Retailers enter the hiring season
Tis the season to be hiring. Local retailers are hiring seasonal help to get them through what is expected to be a slightly better holiday shopping season than last year. For Margaret Hutcheson, owner of Horsin Around at Pony Village Mall, this seas...
 3.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 83.0 Beverly Ann Conway
A farewell gathering will be held for Beverly Ann (Pugh) Conway, 77, of Coos Bay, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3355 Virginia Ave. in North Bend to thank her for her loving support and bless her...
2.5K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 83.0 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 131.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay n Oct. 30, 6:07 a.m., a fight was reported at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave. n Oct. 30, 10:01 a.m., criminal trespassing was reported in the 16...
2.4K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 83.0 Adjusting to life on the coast
Approaching my third month of living in Coos Bay, I find the natural beauty makes it simple to adjust to Northwest living after 22 years in the Midwest. Maybe the southern Oregon coast still is shiny and new, but I intend to enjoy everything this are...
2.5K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Purse loser comes up a winner
I feel very lucky and happy. I am the lady who did the big boo-boo at Walmart of leaving my purse on a bench. Nothing was taken out of it and someone sweet and honest turned it in to the lost and found. I know there are some honest people in this are...
0.5K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 83.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 28, 8:37 a.m., someone stole tools from the 100 block of South Wasson Street. Oct. 28, 11:07 a.m., fraud was reported at Walmart, 2051 Newmark Ave. Oct. 28, 11:30 a...
2.4K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 83.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 27, 12:01 p.m., items were stolen from a back yard in the 900 block of Crocker Street. Oct. 27, 12:58 p.m., juveniles were reportedly smoking cigarettes and marijua...
3.6K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 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 83.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 16, 11:35 p.m., a fight was reported in the 300 block of Anderson Avenue. Oct. 16, 11:51 p.m., police arrested a man on a second-degree criminal mischief charge, fo...
5.2K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 131.0 Balloon dad faces felony charges
FORT COLLINS, Colo. The lawyer for the man accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show said today that he expects authorities to bring charges against his client in the next day as investigators analyze e-mails that show ...
8.3K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 83.0 Balloon dad faces felony charges
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The lawyer for the man accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show said today that he expects authorities to bring charges against his client in the next day as investigators analyze e-mails that sho...
8.7K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 83.0 Thefts & Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 9, 10:18 a.m., an 81-year-old woman was the victim of a telephone scam in the 900 block of Seagate Avenue. Oct. 9, 11:28 a.m., neighbors made numerous complaints of...
6.2K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 131.0 Move over vanilla
BERKELEY, Calif. If you re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you re out of touch. The next generation of marshmallow lovers is amping the flavor of their puffy confections, taking their s mores to new hei...
3.7K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 83.0 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 166.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 1, 3:06 a.m., a fight was reported in the 200 block of Kruse Avenue. Oct. 1, 8:56 a.m., illegal camping was reported behind Walmart, 2051 Newmark Ave. Oct. 1, 9:11 ...
2.9K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 131.0 Generosity made BBQ a success
Coos Bay School District would like to thank businesses and individuals who helped to make our Community Information Fair and Barbecue a success. Our event was possible because of donations from Umpqua Bank, Madison Elementary Booster Club, Charlesto...
1.2K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 83.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 29, 12:05 a.m., illegal camping was reported near Blossom Gulch Elementary School, 333 S. 10th St. Sept. 29, 7:01 a.m., theft was reported in the 100 block of Norm...
5.8K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 83.0 Thefts & mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 24, 9 a.m., a woman reported an overwhelming smell of antiseptic in the 300 block of Ackerman Street. Sept. 24, 10:58 a.m., a family dispute was reported in the 20...
1.6K - Sep. 25, 2009; scored 83.0 Census worker slain
MANCHESTER, Ky. When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience for a warning: Be careful. The 51-year-old Sparkman was fo...
7.0K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 83.0 | 
