Manager Gary Milliman provides perspective, insight, and the backstory for KCIW’s Community Conversations. Show […]

Cliff Bennett and his wife Roxanne recently moved to Brookings to open their new business, Chet’s Garden Center, located at 301 Oak Street in Brookings. Ewing’s Doings’ host Angela Ewing had the opportunity to talk with Cliff about their move from Grants Pass, their plans to serve the Brookings gardeners’ community, and to get some […]

In this special edition of Ewing’s Doings, host Angela Ewing was honored to have the opportunity to talk with Oregon poet Gary Lark at the Gold Beach Books about his varied and interesting story-poems. His poetry not only reveal the experiences of his own life, but those of others he has met who made an […]

In this edition of LGBTQ Spotlight, host Scott Clapson has a lively conversation with Rachel Patterson, Jacob Patterson, Stephanie Wenning, and Kyle Clausen about their local Crescent City community group, Gender Talk. Gender Talk’s mission is to promote gender and LGBTQ equality, and provide a safe space for representation, discussion, creativity, and expression. Gender Talk […]