Bird poo leaves towns in dark
It was lights out for about 7,000 Central Lincoln PUD customers for  less than an hour Wednesday after a concentration of bird droppings caused a line failure near Gardiner.

On the docket
These felony cases are on the Coos County Circuit Court docket. The list reflects preliminary information from the court, not guilt or conviction.

Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs.

California man held following arrest on drug and theft charges
Coos County sheriff’s deputies arrested a California man Wednesday on assorted theft and fraud charges following a report that his brother, a Coos Bay man, had been victimized.

DA drops charges in rape case after victim is no-show
The Coos County District Attorney's Office dismissed attempted rape and sex abuse charges against a Coos Bay man Tuesday, after a 19-year-old victim failed to appear for two grand jury hearings.