Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Bright Chinook should continue to pulse in over the next few weeks. The cutthroat trout fishery is over for the season. Coos County lakes: Stocked trout fishing has been excellent. Coos River Basin: Trout fishing is closed until next s...
 1.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 91.0 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 91.0 Prepare to fish the Elk River
With good numbers of Chinook staging in the mouth and the first few holes, the Elk River is ready to start off with a bang. Many fishermen still are fishing low, but the majority seem to be waiting for more rain to open the river. These fishermen rep...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 144.0 Fewer sea lions eat more salmon
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. A new report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates sea lions ate 4,960 salmon and st...
3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 91.0 Houston Newton Barton
A memorial service will be held for Houston Newton Barton, 91, of Gold Beach at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 94191 Third St., Gold Beach. Houston was born Aug. 12, 1918, in Vandervoort, Ark., to Newton Houston and...
2.3K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 91.0 Jerseys put to good use
SEATTLE Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years. So he was torn as a fan watching the Yankees and Phillies in the just-completed World Series. He couldn t wait for someo...
4.6K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 91.0 Israel commandos seize ship loaded with guns
JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli commandos seized a ship today that defense officials said was carrying hundreds of tons of weapons bound for Lebanon s Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas the largest arms shipment Israel has ever commandeered. The Israeli ...
5.6K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 91.0 James W. Harrison
A memorial service will be held for James Jim W. Harrison, 94, of Rogue Valley at 2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Rogue Valley Manor Sunrise Room. Jim was born March 19, 1915, in Clarendon, Texas, to William and Nona Harrison. He was one of eight ...
1.9K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 91.0 Housing authorities ban indoor smoking
NORTH BEND Alan Pape doesn t like going into smokers apartments. But as the maintenance mechanic for the North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities, it s part of the job. When you have to stand in them for two or three hours at times and breat...
4.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 91.0 This little piggy used hand wipes
The best thing to be said about the swine flu epidemic is, it could be worse. Vaccines have been slow to arrive. Even high-risk population groups remain mostly unimmunized. The illness has decimated classrooms and offices. But some things are going w...
1.9K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 91.0 Israel: Gaza rockets can reach metro Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM (AP) Hamas militants in Gaza have successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket able to reach Israel s largest urban center, the country s military intelligence chief said today. Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin told parliament s foreign affairs and def...
3.0K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 91.0 Swine Flew
Ted Anthony, Associated Press Writer The president of the National Pork Producers Council the person who represents the people who represent the nation s pigs appeared recently before Congress to talk about sales in the swine flu era. He wasn t h...
3.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 91.0 Karzai wins Afghan election without a vote
KABUL Afghanistan s election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country s tumultuous ballot today, canceling a planned runoff and ending a political crisis two and a half months after a fraud-marred first round. The Obam...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 91.0 Farmers grow electricity
WIMER Vern and Gianaclis Caldwell do a lot of the typical things that make a small farm self-sufficient. Besides the 40-some dwarf Nigerian goats they milk to make artisanal cheeses, they also raise chickens for meat and eggs, a steer for beef, hor...
4.3K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 91.0 Yvonne Schrader Bower
A celebration honoring the life of Yvonne Schrader Bower, 76, of Coos Bay will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Bower home. Yvonne was born Oct. 14, 1932, in Bandon, the daughter of Ivan and Lorna Schrader. She died Oct. 15, 2009, in...
2.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 91.0 Old friends face off in opener tonight
NEW YORK ” The first time they met was seven years ago. Cliff Lee was a September call-up with a cocksure attitude, and his new teammate was immediately impressed. He was the Cliff that he is now. He went out and pounded both sides of the plat...
4.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 91.0 Migration drops a crowd of pelicans
Welcome to the pelican convention. If you ve been to the beaches lately or cruised around Coos Bay, it s been hard to miss these lumbering visitors. Thousands of brown pelicans have converged on the south and central Oregon coast, with fall migration...
1.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 91.0 NB man will not face charges
A Douglas County grand jury has decided a North Bend man should not face a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Heidi Johnson. Douglas County Deputy District Attorney Deborah Stoll presented evidence against John Flaxel last week t...
1.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 91.0 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 91.0 "Tis the season to find uses for that pumpkin
Ron Jackimowicz, Cuisine Editor My parents have returned to Michigan for the winter, but mom left behind the remainder of the pumpkin she cooked and used for pies during their stay. So Autumn made the best of it over the weekend and dug out a recipe ...
2.4K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 91.0 | 
