Don Schirmer
A celebration of life will be held for Don Schirmer, 79, of Myrtle Point, at 5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 2, at the Oaks Pavillion at the Coos County Fairgrounds. Pastor Jeff May, of the Broadbent Community Church, will officiate. Don was born Sept. 1, 1930,...
 4.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 73.0 $1M bond is set for man arrested in fishing death
TILLAMOOK (AP) A deckhand who joined two Oregon men on a July voyage to Ilwaco, Wash., has told police that a bloody fight aboard the fishing vessel ended with the slaying of John Adkins by his business partner, Erin Rieman, court documents say. Ad...
2.2K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 73.0 Lawmaker suspends campaign for governor
SALEM Citing family health concerns, Republican state Sen. Jason Atkinson on Wednesday suspended his campaign for Oregon governor. The southern Oregon lawmaker said that both he and his wife, Stephanie, have been confronted with some serious healt...
2.1K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 73.0 Man jailed for violating hunting ban
ALBANY (AP) A Brownsville man convicted of violating his lifetime hunting suspension has been sentenced to 10 months in the Linn County jail. Sgt. Mari Chambers of the Oregon State Police said 58-year-old Raymond Hillsman was caught trespassing on ...
0.6K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 73.0 Police arrest business partner of missing man
PACIFIC CITY (AP) A 47-year-old Pacific City man has been arrested in the July disappearance of a friend and business partner last seen in the southwest Washington Port of Ilwaco, Oregon State Police said Tuesday night. Erin Rieman was arrested ear...
1.5K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 73.0 Natalie Leach
A funeral service will be held for Natalie Leach, 82, of Bandon at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Dunes Memorial Chapel, 2300 Frontage Road, in Reedsport. Natalie was born Dec. 27, 1926, in Albany to Frank and Faye Covell. She died Oct. 14, 2009, in Po...
1.9K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 115.0 Woman charged with trying to take baby
ALBANY (AP) An Oregon woman has been charged with trying to kidnap a baby from an Albany hospital. Albany police said 25-year-old Trinity Vidal-Hernandez of Albany was arrested Tuesday on charges of attempted kidnapping, criminal mischief, initiati...
0.8K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 527.0 A strong manager must right wrongs
I remember the first time I got my branch managership job in Albany in 1975. I d just completed 2.5 years of internship. The existing staff wanted nothing to do with me. They had all been trained by the person the company wanted out of there. They ha...
1.6K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 73.0 Globalism versus Americanism
Down at the Chinese outlet store in Albany known as Wal-Mart, Chinese tires have so successfully undercut U.S.-made tires that the Cooper Tire factory in that south Georgia town had to shut down. Twenty-one hundred Georgians lost their jobs. The tale...
4.9K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 206.0 Pirates open league play at home
After a three-game road stint, Marshfield opens up Midwestern League play at home Thursday as the Pirates host Churchill. Starting 3-2, including going 2-1 in three straight away games, the Pirates look to better their 3-2 league finish last year wit...
3.3K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 115.0 Albany Republican weighs gubernatorial bid
ALBANY (AP) The Oregon governor s race could be adding another participant. State Sen. Frank Morse tells the Albany Democrat-Herald he s deciding whether to enter the Republican primary or seek re-election to his current seat. Morse says he s been ...
0.5K - Oct. 7, 2009; scored 378.0 Colgate Country Showdown: The next level
Two local singers will compete tonight with six others in the Oregon final of the Colgate Country Showdown at The Mill Casino-Hotel in North Bend. Clint Guevara, 18, and Melanie Mullins, 23, both of North Bend, are the local contestants, representing...
5.4K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 115.0 Margaret Lanier
A graveside memorial service will be held for Margaret Lanier, 91, a longtime resident of North Bend, at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 26, at Sunset Memorial Park, 63030 Millington Frontage Road, Coos Bay. Her son, the Rev. Leslie Lanier, will officiate a...
1.6K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 190.0 Gertrude Elenora Wickett
A funeral service will be held for Gertrude Elenora Wickett, 95, of North Bend, at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, at North Bend Chapel, 2014 McPherson Ave., North Bend. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial...
1.9K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 73.0 Jean Loretta Sodorff
A celebration of life memorial service will take place for Jean L. Sodorff, 76, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Charleston Community Church on Boatbasin Drive and Metcalf, with Pastor Ross Wilbanks officiating. A potluck will foll...
1.7K - Sep. 12, 2009; scored 73.0 Formula changes poverty figures
WASHINGTON The poverty rate among older Americans could be nearly twice as high as the traditional 10 percent level, according to a revision of a half-century-old formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations in the cost of living...
5.3K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 73.0 Curtis Dean Mason
A celebration of life for Curtis Dean Mason, 80, of Gold Beach, formerly of Myrtle Point, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Coquille Valley Elks Lodge, 54942 Maple Heights Road in Coquille. Pastor Jim Lloyd will officiate. Curtis "De...
3.8K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 73.0 Motor home and pickup collide
Oregon State Police cited a Eugene man Friday night following a two-vehicle accident on state Highway 38 west of Scottsburg. A motor home was westbound near highway milepost 13 when a vehicle in front of it slowed to turn left onto Loon Lake Road. Th...
0.9K - Aug. 31, 2009; scored 73.0 45 cats seized during raid at woman's home
PORTLAND (AP) A 51-year-old woman has been charged with animal neglect after authorities seized 45 cats from her home in Albany. Linn County Sheriff Tim Mueller said deputies and the SafeHaven Humane Society raided the home of Jean Primrose on Satu...
0.9K - Aug. 24, 2009; scored 73.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for July 22
Bowling North Bend Lanes Aug. 10-16 HIGH GAME Monday Adult/Junior Adults: Dan Hartman 252, Larry Huffman 225, Larry Rescorla 225; Shannon Weybright 224, Lisa Duryee 216. Juniors: Nathaniel Camp 248, Joey Huffman 231; Cassy Vos 263, Josie Chambers 1...
20.4K - Aug. 22, 2009; scored 115.0 |
