ODFW continues Chetco River closure
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending the current angling closure on the Chetco River upstream of Highway 101 until further notice. The season was expected to reopen today, but will remain closed to protect spawning fall Chinook. Pa...
 1.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 446.0 ODFW continues Chetco River closure
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending the current angling closure on the Chetco River upstream of Highway 101 until further notice. The season was expected to reopen today, but will remain closed to protect spawning fall Chinook. Pa...
3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 560.0 Tax breaks cost state more than predicted
PORTLAND (AP) State officials deliberately underestimated the cost of Gov. Ted Kulongoski s plan to lure green energy companies to Oregon with big taxpayer subsidies, resulting in a program that cost 40 times more than unsuspecting lawmakers were t...
11.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 912.0 Questions surface in Astoria LNG probe
ASTORIA (AP) When liquefied natural gas developer Peter Hansen met Port of Astoria Director Peter Gearin and marketing consultant Susan Trabucco in San Jose, Calif., in October 2004, there was a moment when Hansen thought the two might be more than...
6.6K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 780.0 Questions surface in Astoria LNG probe
ASTORIA (AP) When liquefied natural gas developer Peter Hansen met Port of Astoria Director Peter Gearin and marketing consultant Susan Trabucco in San Jose, Calif., in October 2004, there was a moment when Hansen thought the two might be more than...
6.6K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 780.0 Kulongoski wants to head off South Coast gold miners
GRANTS PASS Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants to head off recreational miners who are headed for them thar hills in Oregon after California stopped prospectors from using suction dredges to glean flecks of gold from salmon rivers. The governor sent lette...
4.0K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 542.0 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 589.0 Volunteers clean up crab pots
REEDSPORT A handful of boats in Oregon s crabbing fleet returned to sea last week for one last hurrah. Their quarries were the derelict pots and buoys left behind this year by commercial crab boats. During a volunteer effort held nearly seven weeks...
3.1K - Oct. 10, 2009; scored 483.0 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 366.0 DAY PLANNER
Ongoing br Coloring contest 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Headles and Treadles, Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave.,North Bend. Ends Oct. 10. br Today br Photos and collectibles all day, all month. Judy Lochman photographs and Harley-Davidson collecti...
9.4K - Oct. 1, 2009; scored 329.0 Study: Killing cougars didn t stop issues
MEDFORD (AP) State wildlife biologists say they will abandon a 3-year-old study to see whether killing cougars in southwestern Oregon would reduce complaints from people about attacks on livestock and pets. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildli...
2.4K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 432.0 County OK's flooding Kentuck Golf Course
COQUILLE - Developers of a local liquefied natural gas terminal have cleared another hurdle in addressing environmental concerns, as they try to move forward with the project. The Coos County Commissioners approved a zone change Tuesday for the Kentu...
5.0K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 648.0 Port seeks golf course zoning change
Coos County s commissioners will have another chance to vote on one aspect of the local liquefied natural gas project. The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has filed an application with Coos County to change the zoning of the Kentuck Golf Course...
3.2K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 523.0 Oregon suspends Blount for season
EUGENE (AP) Oregon suspended running back LeGarrette Blount on Friday for the remainder of season for punching Boise State defensive end Byron Hout. As Boise State began celebrating on their famous blue turf, Hout yelled in Blount s face and tapped...
2.4K - Sep. 4, 2009; scored 468.0 Duck disaster at Boise State
BOISE, Idaho Four quarters of getting flustered by the guys in blue finally made Oregon s LeGarrette Blount snap. Not only is No. 16 Oregon heading home after getting bullied around by No. 14 Boise State. The Ducks now must wonder what is to happen...
5.4K - Sep. 4, 2009; scored 663.0 Oregon Outdoors Report: Consistent bites reported in rivers
Officials are reporting that all local rivers have produced a good number of Chinook catches. The Coquille River has had 40-plus pound fish taken. The Coos River has also been very steady with the Marshfield Channel being the hot spot. Anglers on the...
4.0K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 472.0 Third parole try for man convicted in 1985 killing
KLAMATH FALLS (AP) A thin dusting of snow and a tattered yellow blanket covered Peggy Hiltons lifeless body on the bank of the Link River Trail. Across town, Mark Allen Reese walked into the Klamath Falls Police Department to report that his friend...
6.5K - Aug. 24, 2009; scored 490.0 Industrial hemp growth faces obstacles
ALBANY Despite recent approval from state lawmakers, industrial hemp growth in Oregon faces a number of hurdles, including a less than ideal local climate and likely opposition from the Drug Enforcement Agency, an Oregon State University official s...
2.2K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 622.0 Landowners seek details on land deal
COOS BAY Dale Sause is the biggest beneficiary of the city of Coos Bay s recent real estate deal with the state. The Urban Renewal Agency agreed to pay the Department of State Lands more than $100,000 to clear clouded titles on the downtow...
5.7K - Aug. 4, 2009; scored 1000.0 Slow timber harvest means less money for schools fund
It's business as usual for the Department of State Lands as the department continues to sell timber. But the rough economy will mean less money for local schools. The money from these timber harvests goes into the Common School Fund, which pipes mone...
2.0K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 549.0 | 
