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 157.0 Groups cooked up fun at the fair
The Coos County Fair theme, Under the Big Top, A Community Celebration, was accomplished by many, many volunteers. A big thank you to each. Displays by Coquille Merchants were very popular. The Coquille Chess Club was amazing. Southwestern Oregon C...
1.2K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 226.0 4-H kids pony up for new fair barn
A group of ambitious youngsters have dug into their own pockets to help fund a covered arena at the Coos County Fairgrounds in Myrtle Point. They are halfway to their goal of $40,000. Now, they are calling on the community to help come up with t...
3.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 327.0 College sees bump in numbers
Officials at Southwestern Oregon Community College say the economy, efforts to woo new students and increased interest in its programs have led to a 7 percent increase in enrollment. Those 300 extra students fit right in the 5 percent to 10 percent s...
4.1K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 157.0 College sees bump in numbers
Officials at Southwestern Oregon Community College say the economy, efforts to woo new students and increased interest in its programs have led to a 7 percent increase in enrollment. Those 300 extra students fit right in the 5 percent to 10 percent s...
4.2K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 157.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook anglers are having fair success in mid to upper tidewater as recent rains have moved fish. The cutthroat trout season is open through October. Coos County lakes: Empire Lakes, Bluebill Lake and Butterfield Lake have been s...
1.6K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 174.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Fall Chinook anglers are having fair success in mid to upper tidewater as recent rains have moved fish. The cutthroat trout season is open through October. Coos County lakes: Empire Lakes, Bluebill Lake and Butterfield Lake have been s...
1.6K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 174.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Chinook anglers are having better success as fall rains helped move fish into the lower river. Fishing for cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County lakes: Rainbow trout were stocked last week in Empire Lakes, Bradley Lake, Powers P...
3.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 235.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Chinook anglers are having better success as fall rains helped move fish into the lower river. Fishing for cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County lakes: Rainbow trout were stocked last week in Empire Lakes, Bradley Lake, Powers P...
3.2K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 235.0 Chester B. Dacayana
A memorial Mass will be held for Chester B. Dacayana, 80, of Port Orford, at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 19, at St. John s Catholic Church in Port Orford. Chester was born Sept. 30, 1929, in Hollister, Calif., to parents Venancio and Pelagia Dacayana. They...
2.8K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 174.0 Fair colt succumbs to leg-break injury
Two years ago, we decided to breed our mare. We had done research to find exactly the right sire. His name is Buckaroo Bueno Chex, owned by Cabin Oaks Quarter Horses. We took Spirit to Crane Creek Ranch in Roseburg. On March 28, we were blessed with ...
2.4K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 616.0 Panel focuses on Oregon tourism
BANDON A panel of industry watchers weighed in on the future of one of the state s main economic drivers in what was billed as an open conversation about the perceptions and realities of Oregon s tourism and hospitality industry. Oregon s tourism ...
3.3K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 157.0 Recreation Report
SIUSLAW RIVER: Fall Chinook anglers are having slow to fair success. Anglers are catching coho, but only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good. COOS COUNTY LAKES: Fishing for largem...
4.3K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 289.0 Lofton's knack for spelling pays off
Jordan Lofton of Coos Bay placed in second place at the Oregon State Fair in the middle school division of the Oregon Statewide Spelling Championship, according to a press release. Spellers came from all over Oregon to compete in three divisions: ele...
0.7K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 157.0 Police ID weekend car crash victim
Coos County deputies have released the name of a Myrtle Point man who died Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash. Lonnie E. Wilson, 43, was killed in the rollover crash that occurred at milepost 3.5 on Gravelford Lane, outside of Myrtle Point. The...
0.6K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 181.0 Tribe: City's deal is unfair
If a Coos County Circuit judge agrees with the city of North Bend, The Mill Casino-Hotel soon could be without police and fire protection and sewage treatment services. In a breach of contract lawsuit against the Coquille Indian Tribe and the Coqui...
4.5K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 218.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Anglers are having slow to fair success for fall Chinook. Only adipose fin-clipped coho may be retained. Fishing for resident and sea-run cutthroat trout is fair to good. Coos County Lakes: Fishing for largemouth bass and yellow perch...
3.7K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 227.0 Colgate Country Showdown: The next level
Two local singers will compete tonight with six others in the Oregon final of the Colgate Country Showdown at The Mill Casino-Hotel in North Bend. Clint Guevara, 18, and Melanie Mullins, 23, both of North Bend, are the local contestants, representing...
5.4K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 235.0 This voter won't support Jackson
I voted and encouraged family and friends to vote for Mr. Jackson, because of his fairness and straightforward attitude. Also because of his open-door policy. If you had a problem with his department, you could knock on his door and he would see you....
1.1K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 132.0 Fair lays off two workers
MYRTLE POINT The fair is temporarily laying off two employees and making another half time. But don t worry, there will still be a fair and a rodeo. At its third meeting this month, with only a handful of people in the audience, the Coos County Fai...
2.0K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 770.0 | 
