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 69.0 Slings? Arrows? Nay: Bard thrives in Oregon
ASHLAND (AP) With the recession cutting back travel and entertainment spending, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival was anticipating a tough 2009 season so much so it cut the budget $1 million and actors tripled-up on roles. But the repertory th...
0.9K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 278.0 Lithia plans to buy more dealerships
ASHLAND (AP) Lithia Motors Inc. says it plans to start buying more auto dealerships after an 18-month stretch when it closed or sold 20 dealerships. Lithia announced this week it had obtained a franchise from Korean automaker Kia for Anchorage, Ala...
1.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 69.0 Market vendors donate to food programs
COOS BAY The Coos Bay Farmers Market closed for the season Wednesday. But after making his last sale, vendor Guy Souerbry had one last thing to do. He boxed his leftover bread from his Village Baker stand so it could be delivered to the South Coast...
3.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 69.0 Electric bikes trace route of car executives to DC
WASHINGTON (AP) An Oregon company that makes electric motorcycles thinks it has a homegrown solution to the nation s energy woes. To prove it, the company sent two riders on a 10-day odyssey from Detroit to Washington, re-creating the 2008 trip of ...
3.4K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 69.0 OSAA approves hybrid leagues for sports
Cross-classification hybrids became a reality Monday when the Oregon School Activities Association Executive Board approved the classification and district assignments for the next four-year time block. The Executive Board did not make any changes to...
4.5K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 69.0 Amtrak stops Redding to Medford bus service
REDDING, Calif. (AP) Amtrak California has canceled its bus route from Redding to Southern Oregon because of low ridership. The canceled route is part of Amtrak California s Thruway bus service, which originates in Sacramento and is an extension of...
0.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 110.0 Property owners along Rogue bemoan removal of dam
ROGUE RIVER Jan Tarantino peers over her summer patio and dock on what used to be Savage Lake, looking down at the Rogue River flowing more than 15 feet below. The dock was a fishing platform and diving board for the past 10 summers when Savage R...
5.7K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 69.0 Traditional FWL powers meet Friday
The North Bend and Siuslaw football teams expect to continue their recent tradition of great games on the field Friday night in Florence. One of the big differences this year is that neither is leading the Far West League. North Bend limps into the g...
6.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 69.0 Cross Country Recap: Tigers run to titles
Bandon swept the team titles in the Myrtle Point Invitational on Saturday. Isaac Taylor and Michael Whitney finished first and second to lead Bandon s boys to an easy victory over runner-up Brookings-Harbor. The Tigers had 24 points, to 51 for the Br...
2.4K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 110.0 Hiring a little-people person
COOS BAY Ashland s loss was Coos Bay s gain, when Christine McCollom accepted the principal job at Bunker Hill Elementary School. At least that s how superintendent Bob De La Vergne sees it. She has an extensive background and experience, and she s...
2.7K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 139.0 Hiring a little-people person
COOS BAY Ashland s loss was Coos Bay s gain, when Christine McCollom accepted the principal job at Bunker Hill Elementary School. At least that s how superintendent Bob De La Vergne sees it. She has an extensive background and experience, and she s...
2.8K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 139.0 Ashland classrooms strain with overcrowding
ASHLAND(AP) When students ask to enroll in Todd Hobein s first-period biology class at Ashland High School, he points to the 35 Maximum Occupancy sign by the door. Hobein and 34 students already fill the classroom squeezing around makeshift lab...
4.2K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 975.0 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 69.0 Football Recap: Pirates lose in Portland
Marshfield couldn t protect a late lead and fell 31-25 to host Jefferson in Portland on Friday. The Pirates had the edge most of the second half, but the Democrats scored on a touchdown pass in the final three minutes and then stopped Marshfield s fi...
6.3K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 69.0 Football Recap: Pirates lose in Portland
Marshfield couldn t protect a late lead and fell 31-25 to host Jefferson in Portland on Friday. The Pirates had the edge most of the second half, but the Democrats scored on a touchdown pass in the final three minutes and then stopped Marshfield s fi...
6.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 69.0 A fresher fish
MEDFORD After nearly a decade of cooperation with scientists, government entities and conservation groups, Aaron Longton can bring his sustainable fish to market. Direct sale to Rogue Valley consumers is the culmination of efforts by the Port Orf...
4.6K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 278.0 Ashland schools get loan to cover payroll
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) The Ashland School District is taking out a $1.6 million loan to cover payroll this fall. The district s general fund was hurt by budget cuts this spring, forcing it to borrow money upfront to meet costs. Business manage...
0.6K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 777.0 Bulldogs win big volleyball tournament
North Bend s volleyball team won the 16-school Sisters tournament on Saturday, besting a field that included eight of the top 10 schools in Class 4A and top 3A teams Burns and Vale. The girls played extremely well, said North Bend coach Les Willett....
5.5K - Sep. 28, 2009; scored 69.0 Pirates get dramatic win at Grants Pass
GRANTS PASS Marshfield quarterback Kyle Tedder scored on a 75-yard run with just over a minute to go in the game to give the Pirates a 20-14 win at Grants Pass. Grants Pass had tied the game at 14 early in the fourth quarter, with a 3-yard run by J...
3.2K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 69.0 | 
