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 79.0 Poets give reading at NB library
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experiences alo...
1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 79.0 Works of the Northwest
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experi...
1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 124.0 Schools improve certification for free lunches
WASHINGTON (AP) Schools are doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches, but some states are much better than others, the Agriculture Department says in a report to Congress. In 2008-2009, 78...
1.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 79.0 Hang up and drive law comes Jan. 1
SALEM As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be enforced? Orego...
6.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 79.0 NW energy efficiency better in 2008
PORTLAND (AP) Improved energy efficiency reduced power demand by an amount equal to about 148,000 homes across the Northwest last year. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council said regional energy savings in 2008 were the best for any year sin...
0.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 79.0 Fox takes first in billiards tourney
Several local pool players had high finishes in the Western BCA Regional Tournament in Lincoln City last weekend. The event is the largest regional tournament in the United States. In the largest field in the tournament, Rik Couch, who played for Jes...
1.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 79.0 TCU passes Boise State in new BCS standings
NEW YORK Boise State got bumped. TCU now is in position to be this season s BCS buster for now. The Horned Frogs passed the Broncos on Sunday in the Bowl Championship Series standings, with TCU jumping two spots from last week and Boise State fal...
3.6K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 79.0 Idaho surges into bowl picture
MOSCOW, Idaho ” Everyone s smiling at Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle these days. The surprising Vandals (6-1) are already bowl eligible and lead the Western Athletic Conference with a 3-0 record, ahead even of archrival No. 6 Boise State. It...
4.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 632.0 Joseph Larry Jackson
Joseph Larry Jackson Sept. 24, 1938 Oct. 17, 2009 A public visitation will be held for Joseph L. Jackson, 71, of Coos Bay, from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 30, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. A graveside service with military honors provid...
1.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 124.0 Idaho surges into bowl picture
MOSCOW, Idaho ” Everyone s smiling at Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle these days. The surprising Vandals (6-1) are already bowl eligible and lead the Western Athletic Conference with a 3-0 record, ahead even of archrival No. 6 Boise State. It...
4.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 632.0 Joseph Larry Jackson
Joseph Larry Jackson Sept. 24, 1938 Oct. 17, 2009 A public visitation will be held for Joseph L. Jackson, 71, of Coos Bay, from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 30, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. A graveside service with military honors provid...
1.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 124.0 Tribe expects sect to vacate reservation
FORT HALL, Idaho (AP) Most members of a religious sect that hoped to set up a permanent base on a tribal reservation in eastern Idaho now have until the end of the month to vacate the property. Tribal leaders say they don t expect problems with mem...
1.8K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 124.0 Sterling required to raise $300M
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Sterling Financial Corp. must raise $300 million to solidify its capital under an agreement announced this month with federal and state regulators. The largest bank based in Washington also announced the appointment of a ne...
2.5K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 79.0 Sports Briefs: Senator requests BCS investigation
WASHINGTON Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, whose undefeated home state school was bypassed for the college football national championship last season, urged President Barack Obama to ask the Justice Department to investigate the Bowl Championship Series,...
4.7K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 79.0 College Picks: TCU can make its case for a BCS bid
Boise State better watch its back. TCU is trying to bust into the BCS, too. The sixth-ranked Broncos have drawn the most attention of the teams from the non-automatic BCS qualifying conferences this season. Boise State started the season with a convi...
5.2K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 79.0 Davis places at judo competition
Carter Davis of the Southwestern Oregon Community College Judo Club competed in the 2009 Rainier Cup Judo Championships in Lakewood, Wash., last weekend. The event drew about 200 competitors from Oregon and Washington. Davis brought home a bronze med...
1.5K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 79.0 Coast Guard awards lifesavers
CHARLESTON Eight months after rescuing an elderly man near the Coos Bay jetties, two U.S. Coast Guard deputies have emerged from the ranks to receive achievement medals. They call us guardians, because we protect the public, Capt. Scott Kitchen sa...
2.3K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 79.0 Davis places at judo competition
Carter Davis of the Southwestern Oregon Community College Judo Club competed in the 2009 Rainier Cup Judo Championships in Lakewood, Wash., last weekend. The event drew about 200 competitors from Oregon and Washington. Davis brought home a bronze med...
1.5K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 79.0 Coast Guard awards lifesavers
CHARLESTON Eight months after rescuing an elderly man near the Coos Bay jetties, two U.S. Coast Guard deputies have emerged from the ranks to receive achievement medals. They call us guardians, because we protect the public, Capt. Scott Kitchen sa...
2.3K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 79.0 | 
