Man injured in Highway 38 crash
Medics took a 42-year-old man to a hospital following a crash Thursday night on state Highway 38 near Scottsburg. Police responded to milepost 21, where a westbound 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser went off the road into trees and knocked over a fence, the D...
 0.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 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 128.0 Douglas County has funds for senior transportation
REEDSPORT For seniors waiting on new transportation options, more waiting may be in store. Douglas County has $310,00 in special transportation money, earmarked for use in public transportation for elderly or disabled people. It came from the ...
2.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 1000.0 Area agencies won't surrender to flu bug
NORTH BEND It may seem like a remote possibility now, but if Coos County were struck by an especially severe influenza outbreak, the city of North Bend would be prepared. Police Chief Steve Scibelli said each city department has developed an operat...
4.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 129.0 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 92.0 Airport names director
The Coos County Airport District board has selected a new director to head the North Bend airport. Theresa Cook will begin at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in December, bringing with her 14 years of experience in airport management. District ...
1.8K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 92.0 Reedsport starts health fund drive
Lower Umpqua United Fund Drive is holding a funding drive throughout coastal Douglas County. The 51-year-old operation supports efforts to improve Reedsport s health and welfare. Local residents serve on the United Fund board that distributes funds i...
1.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 71.0 NB man will not face charges
A Douglas County grand jury has decided a North Bend man should not face a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Heidi Johnson. Douglas County Deputy District Attorney Deborah Stoll presented evidence against John Flaxel last week t...
1.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 113.0 ATV flips, injures rider
Medics took a Grants Pass man to the hospital Saturday following an all-terrain vehicle crash near Winchester Bay. The Honda 500 Utility was motoring in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area when a front tire caught on the side of a trail. The ve...
0.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 71.0 Teacher accused of stealing computers
PORTLAND (AP) An elementary school teacher has been arrested on an accusation he stole computers from the North Clackamas School District and sold the parts on eBay. Detective Jim Strovink of the Clackamas County Sheriff s Office says Douglas Adam-...
0.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 92.0 Traffic stop leads to drug charge
Police arrested Alisha B. Applegate, 28, address unavailable, on charges of possessing methamphetamine, a Reedsport police log said. The incident occurred at milepost 2 on State Highway 38 during a routine traffic stop at 3:28 p.m., Saturday. She was...
0.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 71.0 Alleged victim says he didn t lie about coach
The man who accused Wendi Boutiette of having sex with him when he was 17 says he didn t lie, but he was unwilling to take a polygraph test. A letter to prosecutor Shannon Sullivan, dated Oct. 4, explains why he would no longer cooperate. During the ...
3.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 184.0 Raymond Douglas Harris
Raymond Douglas Harris Jan. 17, 1934 - Oct. 16, 2009 A memorial service will be held for Raymond Douglas Doug Harris, 75, of Cottage Grove, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Smith Lund Mills Chapel in Cottage Grove. Doug was born Jan. 17, 1934, in My...
1.4K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 92.0 Alleged victim says he didn t lie about coach
The man who accused Wendi Boutiette of having sex with him when he was 17 says he didn t lie, but he was unwilling to take a polygraph test. A letter to prosecutor Shannon Sullivan, dated Oct. 4, explains why he would no longer cooperate. During the ...
3.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 184.0 Raymond Douglas Harris
Raymond Douglas Harris Jan. 17, 1934 - Oct. 16, 2009 A memorial service will be held for Raymond Douglas Doug Harris, 75, of Cottage Grove, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Smith Lund Mills Chapel in Cottage Grove. Doug was born Jan. 17, 1934, in My...
1.4K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 92.0 DA clears track coach
The state has dropped sex abuse charges against Wendi Boutiette, but she s still reeling from the events of the past nine months. Her 9-year-old son has wondered whether his mom would go to jail. She stepped down as Coquille High School s track coach...
4.1K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 71.0 Gardiner crash sends 1 to hospital
A Florence man remained in the hospital this morning, after crashing on U.S. Highway 101 in Gardiner on Wednesday afternoon. Around 4 p.m., a 1983 Toyota RN5, driven by Jason Perrington, 39, was northbound on Highway 101 near Fivemile Road. The vehic...
0.9K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 71.0 DA dismisses charges against former track coach
The Douglas County District Attorney s office has filed a motion to dismiss sex-abuse charges against former Coquille High School track coach Wendi Boutiette. The filing was prompted by the unwillingness of Boutiette s alleged victim to cooperate wit...
1.4K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 71.0 Nonprofit director faces theft charges
A Lane County Circuit Court judge arraigned Siuslaw Outreach Services former executive director Tuesday on a grand jury indictment, charging four counts of first-degree theft. The embezzlement charges are connected to an undisclosed amount of missin...
1.5K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 71.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 20, 2:55 a.m., someone stole gas at the Bassett Hyland station, 1059 Evans Blvd. Oct. 20, 8:08 a.m., people were seen going through someone s trash and recycling in...
3.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 92.0 | 
