Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 11, 6:45 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported on the Central Dock property, 1100 N. Front St. Sept. 11, 10:35 a.m., sexual abuse was reported in the Coos Bay ar...
6.2K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 150.0

Cheers and jeers
Left, right, left, right Cheers for the dedicated folks wearing out their sneakers today in the Relay for Life at Sunset Middle School. By tomorrow, they'll be footsore but happy, having raised much-needed money to fight cancer. Green? Yellow? Hello?...
1.9K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 150.0

New end in sight
Most conductors would be satisfied with one caboose at the end of their train. Oregon Coast Historical Railway boss Dick Jamesgard wants three. For now, the association president is pleased to have two. His museum's latest acquisition is a wooden cab...
2.5K - Jun. 25, 2009; scored 1000.0

Budget heads to Coos Bay city council
COOS BAY - The Coos Bay Budget Committee is endorsing a $53.4 million budget for the City Council to consider in June. Among the most contentious issues, as always, is how to award grants to local nonprofits. The budget is recommending 11 gr...
2.4K - May. 2, 2009; scored 150.0

Railroads chugged in and out of history
The Coos Bay jetties help the shipping industry with a safe passage route across the bar. But when the north jetty needed repairs in the late 1930s, it was a different form of transportation that benefited from the work. The U.S. Army Corps of Engine...
3.8K - Mar. 11, 2009; scored 194.0

What s up with the waterfront?
It s been at least 14 years in the making, and come fall, North Bend s waterfront will become a center of activity. The blighted areas will begin to disappear. This will be the first step in creating a destination waterfront, from North Bend to Coos ...
4.5K - Jan. 12, 2009; scored 224.0