World File Photo by Steve McCasland
The Coquille River Lighthouse got a "historically accurate" paint job, and many Bandon area residents were not happy with the new color scheme.
World File Photo by Susan Chambers
The area is cordoned off at The Mill Casino-Hotel, where a West Coast Contractors construction crane tipped over on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
World File Photo by Lou Sennick
The tow boat Captain Louie pushes the Karlissa B down Coos Bay Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Sen. Hillary Clinton carries Coos County in her quest for the Democratic presidential nomination, but Sen. Barack Obama wins Oregon’s primary. In local races, Bob Main unseats Coos County Commissioner John Griffith, and Coos Bay voters approve a $6.9 million bond levy for a fire station.
Other May news
• The Chinook salmon season is declared a failure, paving the way for aid for fishermen.
• The city of Coos Bay says volunteers can build a skateboard park.
• Tennis center expansion begins at the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon.
• A new paint job at the Coquille River Lighthouse displeases many Bandon residents.
• A summer-long paving project starts in downtown Coos Bay.
• Oil prices set a record at more than $135 a barrel. Over Memorial Day weekend, Bay Area gas prices hit $4 for the first time.
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