ODFW continues Chetco River closure
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending the current angling closure on the Chetco River upstream of Highway 101 until further notice. The season was expected to reopen today, but will remain closed to protect spawning fall Chinook. Pa...
 3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 254.0 Oregon judge says furrier protected from elder abuse
PORTLAND (AP) A judge has ordered animal rights activists to keep their distance from a 75-year-old furrier because state law protects the businessman from elder abuse by shouting profanities. Horst Grimm, the owner of Nicholas Ungar Furs, won an o...
2.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 164.0 Hold onto your hat - a storm's coming
Batten down the hatches and check those mooring lines. Head to Shore Acres State Park, not the beaches, to watch the big surf rolling in. Forecasters say a big storm s on the way. On Wednesday, they were busy sending out notices: There s a high wind ...
2.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 148.0 Southwestern men s soccer team wins with hat trick
With a hat trick from Manny Mendoza, the Southwestern Oregon Community College men s soccer team shut out Pierce 4-0 at home on Saturday. Mendoza scored in the third minute, 20th minute and 53rd minute, and the fourth goal was scored by Drue Harris i...
3.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 124.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 1, 9:20 a.m., an attempted burglary was reported in the 600 block of South Wasson Street. Nov. 1, 10:24 a.m., domestic harassment was reported in the 700 block of D...
7.5K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 205.0 Blanchard Irene Davis Lorsung
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Blanchard Blanche Irene Davis Lorsung, 102, of Coos Bay, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. with the Rev. Karl Schray, of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, officiating. Buri...
4.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 124.0 Will cook for food
NORTH BEND Some cooks would find it difficult to make a meal with $8 worth of ingredients. Stretch that sum weekly between 25 culinary students, and the menu sounds meager at best. Culinary teacher Mary Willson says that s the difficult realit...
4.7K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 148.0 Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 301.0 Beth Eastwood Lake
A celebration of life will be held for Beth Eastwood Lake, 83, of Redding, Calif., at noon on Monday, Nov. 2, at the Christian Science Church of Redding. Beth was born April 15, 1926, in Redding. She died Oct. 27, 2009, in Coos Bay. She was married t...
1.2K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 124.0 A fresh beginning
NORTH BEND A few hours a week delivering newspapers, handing out tickets or cleaning a sandwich shop may hardly sound like self-esteem boosters, but to people dealing with mental health issues, holding on to a part-time job is a big deal. Having a...
4.3K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 189.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are reports from police logs. Coquille Oct. 23, 11:44 a.m., police arrested a teenager on charges of theft and unauthorized entry into a vehicle at Coquille High School. Oct. 23, 1:32 p.m., a fork lift was found in a ditch and reported ...
5.4K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 256.0 Oregon driver falls asleep, hits troopers
THE DALLES (AP) The driver of a minivan on Interstate 84 fell asleep and veered off the freeway. If that wasn t bad enough, the driven then slammed into a parked Oregon State Police car injuring two troopers and three in the van. The troopers were ...
0.6K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 148.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 238.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 238.0 SKorea's Uni-chem to take over Eugene plant
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) A South Korean company will sign a formal contract with Hynix Semiconductor Inc. to buy a plant the memory chip maker closed in the United States, an official said Wednesday. Uni-chem Co. will take over Hynix s memory chip p...
1.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 148.0 Sports Briefs: Pujols to have surgery on elbow
ST. LOUIS For the second straight offseason, Albert Pujols will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow. The St. Louis Cardinals said in a brief news release that the two-time NL MVP will undergo a debridement procedure which could be use...
3.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 247.0 Water contact advisories for local beaches
Public health advisories were issued Thursday for Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park beach due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters. Direct contact with the water should be avoided until the advisories are lif...
2.0K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 171.0 Water contact advisories for local beaches
Public health advisories were issued Thursday for Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park beach due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters. Direct contact with the water should be avoided until the advisories are lif...
2.0K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 171.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 15, 11:31 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported in the parking lot next to the Head Start Administration Office, 250 Hull St. Oct. 15, 11:38 a.m., a gas can was...
2.9K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 148.0 Coastal conference coming in Florence
The fifth-annual Heceta Head Coastal Conference in Florence is focusing on Oregon s Ocean: The Land-Sea Connection this month. The event, scheduled Oct. 23-24, will open with a discovery trip in Charleston. Those attending will meet at 1 p.m., Frid...
2.0K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 189.0 | 
