North Bend Hall of Fame inductees
George Edward Gebhardt (Class of 1933): Gebhardt was born in 1915 and was class president during his time at North Bend High School. He also won the Coos County extemporary speaking contest and was selected Outstanding Senior Boy. He earned a degree...
 4.7K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 705.0 Faculty at UO exploring union formation
EUGENE (AP) Concerns about low pay and a rift with administration have faculty members at the University of Oregon exploring the possibility of forming a union. The effort is still in the beginning stages with meetings on campus to discuss the idea...
3.1K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 1000.0 Geologists debunk soil impact on wine
PORTLAND (AP) Geologists say wine critics may be stretching things a bit when they talk about the soil giving a vintage a distinct flavor. Wine critics often use the French phrase, gout de terroir (goo deh TAIR-wahr), which means taste of the so...
4.3K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 458.0 Superheroes arose from a dark time in American history
Eugene (AP) Superhero stories arose in a country wracked by economic disaster and headed into a world war. University of Oregon Englishg professor Ben Saunders was involved with the new Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero show...
3.5K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 333.0 Marlene Tymchuk
Memorial services for Marlene Tymchuk, 77, of Reedsport, will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Ave. in Reedsport. A viewing will be held Friday, Oct. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Dunes Memorial Chapel. Bor...
2.5K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 574.0 Marlene Tymchuk
Memorial services for Marlene Tymchuk, 77, of Reedsport, will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church in Reedsport. A viewing will be held Friday, Oct. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Dunes Memorial Chapel. Born Nov. 10, 1931, in ...
2.5K - Sep. 30, 2009; scored 594.0 Temporary hires become permanent at college
COOS BAY Two interim administrators at Southwestern Oregon Community College now have permanent full-time jobs. On Monday night, the college announced it has named Linda Kridelbaugh as the vice-president of administrative services. She has served i...
2.7K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 652.0 Higher ed plan helps smaller schools
PORTLAND (AP) The big universities will be helping the smaller ones in a distribution plan approved Friday by the state Board of Higher Education s finance committee. All of Oregon s seven public universities will lose state money over the next two...
1.8K - Sep. 5, 2009; scored 908.0 EOU honors South Coast scholars
Local students attending Eastern Oregon University have achieved dean s list honors. To qualify for the dean s list, students must achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale while completing a minimum of 12 hours of gr...
0.6K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 333.0 Insurers warn property owners to prevent fires
BAKER CITY (AP) Insurance companies have begun telling some policyholders in Eastern Oregon to protect their buildings against wildfires, say industry and government officials. One Oregon Department of Forestry official said he s been doing wildfir...
1.8K - Aug. 17, 2009; scored 507.0 Lobbyist limit faces challenge
SALEM The Oregon Supreme Court is trying to decide whether a $50 limit on lobbyist gifts to state lawmakers violates the constitutional right to free speech. Veteran lobbyist Fred VanNatta argued Thursday before the state s high court that...
3.1K - Aug. 14, 2009; scored 555.0 Harris wins university tuition contest
Carol Harris of Myrtle Point won five credits of tuition toward classes at Eastern Oregon University. She entered a drawing at the Coos County Fair last month, university/chamber-sponsored booth. The award is worth $750....
0.3K - Aug. 14, 2009; scored 396.0 Meteors will spark the sky
Several hundred shooting stars will explode and shower across the sky Tuesday night. Earth will be making its annual pass through the Swift-Tuttle comet tail, amateur astronomer Dan Neal said. As the planet rotates through the tail, sand-grain sized ...
1.6K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 396.0 Zonta helps college students
Zonta International of the Coos Bay Area has awarded nearly $7,000 in scholarships to women pursuing college education. The group awarded its $600 Young Women in Public Affairs scholarship to Tatiana Havill , a senior at Bandon Hig...
2.6K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 685.0 Area stars line up for East-West Shrine Game
When North Bend High School football coach Rick Taylor walks the sidelines as the West Coach in the East-West Shrine Game today in Baker City, at least he ll know his captains. North Bend all-star lineman Trae Collins and Siuslaw standout quarterback...
1.9K - Aug. 1, 2009; scored 333.0 Forecast: fire danger up in California, down in Northwest
GRANTS PASS A new wildfire forecast based on climate models shows the risk of big fires eased for the Northwest in the past month, thanks to June rains, but increased a bit for California and the Southwest. The map produced by researchers for the U...
2.7K - Jul. 28, 2009; scored 507.0 W. Nile mosquitoes found in E. Oregon
IRRIGON (AP) West Nile-infected mosquitoes have been detected in Eastern Oregon. The North Morrow Vector Control District collected the infected mosquitoes in Irrigon on July 6, and an Oregon State University lab confirmed the presence of the virus...
0.5K - Jul. 18, 2009; scored 439.0 Phyllis Janet Caughell
A celebration of life will be held for Phyllis Caughell, 87, of Powers, at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Powers Church of God. Pastor John Fandel will officiate. Phyllis was born on April 11, 1922, in Myrtle Point to western pioneers John and Dell...
1.6K - Jul. 14, 2009; scored 333.0 Legislature: Session dismays GOP rep
The 2009 Legislative session was discouraging for Rep. Wayne Krieger. The Gold Beach Republican found himself on the short end of votes that raised taxes and increased government, with the general fund growing by 11 percent over the 2007 session. For...
4.6K - Jul. 7, 2009; scored 603.0 Legislature: Session dismays GOP rep
The 2009 Legislative session was discouraging for Rep. Wayne Krieger. The Gold Beach Republican found himself on the short end of votes that raised taxes and increased government, with the general fund growing by 11 percent over the 2007 session. For...
4.7K - Jul. 6, 2009; scored 618.0 | 
