Speed gun could trigger tragedy
I just got back from town. It was a harrowing and terrifying experience. I was southbound on the McCullough Bridge, and as I reached the end of the bridge I saw something that spooked me badly. Right there, partially hidden by the concrete abutment, ...
 0.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 129.0 Bullards Bridge will get rehab work in 2010-11
BANDON The Oregon Department of Transport-ation plans to spend $3.4 million to rehab Bullards Bridge north of Bandon. The agency expects to award a contract on the year-long project in February 2010, with work to be complete in spring 2011, ac...
1.3K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 180.0 Bullards Bridge will get rehab work in 2010-11
BANDON The Oregon Department of Transport-ation plans to spend $3.4 million to rehab Bullards Bridge north of Bandon. The agency expects to award a contract on the year-long project in February 2010, with work to be complete in spring 2011, ac...
1.3K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 180.0 The whirligig mystery
COOS BAY The residents of Coos County need a little public art in their lives, so says Coos Bay landscape architect Mike Vaughan. He s giving it to folks. And many have noticed. It s been hard to miss the spinning contraption that materialized on t...
2.9K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 100.0 Legacy of Flames
NORTH BEND Mr. Bulldog. Miss Flame. The titles may sound odd to newcomers, but if you grew up in the shadow of the McCullough Bridge, each is a well-known tradition that makes North Bend, well, North Bend. Although not a yearlong fundraising feat l...
4.7K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 100.0 Why isn't the "push bikes" rule enforced on the big green bridge?
Question : Why isn t the push bikes rule enforced on the big green bridge? Answer : It s completely legal to ride your bike across the McCullough Bridge in North Bend. Even though we know that is pretty dangerous thing to do, said police chief Ste...
0.5K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 129.0 Activist's 350-mile trek highlights climate change
SUNSET BAY STATE PARK Some will plant 350 trees, say 350 prayers, throw 350 Frisbees or light 350 candles. Others will play 350 minutes of music, hold rallies and make art. And in an island country where the threat of global warming and rising sea ...
5.2K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 100.0 Oregon Outdoor Report: Emergency closure at wild coho fishery
Emergency closure: At 11:59 p.m. last night the wild coho fishery on the Coos River system was closed. We had a large number of coho caught on the bar and also in the river this past week, and we reached our 1,000 fish quota. The Coquille River has t...
4.4K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 100.0 Striders to hike at Coos Bay's North Spit
Dave Wash from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will lead the South Coast Striders on a 6-mile hike Saturday on the trails at North Spit. Hikers will travel along the bay, through dunes, wetlands and coastal forest and along the beach. The walk inc...
1.0K - Sep. 9, 2009; scored 100.0 Breathe, please
HAUSER Eight police officers, members of a Coos County drunken driving task force, pulled out of the sheriff s station at Riley Ranch in Hauser. It was 6:30 p.m. Saturday. After driving not even a mile down U.S. Highway 101, Coquille officer Sean S...
3.1K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 100.0 Labor Day picnic centers on health care, union efforts
South Coast labor leaders say this year s Labor Day picnic will emphasize legislation on health care and union organizing rules, along with hamburgers and hot dogs. This Labor Day is the kickoff for a massive push for health care and labor law refor...
1.3K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 100.0 Portland man wins Circle the Bay honors
NORTH BEND Rich Skorczewski is in the heavy training portion of his schedule as he prepares for the Chicago Marathon in October. That s why he was up at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday for a 20-mile workout at home in steamy Portland, where the temperature had...
4.7K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 100.0 Heat will challenge runners Saturday
Runners and walkers will take on the longest local event Saturday, when the South Coast Running Club holds its 36th Circle the Bay, and Kent Sharman, the race director, has advice regarding the weather. Citing a recent article in a running magazine, ...
3.7K - Jul. 29, 2009; scored 229.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. North Bend July 24, 1:54 p.m., a man was staggering in and out of traffic on McCullough Bridge. Police warned him to stay off the bridge. July 24, 3:14 p.m., poli...
3.6K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 129.0 Police arrest suspect in high-speed chase case
North Bend police arrested a Coos Bay man Tuesday after a high-speed chase Sunday through town. North Bend police received a driving complaint at about 9 a.m. of a speeding car in Simpson Heights. An officer, who located the 1995 Volvo, attempted to ...
1.2K - Jul. 15, 2009; scored 100.0 Police chase driver through town
The driver of a white 1995 Volvo led police officers on a chase through town Sunday, which ended on the Volvo crashing into a barrier at the Bluebill day use area on the North Spit. Officers tried to stop the Volvo at about 9 a.m. in North Bend at th...
1.0K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 100.0 County DUII Task Force makes arrests
The Coos County Multi-Agency DUII Task Force made six arrests in patrols north of the McCullough Bridge over the weekend. From Thursday to Saturday, officers from several police departments worked traffic on roads north of McCullough Bridge to the Do...
0.7K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 158.0 Car vs. bear crash sends woman to hospital
Medics took a California woman to a hospital Monday after her car crashed into a bear north of McCullough Bridge. A 2003 Ford Focus was southbound near milepost 231 when a bear ran into the road. The animal was thrown more than 150 feet and died. The...
0.8K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 100.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay n July 9, 10:44 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported in the 1300 block of North Eighth Street. n July 9, noon, theft was reported at McKay s Freshmart...
2.7K - Jul. 10, 2009; scored 100.0 Stimulus money slows traffic on highways
Oh, so you've noticed there are few more cars, trucks, pickups, RVS and motorcycles on the highways these days. OK, a lot more. Here's a rundown of road construction to help you plan your travels through July 10. Coos County Where: U.S. Highway 101 b...
3.6K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 216.0 | 
