Co-op aims to create community gardens
FAIRVIEW A yen for homegrown produce has prompted creation of a cooperative gardening project in Coos County. The Coos Community Farm Project formed in March and has about 30 members. Using donated tools, supplies, land and labor, the group is tend...
 2.2K - Jul. 20, 2009; scored 833.0 Co-op aims to create community gardens
FAIRVIEW A yen for homegrown produce has prompted creation of a cooperative gardening project in Coos County. The Coos Community Farm Project formed in March and has about 30 members. Using donated tools, supplies, land and labor, the group is tend...
1.9K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 833.0 SandFest leaders seek new blood
SandFest organizers are calling their second-annual sand-racing event a success and they re hoping volunteers step forward to continue it next year. It was amazingly successful, organizer Terry Wilmeth said. We easily doubled last year. Even with a...
1.8K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 83.0 Community campaigns to keep deputy on patrol
LAKESIDE Eighth Street Grill owner Joe Pepper can watch much of what happens in Lakeside from his restaurant window, criminal or otherwise. His view of crime has changed over the past year, since Coos County Sheriff s Deputy Scott Moore started pat...
3.0K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 83.0 Take me home, please!
COOS BAY People visiting the Coos County Animal Shelter these days to adopt kittens won t encounter just a few choices, but an entire wall of cages full of felines. The source of the deluge appears to be from people abandoning animals. People are s...
3.8K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 83.0 Airport: Passenger volume improves
Flights between North Bend and San Francisco are doing well enough for SkyWest Airlines to operate without a revenue guarantee. And, though Portland flights still need airport district help, airport officials say they no longer fear losing Portland s...
2.8K - Jul. 8, 2009; scored 83.0 Coquille schools get extra money
The Coquille School District has a little extra breathing room in next year s budget thanks to a change in its funding passed by the state legislature this past session. While Coquille had to wrangle with its fair share of spending cuts, Superintende...
2.4K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 833.0 A real Yankee Doodle dandy
Independence Day seems a fitting birthday for a retired U.S. Navy chief who raises money for veterans causes. Mel Gitlin s birthday is always a special occasion, and not just because he shares it with the country he has devoted his life to serving. I...
1.3K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 83.0 Two reasons to celebrate
Being born on Independence Day has its benefits. Since it s a holiday, everybody s off work for your birthday party. Empire resident Don Hinerman, born July 4, 1936, has fond memories of holiday/birthday gatherings throughout his life. He figures he ...
0.6K - Jul. 4, 2009; scored 833.0 A real Yankee Doodle dandy
Independence Day seems a fitting birthday for a retired U.S. Navy chief who raises money for veterans causes. Mel Gitlin s birthday is always a special occasion, and not just because he shares it with the country he has devoted his life to serving. I...
1.4K - Jul. 4, 2009; scored 833.0 Assessor seeks audit for his office
Coos County's assessor is requesting a comprehensive audit of his office's property assessment records. Assessor Adam Colby said the audit is the next step in assuring his office is doing its job correctly. Oregon Department of Revenue spokesman Der...
2.7K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 833.0 Man alleges attack is a hate crime
COOS BAY - Sergio-Diego Overstreet, 21, thought he was going to be introduced to someone in Coos Bay's Mingus Park. Instead, several men beat him. Overstreet contends he was the victim of a hate crime Thursday, because he's black. Police say they're ...
3.8K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 833.0 A slice of opportunity
COOS BAY - People strolling through the Farmers Market on Wednesday will notice a new food vendor has planted its wheels on the corner of Central Avenue and Third Street. The big yellow and white truck will be hard to miss and with a bold black lette...
2.9K - Jun. 30, 2009; scored 833.0 Move a mountain? SandFest organizers think big
SandFest organizers are pulling down a mountain on the North Spit to give more people an opportunity to experience the revived dune event s second year. Well, not technically a mountain, but a whole lot of sand. Organizer Terry Wilmeth said they are ...
3.8K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 833.0 Plea deal nets man one year in woman's suicide
A Coquille man pleaded guilty Friday to reckless endangering in connection with his neighbor's suicide. Ronald Wilson, 46, had been facing a criminally negligent homicide charge, but he agreed to plead to the class A misdemeanor in a deal with the Co...
2.5K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 833.0 Elkton schools plan to use biomass fuel
Backers of using biomass-fueled boilers in school districts and hospitals may have their first local convert soon. Brian Kruse, maintenance supervisor at the Elkton School District, said the district started looking into switching from heating oil to...
1.9K - Jun. 25, 2009; scored 833.0 Shrinkage creates quandary for Coquille
COQUILLE - The school district in Coquille is experiencing shrinking pains. It's not small enough to close one of its three schools, nor is it big enough to keep them all running much longer. Deciding how best to spread students and administrative of...
3.9K - Jun. 24, 2009; scored 833.0 Project aims to help troubled veterans
COOS BAY They are warriors. They see themselves as strong. They don t realize or don t want to believe they need help. Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder discover months or years later it takes more than time and a few drin...
3.7K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 833.0 Former Coquille cop goes to trial
COQUILLE - A former Coquille police officer will stand trial on charges of giving alcohol to minors and propositioning an underage girl for sex. James Bryant is scheduled for trial on Sept. 22, along with his wife, Tammy Bryant, who also is charged w...
1.9K - Jun. 23, 2009; scored 833.0 CCAT will cover more areas
People in Eastside, Englewood, Empire and Charleston soon will be able to use public transit. The Coos County Area Transportation will add the route within the next month, one of several changes coming to the transit system. This is all happening at ...
2.3K - Jun. 22, 2009; scored 833.0 | 
