Sailboat ran aground
Question: What is the story behind the sailboat in Coos River between the area of TnT Market and Sause Bros. barge facility? We noticed it on Oct. 30. At first it looked like it was beached, but then it was on its side taking on water. Answer: The U....
 1.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 193.0 Bandon police levy fails
Bandon voters narrowly defeated a measure that would have provided more money to the city s police department. The Coos County Elections Office released totals Tuesday night that showed 51.5 percent of voters were opposed to the tax, while 48.5 favor...
2.5K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 193.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. North Bend Oct. 13, 9:28 a.m., a woman reported that her ex-husband violated a restraining order in the 1800 block of Sherman Avenue. Oct. 13, 10:07 a.m., someone used a stolen g...
2.4K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 193.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 2, 7:38 a.m., someone burglarized a vehicle in the 600 block of Madison Street. Oct. 2, 7:39 a.m., items were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 900 block of Garfi...
7.7K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 193.0 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 193.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 18, 2:24 a.m., a fight was reported near E Street and 11th Avenue. Sept. 18, 3:13 p.m., someone stole a computer from Sitkum Hall at Southwestern Oregon Co...
4.3K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 193.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 8, 8:39 a.m., theft of services was reported near Donnelly Avenue and Seventh Street. Sept. 8, 9:37 a.m., two people were seen smoking marijuana in the 300 block ...
4.2K - Sep. 10, 2009; scored 306.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Aug. 26, 1:41 a.m., a prowler was peering in windows in the 3000 block of Ocean Boulevard. Aug. 26, 3:32 a.m., a suspicious person was making noise in the 400 block of E...
2.1K - Aug. 27, 2009; scored 193.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Aug. 24, 12:16 a.m., a transient camp was found behind Walmart at Fir Street and Lindberg Avenue. Aug. 24, 2:29 a.m., there was a fight between neighbors in the 1600 blo...
1.8K - Aug. 25, 2009; scored 193.0 Cancer patient loses his battle
Gordon Everett, who had shared his story of fighting lung cancer with The World s readers, died Sunday in Central Point. He was 56 years old. The California native made a name for himself as an all-conference high school gymnast despite being diagnos...
1.7K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 193.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Reedsport Aug. 10, 2 p.m., a burglary was reported in the 800 block of Ranch Road. Aug. 10, 4:54 p.m., an intoxicated man created a disturbance at a home in the 300 block of Sout...
1.9K - Aug. 12, 2009; scored 193.0 Police say transient arrested in killing
SALEM (AP) Salem police say they ve arrested one man believed to be a transient in the killing of another. The body of a 40-year-old man was found Thursday night in a watery ditch near a transient camp in northeast Salem. He was identified as Cody ...
0.5K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 1000.0 An Eight-year mistake
If something killed him, it wasn t going to be his lungs. Gordon Everett convinced himself of that when he started smoking. My thinking back then was, My lungs are tough, he said. I figured if I got sick with anything, it would be cardiac. The No...
4.2K - Jul. 23, 2009; scored 193.0 Paid in full
It came nearly three months late, but the city of North Bend got its money. The Coquille Indian Tribe made good last week on a quarterly payment for hotel room taxes, along with another payment on Monday that isn't due until Aug. 1. On Tuesday, North...
2.6K - Jul. 22, 2009; scored 306.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay July 14, 12:03 a.m., an assault was reported near Sunset Middle School, 245 S. Cammann St. July 14, 2:24 a.m., a man was demanding free groceries because...
4.4K - Jul. 16, 2009; scored 306.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay July 2, 12:12 a.m., a family dispute was reported in the 300 block of East Street. July 2, 1:43 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported in the 1400 block...
2.1K - Jul. 3, 2009; scored 193.0 Tribe refuses to pay room tax
After a 14-year-long agreement with the city of North Bend to pay a room tax similar to other hoteliers in the city, the Coquille Indian Tribe is withholding a three-month payment. North Bend City Administrator Jan Willis confirmed that the tribe did...
4.4K - Jun. 19, 2009; scored 306.0 Deputies arrest one on weapon and trespassing charges
Coos County sheriff's deputies arrested a 52-year-old Knoxville, Tenn., woman Tuesday on weapon and criminal trespassing charges at about 9:25 p.m. Deputies went to 67450 E. Bay Road in North Bend on a report of a transient living in a tool shed on t...
0.7K - May. 27, 2009; scored 193.0 Oregon boy gets 6 years for transient death
ROSEBURG (AP) - A 15-year-old boy pleaded no contest this week to charges that he beat a homeless veteran and left him to die under a Roseburg bridge last September. A Douglas County judge sentenced Ethan Wayne Gunderson to more than six years in pri...
0.6K - May. 15, 2009; scored 193.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from area police department logs. Coos Bay April 19, 11:10 p.m., three boys were skateboarding in the middle of the street, blocking traffic lanes. April 20, 1:07 a.m., a stolen car was found in t...
4.2K - Apr. 22, 2009; scored 193.0 | 
