KEEP ON TRUCKIN'
MILLINGTON Ingrid Hill never found a full-time job after getting laid off last year, but she did find a dump truck. Hill has 22 years of experience in the construction industry, most recently working for Knife River Corp., but cutbacks last year ca...
 3.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 723.0 Savoring a school house
RANDOLPH A good site, money and a passion for history that s what Charlie Ruddell had. After four years, a lot of research and creative problem solving, he now has a renovated historic schoolhouse, too, at Randolph about 6 miles north of Bandon....
5.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 723.0 Rescuing Bandar
WASHINGTON (AP) They became good buddies during the war, the young American soldier and his invaluable Iraqi translator, an easygoing guy who could spot dangers in the shadows and calm jittery nerves in the streets. When it was time to go home, Joe...
13.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 560.0 College sees record number of culinary students
COOS BAY With more culinary students than ever this school year and a new dining services program on the way, Southwestern Oregon Community College plans to install two new walk-in fridges to hold all the food. But the refrigerators are more expens...
2.7K - Aug. 7, 2009; scored 560.0 BLM closes stretch of trail at Blue Ridge
A section of the Blue Ridge Trail System will close this week for a logging operation, the Bureau of Land Management announced. The closure will affect approximately 1 mile of the Jigiiyat Trail, part of the 12 mile trail system on Blue Ridge, for th...
1.1K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 560.0 California has plan to plug holes in budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Lawmakers on Friday approved a complex package of spending cuts, local government raids and accounting maneuvers to fill California's gigantic budget deficit, providing hope that the state might begin a slow climb out of a d...
6.4K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 837.0 Work is under way at RHS
REEDSPORT Reedsport Junior/Senior High School is undergoing a metamorphosis this summer. Workers at the aging school structure have boarded up windows and erected a fence on lawns where pupils congregate during the school year. Bins of scrap wood a...
2.2K - Jul. 23, 2009; scored 1000.0 California, other states face tough budget choices
SACRAMENTO Calif. - Legislators in more than a half-dozen states, their revenues evaporating in the recession, frantically worked to stave off government shutdowns and devastating service cuts. California failed to meet a midnight deadline and now m...
4.9K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 560.0 Officials helped with a Mountain of duping
This is regarding Having a lovely time in Nicaragua (The World, June 2). Sadly, after all of the loss and distress over the past three and a half years, gullible California investors, as The World is so fond of calling us, receive further insult ...
2.5K - Jun. 13, 2009; scored 560.0 Coquille candidates say school options limited
Merging is a priority John Spencer Position 5 challenger John Spencer, 50, has lived in the Coquille School District for three years. Why are you running for the school board? I have seen many changes in these past three years, Spencer said. The Co...
9.9K - May. 12, 2009; scored 837.0 Undeterred, pirates hijack four more ships
MOMBASA, Kenya - Undeterred by U.S. and French hostage rescues that killed five bandits, Somali pirates brazenly hijacked four more ships in the Gulf of Aden, the waterway at the center of the world's fight against piracy. Pirates have vowed to retal...
5.8K - Apr. 14, 2009; scored 723.0 Poll: Refunds won't stimulate much spending
WASHINGTON - Most people say they plan to use this year's tax refund to pay bills, deciding in this sour economy to be more frugal with their annual windfall. Fifty-four percent of those receiving refunds said they intend to pay off credit card, util...
5.3K - Apr. 13, 2009; scored 560.0 Fumes prompt college building evacuation
COOS BAY - Southwestern Oregon Community College evacuated Randolph Hall on Friday just after noon, when workers noticed a battery leaking, causing hazardous fumes. The batteries were in a computer storage room, said college spokesman Karl Easttorp. ...
0.9K - Apr. 10, 2009; scored 560.0 Cheers and jeers
A river of ambition A public space with a waterside view is an asset for any city to cherish. Cheers to the Friends of Coquille Riverwalk, doggedly pursuing construction of a a riverside walkway. 100 years of creativity Cheers and many happy returns...
1.7K - Mar. 28, 2009; scored 560.0 Last bell rings for old school
COQUILLE The end may be near for the old Lincoln school. The Coquille School District wants to demolish the building located near Coquille Valley School, and this time School Board members are serious. That building is a liability to the district a...
2.7K - Mar. 10, 2009; scored 560.0 Immigration reform due
Given last year s election results, major immigration reform ought to pass in 2009 but first, the Obama administration has to decide what to do about draconian policies put into place by the Bush administration. After failing to pass its own reform...
3.6K - Jan. 22, 2009; scored 560.0 Youth Sports: Basketball registration deadline is Wednesday
Wednesday is the last opportunity for boys and girls in grades 3 through 8 to register for basketball at the Boys Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon. Games will start on Saturday, Jan. 10. Some coaches already have started practicing. Teams must be ...
3.1K - Dec. 13, 2008; scored 560.0 Student artwork included in new Elk Creek Bridge
The Oregon Department of Transportation hosted a dedication ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the completion of the new Elk Creek Bridge. Two Elkton High School students designed artwork for four pylons on the bridge, which is the last of five being re...
1.0K - Nov. 20, 2008; scored 560.0 | 
