ATV flips, injures rider
Medics took a Grants Pass man to the hospital Saturday following an all-terrain vehicle crash near Winchester Bay. The Honda 500 Utility was motoring in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area when a front tire caught on the side of a trail. The ve...
 0.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 271.0 Dunes crashes send riders to hospital
Medics responded to two all-terrain vehicle crashes Saturday in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Douglas County deputies responded to the 3400 block of Salmon Harbor Drive to a report of a person hurt while jumping a 2008 Yamaha bike. Ashle...
0.7K - Sep. 14, 2009; scored 228.0 ATV board seeks members
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking volunteers for four positions on its new 12-member ATV Advisory Committee. The committee s responsibilities include revising the all-terrain vehicle class definitions and safety issues. An interes...
0.5K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 228.0 ATV committee seeks volunteers
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking volunteers for four positions on its new 12-member ATV Advisory Committee. The committee s responsibilities include revising the all-terrain vehicle class definitions and safety issues. An interes...
0.5K - Aug. 13, 2009; scored 228.0 Park is expensive, destructive force
Forced out of my quiet apartment by the noise and crime from the Mingus Skatepark, I have two questions for the city of Coos Bay: Why did they build a loud skatepark in a quiet residential area, and why have they allowed the skatepark to turn into a ...
2.6K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 228.0 ATV accident hurts Washington boy
Medics took a Washington boy to the hospital Saturday following an all-terrain vehicle accident in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area near Winchester Bay. Joe Dominguez, 12, of Federal Way, Wash., was westbound on a 2008 Yamaha YFZ 450 behind ...
0.6K - Aug. 5, 2009; scored 228.0 Dunefest keeps visitors and vendors busy
WINCHESTER BAY This year s DuneFest offered a new experience for Jennifer Smith. The Winchester Bay 15-year-old knows all about the annual all-terrain vehicle extravaganza, having hit the sand in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area for years....
3.3K - Aug. 3, 2009; scored 364.0 Nigeria police claim victory over radicals
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) Five days of fighting between government forces and a radical Islamist sect left dirt roads soaked with blood, buildings scorched and dozens dead, including the group s leader, but revenge attacks were feared even as the nat...
5.4K - Aug. 1, 2009; scored 314.0 Fair goes green
The Coos County Fair is going green in more ways than one as the annual summer event kicks off Tuesday. Recycling bins will dot the Myrtle Point fairgrounds for the first time, along with a couple of tents highlighting the area's natural resources an...
3.2K - Jul. 28, 2009; scored 228.0 Fair goes green
The Coos County Fair is going green in more ways than one as the annual summer event kicks off Tuesday. Recycling bins will dot the Myrtle Point fairgrounds for the first time, along with a couple of tents highlighting the area's natural resources an...
3.1K - Jul. 27, 2009; scored 228.0 Oregon Outdoor Report: Tuna Classic coming to Charleston on Aug. 15
Column by Richard DeChambeau Tuna fishing remains the best it s been for many years. Prowler Charters in Bandon has reported catches of more than 100 fish per boat. The smaller recreational boats also are doing very well. Saturday was the kickoff o...
5.1K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 403.0 Cheers and Jeers
Smell that cotton candy! Cheers for county fairs, especially Coos County's annual hootenanny next week in Myrtle Point. Things to do, prizewinning animals to admire, old friends to visit, and a familiar cacophony of sounds and smells. What would summ...
1.9K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 228.0 Cheers & Jeers
Smell that cotton candy! Cheers for county fairs, especially Coos County's annual hootenanny next week in Myrtle Point. Things to do, prizewinning animals to admire, old friends to visit, and a familiar cacophony of sounds and smells. What would summ...
1.9K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 228.0 Fire risk leads to new burn limits
The Coos Forest Protective Association has set restrictions on forest activities due to warmer, dryer weather. Effective today, the CFPA imposed a regulated use closure on all private, county, state and Bureau of Land Management lands in Coos, Curry,...
1.7K - Jul. 24, 2009; scored 466.0 ATV wrecks send riders to hospital
Medics took five all-terrain vehicle riders to a hospital Saturday, after responding to four wrecks in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Jeffrey Smith, 58, and Evlina Smith, 57, both of Graham, Wash., suffered neck and back injuries when the...
1.3K - Jul. 21, 2009; scored 271.0 Bend man injured in ATV accident
Medics took a Bend man to the hospital Monday following an all-terrain vehicle accident in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Coos County deputies responded to an area two dunes north of Horsfall campground, where they found Darel Southstone,...
0.5K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 228.0 ATV accidents keep area medics rolling
This weekend was busy for rescue workers on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area as numerous all-terrain-vehicle accidents resulted in several hospital trips. Coos County sheriff s dispatchers started taking calls Friday, with several injury acc...
1.6K - Jul. 13, 2009; scored 228.0 Sandfest ready to roar
The buzz of a few all-terrain vehicles Monday was just a hint of what SandFest 2009 organizers hope will fill the air at the North Spit this week. The second annual event roared into action today, with most of its activities beginning Wednesday. Orga...
0.9K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 360.0 Dune danger sends several to area hospitals
Emergency responders saw plenty of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area over the holiday as all-terrain vehicle riders suffered a plethora of injuries and took trips to area hospitals. Medics took Melonie D. Widener, 32, of Sherwood, to Bay Area...
1.8K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 228.0 Move a mountain? SandFest organizers think big
SandFest organizers are pulling down a mountain on the North Spit to give more people an opportunity to experience the revived dune event s second year. Well, not technically a mountain, but a whole lot of sand. Organizer Terry Wilmeth said they are ...
3.8K - Jun. 27, 2009; scored 377.0 | 
