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Coos Bay finance director loses job
The city of Coos Bay fires Finance Director Janell Howard, but Oregon State Police conclude there is insufficient evidence to charge Howard with shoplifting.
Despite the findings, City Manager Chuck Freeman announces that Howard has been fired because of “a public trust issue.”
Other September news
• Community members pay respects to Lt. Col. James L. Wiley Jr. during a memorial service at North Bend High School. The 46-year-old died Sept. 18 in Afghanistan.
• International scrap salvor Titan Salvage finishes the New Carissa shipwreck removal project.
• Lakeside Mayor Orville Nelson is seriously injured after a pickup driven by Nicholas Mason, 27, of Portland, swerves from U.S. Highway 101 and strikes him at a gas station.
• Investors attempt to shine a light on the business dealings of California Realtor Gary Mountain. Several families will be forced to move after pooled investments of more than $1 million for the former McAuley Hospital and Lockhart buildings in Coos Bay disappeared.
• Oregon hotelier Amandeep Virk announces plans to purchase and renovate the vacant Timber Inn in Coos Bay, with plans to open a Super 8 franchise.
The city of Coos Bay fires Finance Director Janell Howard, but Oregon State Police conclude there is insufficient evidence to charge Howard with shoplifting.
Despite the findings, City Manager Chuck Freeman announces that Howard has been fired because of “a public trust issue.”
Other September news
• Community members pay respects to Lt. Col. James L. Wiley Jr. during a memorial service at North Bend High School. The 46-year-old died Sept. 18 in Afghanistan.
• International scrap salvor Titan Salvage finishes the New Carissa shipwreck removal project.
• Lakeside Mayor Orville Nelson is seriously injured after a pickup driven by Nicholas Mason, 27, of Portland, swerves from U.S. Highway 101 and strikes him at a gas station.
• Investors attempt to shine a light on the business dealings of California Realtor Gary Mountain. Several families will be forced to move after pooled investments of more than $1 million for the former McAuley Hospital and Lockhart buildings in Coos Bay disappeared.
• Oregon hotelier Amandeep Virk announces plans to purchase and renovate the vacant Timber Inn in Coos Bay, with plans to open a Super 8 franchise.
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