Grand jury clears cop of rape charge
A Coos County grand jury has decided not to charge a North Bend police officer with a crime after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman. North Bend Police Chief Steve Scibelli put officer Jason Griggs, 36, on administrative leave ...
 2.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 118.0 James Dewitt Rutland
A celebration of life service will be held for James Rutland of Coos Bay at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Coos Bay Chapel, Seventh and Anderson with Dr. Jerry Hamilton officiating. Cremation Rites will take place at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crema...
1.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 122.0 Coos County Animal Shelter Pets of the Week
Meet this week s dog and cat available for adoption at the Coos County Animal Shelter in The World s feature, Pets of the Week. This week s pets are: Dog of the Week Mandy, who s described as a sweet, 6-year-old spayed female Chocolate Lab mix, with...
0.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 706.0 Marriages & divorces, Nov. 7
The following couples have filed for marriage licenses at the clerk s office at the Coos County Courthouse in Coquille: Robert Magill and Elisa Crawford both of Coquille. Jesse Carter and Jami Garnick both of North Bend. Richard Kight and Angelica Kr...
1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 115.0 911 call prompts arrest
Coos County deputies arrested a Myrtle Point man Thursday after a dispatcher reported receiving a threatening 911 call. Deputies responded to 51511 Old Big Creek Road in Bridge after a man called 911 and said he had a weapon and would kill police if ...
0.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 96.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Bright Chinook should continue to pulse in over the next few weeks. The cutthroat trout fishery is over for the season. Coos County lakes: Stocked trout fishing has been excellent. Coos River Basin: Trout fishing is closed until next s...
1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 78.0 Subject officers to random drug tests
Am I the only one who sees the illegal activities that go on within the county of Coos? I mean law enforcement are the most crooked/corrupt members of this community. Law officials spend way too much time trying to fix an arrest and conviction agai...
1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 78.0 Cheers & Jeers
Check it out! When you finish reading today s paper, pick up a library book and give a cheer. The Coos County Library Association is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Public libraries bring us a world of knowledge at a bargain price. Educate your own...
2.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 78.0 Retailers enter the hiring season
Tis the season to be hiring. Local retailers are hiring seasonal help to get them through what is expected to be a slightly better holiday shopping season than last year. For Margaret Hutcheson, owner of Horsin Around at Pony Village Mall, this seas...
3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 91.0 Jail expenses return to pre-layoff levels
COQUILLE - Almost three years ago, Coos County laid off 22 jail workers and limited the number of prisoners it would house, all to save slightly less than $1 million a year. Today, felons walk free in a third of the time, yet jail spending has c...
6.2K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 605.0 Police search college dorms
Coos Bay police officers shook down some dorm rooms at Southwestern Oregon Community College on Friday morning in their ongoing investigation into a recent sexual assault. Officers served several search warrants within student housing and interviewed...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 127.0 Sailboat ran aground
Question: What is the story behind the sailboat in Coos River between the area of TnT Market and Sause Bros. barge facility? We noticed it on Oct. 30. At first it looked like it was beached, but then it was on its side taking on water. Answer: The U....
1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 118.0 Sherbondy will hear sentence on Monday
A Coquille woman will soon find out how much time she ll serve behind bars, when a Coos County judge hands down her sentence for looting more than $10,000 from a fund for graduating high schoolers. On Monday, Gwendolyn Sherbondy will appear in J...
1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 96.0 Judge to defendant: Prove it
COQUILLE Bobbye Cikanek knows she probably won t be able to own horses anymore. But the woman convicted of abusing and neglecting 10 Tennessee walking horses hopes a Coos County Court judge will let her continue breeding and owning more than a doze...
3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 158.0 Quiznos, Koos News and a motel makeover
After three months of reporting on business news, my higher ups have encouraged (forced) me to start a column, with the purpose of highlighting all the free market happenings in our community. Here s how you can make my job easy: Submit anything and ...
4.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 109.0 Roseburg selling off two timber tracts
Three Coos County timber tracts are on the auction block, with two being sold by Roseburg Timber Products. John Rosenthal, president of Realty Marketing/Northwest said Roseburg isn t selling out. It s just selling off smaller, scattered tracts and fo...
1.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 108.0 Scene & Heard
Concerts This weekend Ambush Blue Moon. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.dbabluemoon.com . Battle of the Bands Three Rivers. Competition runs Nov. 6-Dec. 12. 8:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Prize is contract to perform regularly at...
10.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 158.0 Time to make a decision on dump
BEAVER HILL It s time for the county to start thinking about where it is going to put its garbage, since space is getting tight at the Beaver Hill incineration facility. There are three possibilities for the future of the Beaver Hill Disposal Site:...
3.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 61.0 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. Friday Michael A. Edwards Sentencing hearing on second-degree burglary, first-degree theft, first-de...
0.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 61.0 Horse abuser's sentencing is set for Friday
A North Bend woman convicted of neglecting and abusing her Tennessee Walker horses will hear her sentence Friday morning in Coos County Court. Last month, a six-person jury found Bobbye L. Cikanek guilty of one count first-degree animal abuse and 10...
0.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 96.0 | 
