Removing dam would end live fish counts
MEDFORD (AP) After decades of counting live salmon and steelhead reaching the upper Rogue River, biologists will be stuck counting only dead ones if Gold Ray Dam and its long-standing fish-counting station disappear as proposed next fall. Jackson C...
 0.8K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 119.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Nov. 5, 5:08 a.m., a prowler was reported in the 800 block of Elrod Avenue. Nov. 5, 10:21 a.m., an illegal fire was reported in the 63400 block of Shinglehouse Slough Ro...
6.3K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 59.0 Prepare to fish the Elk River
With good numbers of Chinook staging in the mouth and the first few holes, the Elk River is ready to start off with a bang. Many fishermen still are fishing low, but the majority seem to be waiting for more rain to open the river. These fishermen rep...
3.8K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 94.0 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 895.0 NBA: Bulls end Cleveland win streak
CLEVELAND For a split second, LeBron James appeared to be on his way to bailing out the Cleveland Cavaliers once more. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah put a stop to that. Chicago s forwards double teamed James and denied the superstar on a drive in the f...
3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 59.0 Judge rules man gold mined illegally
MEDFORD (AP) A federal judge has convicted an Oregon man of illegal mining while digging for gold on U.S. Forest Service land. Clifford R. Tracy of Gold Hill was sentenced to a year on probation. He was also ordered to pay the costs to remedy his r...
2.8K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 59.0 Festival of Trees is seeking participants
The Festival of Trees is seeking participants for this year s fundraiser. The goal is to raise $15,000 for charities this year, including Shots for Tots and Teens, The Women s Safety and Resource Center and Coddington Place. The tree decorating ...
1.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 94.0 Umatilla in Eastern Oregon getting big run of coho
PENDLETON (AP) Fisheries experts say there s been a big run of coho salmon this year up the Umatilla River in Eastern Oregon. It s expected to be the second largest run since efforts began in the 1980s to restore the fish to the Umatilla after a 70...
0.6K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 239.0 NBA: Bryant leads Lakers to win
LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant had 41 points and eight rebounds, Andrew Bynum added 21 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away with 18 consecutive points in the third quarter for a 118-110 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night. Lamar Odom h...
3.0K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 59.0 Reports: Federal stimulus sends $1.8B to Oregon
PORTLAND (AP) Oregon has received about $1.8 billion in the first eight months of the federal stimulus program credited with saving or creating nearly 10,000 jobs in the state. Reports released Friday showed the largest number of jobs saved by...
3.1K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 59.0 Recreation Report
Siuslaw River: Rains are moving fish into upper tidewater and fresh fish are expected to pulse in soon. The last day to fish for cutthroat trout is today. Coos County lakes: There was an additional stocking of both trophy- and legal-size trout last w...
2.4K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 59.0 Meetings will discuss future fishing
Fishery managers will seek public comments on issues affecting future fisheries for Columbia River white sturgeon and spring Chinook salmon at a meeting scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 in Astoria. The meeting is sponsored by the Orego...
2.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 59.0 Students help salmon spawn
When asked what the students would be doing at the Millicoma Fish Hatchery on Thursday, 11-year-old Amber Clawson replied whacking fish on the head with big sticks. Of course, there was more to it than that. But Tom Rumreich, a fish biologist for th...
3.2K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 565.0 Fish mouth of Elk River for king salmon
The local hot spot for king salmon has been the mouth of the Elk River. A lot of salmon are starting to stage, preparing for more rain to open the entire river system. A few salmon have started to push their way into the lower Sixes River. Many fishe...
3.6K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 398.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Halloween Pooch Pageant Fundraiser for Coos County Animal Shelter $5 and a bag/can of dog food. Life Care Center, 2890 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. (267-5433) Community Carving Contest Drop Off and Judging 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cherry Creek F...
3.3K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 59.0 Scene & Heards
Concerts This weekend Amanda Dillon Java Jones. Acoustic folk. 9:30 a.m. Saturday. 888-4477. Ambush Mr. Zack s. Classic rock. 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 396-7111. Amy Clawson Coltrane Three Rivers. 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. www.three...
10.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 59.0 Bandon Fishing report
Local lakes: Last week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife restocked Empire Lakes in Coos Bay with the last of its two-pound trophy trout and legal-sized rainbow trout. The reports I received from the Bites on Tackle shop in Empire were o...
3.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 199.0 Migration drops a crowd of pelicans
Welcome to the pelican convention. If you ve been to the beaches lately or cruised around Coos Bay, it s been hard to miss these lumbering visitors. Thousands of brown pelicans have converged on the south and central Oregon coast, with fall migration...
1.5K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 59.0 Halloween Happenings
Today Theater Haunting Investigation 5 and 8 p.m., Paranormal Studies and Investigatons of Oregon, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. $35. 18 and older. Haunted House 6-10 p.m. Monday-Friday; 6 p.m. to midnight Satu...
5.2K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 59.0 Assessor to speak at Chamber lunch
Assessor s office 2009 Turning around an underperforming organization will be the topic for this week s Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Independent Business Operators luncheon forum Wednesday in North Bend. Coos County Assessor Adam Colby will make t...
0.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 59.0 | 
