Coos County implements DUI task force
Coos county police agencies have created the state s first South Coast DUI Task Force. And officials are hoping other Oregon counties will follow their lead in combating drunken driving. It s a pilot program, Coquille Police Chief Mark Dannels said....
 3.6K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 346.0 Much of stimulus goes to schools
PORTLAND The math isn t so hard when it comes to the faculty of the Tigard-Tualatin school district. This year, the district employs 640 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. That s 56 fewer teachers than than a year ago. That s also 55 more te...
5.8K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 533.0 State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. Our fi...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 504.0 SOCC lands big federal grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $143,000 grant to the Southwestern Oregon Community College Welding and Metals Fabrication Program, a press release said. The Collaborative Relevant Education & Applied Technology for Economic Devel...
0.9K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 242.0 SOCC vigilant after sex attack
Coos Bay police officers are investigating the sexual assault of a woman, after one or more people attacked her inside a dorm room at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The attack occurred early Thursday morning at the college s Coos Bay campus, ...
5.0K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 384.0 SOCC vigilant after sex attack
Coos Bay police officers are investigating the sexual assault of a woman, after one or more people attacked her inside a dorm room at Southwestern Oregon Community College. The attack occurred early Thursday morning at the college s Coos Bay campus, ...
5.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 384.0 Jackson Co. considers fining truant students
MEDFORD (AP) Jackson County commissioners have given first approval to an ordinance that would toughen the penalties for students who chronically skip school. The ordinance, which could take effect next year, allows attendance officials to seek cit...
0.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 211.0 Prepare for disaster
Arlene Soto Question: If a disaster happens in my business, how do I recover? Answer: First, let me say I m glad you are being proactive in addressing potential disaster before it happens. The best time to prepare is before you need to respond. You...
3.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 247.0 College may snuff out smokes
COOS BAY Smokers on Southwestern Oregon Community College s campuses may have nowhere to light up come fall 2011, if the college s board of education agrees with student recommendations. Following a smoke-free survey provided online from Sept. 24 t...
2.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 288.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 338.0 Local beach advisories lifted Friday
Health advisories for contact with marine water were lifted Friday at Bastendorff Beach County Park and Sunset Bay State Park, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. Testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not ...
2.3K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 338.0 Donn Harding Powell
A memorial service will be held for Donn Harding Powell, 88, of North Bend, at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, at the First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 2630 34th St., Coos Bay. Pastor Tim Horton will officiate. Interment will be at Ocean View Mem...
1.9K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 295.0 Combat vet discusses stress disorder
Southwestern Oregon Community College is hosting a free post-traumatic stress disorder presentation. Eddie Black will be giving the presentation at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute building on the Coos Bay campus. The d...
1.2K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 230.0 Did he lie? Stufflebean's bankruptcy explanation doesn t add up
Coos County Commissioner Kevin Stufflebean s public explanation of his recent bankruptcy filing contains factual discrepancies, The World has learned. In July, Stufflebean and his wife filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Eu...
9.7K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 377.0 Did he lie? Stufflebean's bankruptcy explanation doesn t add up
Coos County Commissioner Kevin Stufflebean s public explanation of his recent bankruptcy filing contains factual discrepancies, The World has learned. In July, Stufflebean and his wife filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Eu...
9.7K - Oct. 17, 2009; scored 377.0 Oregon's jobless rate dips in September
SALEM Oregon s unemployment rate dropped in September, but so did the number of people who have jobs as Oregon s economy continued to sag under the weight of the recession. In its monthly jobs report, the state Employment Department said the jobles...
1.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 312.0 Panel focuses on Oregon tourism
BANDON A panel of industry watchers weighed in on the future of one of the state s main economic drivers in what was billed as an open conversation about the perceptions and realities of Oregon s tourism and hospitality industry. Oregon s tourism ...
3.3K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 425.0 State cougar hunting plan draws protests
SALEM Wildlife advocates are protesting the state s move to expand hunting of cougars to reduce conflicts with livestock, big game, people and pets. Opponents say it will only lead to more unnecessary hunting and killing of the big cats. This kind ...
2.5K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 370.0 Educating local hunters
As hunting season kicks off today, Marcey Fullerton is glad she could help educate many local hunters. Fullerton has been volunteering to teach hunter education classes in Coos County for the past 18 years, and opens up her home to teach gun safety, ...
3.8K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 336.0 Task force warns kids of Internet predators
COOS BAY - A couple of special agents from the Oregon Department of Justice gave some Coos County middle school students some unusual advice Wednesday. Don t tell the truth. At least not while using the Internet. Their message wasn t intended to scar...
4.1K - Oct. 2, 2009; scored 293.0 | 
