Police look for driver who fled crash scene
Medics took a Coos Bay woman to a hospital Friday, following a single-vehicle accident near Bastendorff Beach. Coos County deputies responded to Coos Head Road where they found a crashed Ford Ranger pickup. The driver and a passenger reportedly fled ...
 0.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 132.0 Local panel fields questions on health policy
When Rep. Peter DeFazio visited the coast three months ago, people crowded into town halls to vehemently voice concerns and ask questions about public health care reform. It was a different setting Saturday morning at Coos Bay City Hall. A panel of e...
7.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 178.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Nov. 7
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 26-Nov. 1 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Bruce Watts 248, Bill Sullivan 225, Ray Rockwood 224; Patty Rockwood 214, Sally Ash 205, Linda Nichols 195. Monday Super Star Juniors Kyronn Morgan 239, Joey Hufman 204, Jor...
10.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 236.0 Births, Nov. 11
The following are birth announcements from hospitals. Coquille Valley Hospital, Coquille Daniel Robert Morris was born at 4:25 p.m. on Oct. 28, 2009. Parents are Michael Morris and Sara Wright of Myrtle Point. Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay Brett Linds...
1.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 170.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend Coastal Douglas Has Talent!, a talent show and fundraiser for the Reedsport Rotary Club, will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday at Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport. About a dozen performers of a variety of ages will compete, and PBA...
4.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 166.0 Who will teach nurses?
COOS BAY Experienced nurses have seen it before. In a recession, retired and semi-retired RNs come out of the woodwork to support their families. But once this economic slump ends, nurses including Susan Walker foresee a shortage of medical worker...
4.6K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 625.0 ATV accident sends woman to hospital
Medics took a Eugene woman to the hospital Sunday morning after she was injured in an ATV accident. Coos County sheriff s deputies, along with Hauser Fire and Rescue, responded to a single-vehicle ATV accident at the Horsfall area of the Oregon Dunes...
0.7K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 159.0 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 178.0 Births, week of Oct. 31
The following are birth announcements provided by hospital in Oregon and Washington. Swedish Ballard Hospital, Seattle Mayank Mishra was born at 9:45 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2009, weighing 5 pound, 6 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. Parents are Royheaph...
1.5K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 185.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Oct. 31
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 19-25 Young at Heart Seniors Bruce Watts 242, Nick Boutin 226, Berrel Vinyard 218; Linda Nichols 216, Phyllis Hewitt 213, Susan Peck 210. Monday Super Star Juniors Joey Huffman 257, Nicholas Slowik 204, Jordan Clark ...
10.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 152.0 Crashes sends teens to hospitals
Two separate crashes sent teenagers to the hospital earlier this week. On Friday at 2:33 a.m., Coos County Sheriff s deputies, along with Charleston Fire Department, responded to Coos Head Road in Charleston. There they found a full-sized pickup, dri...
1.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 138.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend Haunted Theatre will be open 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Little Theatre on the Bay. $3 first visit, $1 repeat visits, free after fifth time. The North Bend Police Department s haunted house wil...
5.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 160.0 Spin doctor
Silk means elegance, luxury, wealth. Silk is lustrous and resilient; it shimmers and it caresses. In the hands of fiber artist Liz Brende, silk is accessories and silk is art. Next month she will offer a class, Making Silk Paper, at Easy Lane Frames...
4.0K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 96.0 Accident sends woman to hospital
Medics took a Coos Bay woman to the hospital Monday night after she lost control of her car, sliding into a ditch. The tan Buick Century, driven by 60-year-old Karen Woods, was eastbound on Cape Arago Highway near Painter Avenue, when it left the roa...
0.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 132.0 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 114.0 Second wave of H1N1 flu could hit
COOS BAY Oregon is preparing for four times as many influenza cases this year, because of the emergence of the new H1N1 strain. That could mean four times as many hospitalizations and four times as many deaths. All of the flu cases so far this year...
4.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 236.0 Health care forum planned
As changes to health care policy have been a prevalent part of the public debate in recent months, members of the local League of Women Voters wondered about the realities: What are the current problems in delivering health care locally? How will som...
1.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 114.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Oct. 24
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 12-18 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Ray Nichols 215, Richard Dupret 211, NIck Boutin 204, Ray Rockwood 204; Linda Nichols 236, Julie Winn 202, Marge Novak 194. Monday Super Star Juniors Zachary Jones 222, Joey Huf...
7.0K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 226.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Oct. 24
Bowling North Bend Lanes Oct. 12-18 HIGH GAME Young at Heart Seniors Ray Nichols 215, Richard Dupret 211, NIck Boutin 204, Ray Rockwood 204; Linda Nichols 236, Julie Winn 202, Marge Novak 194. Monday Super Star Juniors Zachary Jones 222, Joey Huf...
7.0K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 226.0 Going Out
Theater etc. This weekend The Pride of the Sawdust League, or Three Strikes and You re Out returns to the Sawdust Theatre in Coquille for one night only. Benefit to send Doug Veysey of Myrtle Point to Boston Marathon. Show time is 8 p.m. Saturday. &...
5.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 160.0 | 
