Students help salmon spawn
When asked what the students would be doing at the Millicoma Fish Hatchery on Thursday, 11-year-old Amber Clawson replied whacking fish on the head with big sticks. Of course, there was more to it than that. But Tom Rumreich, a fish biologist for th...
 3.2K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 165.0 Why does Weyerhaeuser get to hunt on tree farm
Question: Why is the Millicoma Tree Farm closed during bow season to all hunters except those who work for Weyerhaeuser? Answer: Employees in the tree farm work for or otherwise provide eyes and ears for the company. They have access to radios and ...
1.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 71.0 Basketball officials plan first meeting
The first meeting for rookie basketball officials on the South Coast will be held Wednesday at Millicoma Intermediate School. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the school s library. Returning officials are asked to start attending the regular ...
0.5K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 112.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. North Bend Oct. 21, 7:50 a.m., a hit-and-run occurred in the 700 block of Virginia Avenue. Oct. 21, 8:16 a.m., police seized a small amount of marijuana from a 13-year-old studen...
2.5K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 71.0 Youth Sports: Hockey team joins Boys & Girls Club in fundraiser
The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club and the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon have partnered in a fundraiser for the club sports programs. The club is selling tickets to a hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 7, between the Winterhawks and the Seatt...
3.3K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 71.0 Youth Sports: Hockey team joins Boys & Girls Club in fundraiser
The Portland Winterhawks Hockey Club and the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon have partnered in a fundraiser for the club sports programs. The club is selling tickets to a hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 7, between the Winterhawks and the Seatt...
3.3K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 71.0 Schools see rise in absenteeism
Cover that cough. Wash those hands. That s the advice of teachers and administrators in Bay Area schools who are keeping doors open despite high absentee rates. North Bend schools have been hit hardest, though Coos Bay teachers also noticed fewer stu...
1.8K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 71.0 Local bird watching
Grab some binoculars and an identification book, and you re set to start bird watching, an increasingly popular activity for bird enthusiasts, hikers and travelers. The Oregon coast is a popular area for bird watchers to spot shorebirds, as well as d...
2.9K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 71.0 Cheers and Jeers, Oct. 10
The horror! The horror! Jeers to officials who inconvenienced taxpayers by closing state offices Friday. Staggering the furloughs to keep offices open allegedly would have been an administrative nightmare. Really? If the bosses are that inept, vaca...
2.1K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 71.0 No choir? Millicoma students crowd band classes
COOS BAY Oregon s budget crisis has put Dominique Miller in the spotlight, at least during part of her school day. The sixth-grade student has taken up bass drumming, after the choir class she was in last year at Millicoma Intermediate School was c...
5.0K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 1000.0 From lost to found ...
It was one of those calls members of the Coos County Search and Rescue Team fear most. A 6-year-old autistic boy was missing in Allegany. Kristy Harvey and Ed Makaruk sped out of a North Bend airport parking lot, with Franklyn and AnnaBelle in the ba...
4.1K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 71.0 From lost to found ...
It was one of those calls members of the Coos County Search and Rescue Team fear most. A 6-year-old autistic boy was missing in Allegany. Kristy Harvey and Ed Makaruk sped out of a North Bend airport parking lot, with Franklyn and AnnaBelle in the ba...
4.1K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 71.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 23, 3:07 a.m., shots were heard in the 1000 block of 11th Street. Sept. 23, 10:05 a.m., a hit-and-run crash was reported in the 1000 block of Woodland Drive. Sept....
1.3K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 71.0 Young musicians need your help
Have you ever wanted to help a child in need but did not know what the first step might be? You might have a solution to a child s need sitting in your attic. The economy is slow right now and folks are tightening their belts. Many fifth- and sixth-g...
1.6K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 142.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 22, 7:49 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the 800 block of Blanco Avenue. Sept. 22, 9:14 a.m., a dispute was reported in the 700 block of South Empire ...
3.4K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 71.0 South Coast youth football league starts its second season today
The second season of the South Coast Youth Football League starts today, with games at three different sites. The tackle football league for students in fifth and sixth grades has increased to 10 teams this year, with one team each in Reedsport and M...
2.2K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 71.0 First woman wins derby
Patricia Johnson, from Junction City, became the first woman to take home the $500 top prize at the 10th Annual Coos Basin Salmon Derby held Sept. 12 and 13 on the Coos River. Johnson s winning Chinook salmon weighed 23 pounds. Scott Carter,...
2.6K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 71.0 Search locates 6-year-old boy
A 6-year-old autistic boy spent five hours lost in the woods near Allegany on Tuesday, before a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew found him in a ravine. At about 1:15 p.m., Barbara Blatz of North Bend called 911 dispatchers to report her son was missi...
1.2K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 285.0 Coos Bay schools receive $12,000 from foundation
The Coos Bay Schools Community Foundation has awarded 22 grants worth nearly $12,000 to programs providing students with expanded opportunities and unique educational experiences in Coos Bay Public Schools. This doubles our efforts from last...
2.5K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 71.0 Thanks for the dogs and drinks
The Millicoma River Park and Recreation District held a free five-week summer program for the children in the Allegany area with the finale being a community picnic. A big thank you to Walmart, Grocery Outlet, Umpqua Dairy and Pepsi-Cola for their ge...
0.5K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 71.0 | 
