Sports Briefs: College band buses crash in Arkansas
FORDYCE, Ark. ” A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas. Arkansas State ...
 2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 179.0 Great pumpkins
EASTSIDE The lopsided pumpkin on Sallie Haynes front step won t win any beauty contests. Weighing in at 146 pounds, however, it might nab a few prizes for size. They get kind of warty and lumpy and ugly, Haynes remarked Friday, as she eyed the pal...
3.1K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 120.0 Robert Lafollette 'Bob' Dornor
A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Robert L. Dornor, 88, of Coos Bay at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in North Bend. A recitation of the rosary will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday October 21, at the church, 225...
1.7K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 155.0 H1N1 is hitting hard
Health officials say the H1N1 influenza virus is ravaging Coos County. The bug is partially to blame for hundreds of absences at area schools. But unlike in the spring, when school officials sent students home when one suspected case of swine flu app...
4.7K - Oct. 16, 2009; scored 351.0 Make sure kids have a club house
Not many towns have a woodsy cabin right in the middle of town, where Scout troops can hold meetings in authentically rustic surroundings. Coos Bay has one, at least for now. The question is whether we ll keep it. Scout Cabin in Mingus Park needs ser...
1.9K - Oct. 15, 2009; scored 120.0 Rescuing Bandar
WASHINGTON (AP) They became good buddies during the war, the young American soldier and his invaluable Iraqi translator, an easygoing guy who could spot dangers in the shadows and calm jittery nerves in the streets. When it was time to go home, Joe...
13.7K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 155.0 State police look for answers in bus crash
BOISE, Idaho (AP) State Police say they are piecing together information to understand just how a bus carrying a Utah high school band veered off a southeastern Idaho interstate, killing a 33-year-old band teacher and injuring dozens of student mus...
1.1K - Oct. 12, 2009; scored 214.0 Thefts and mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Oct. 2, 7:38 a.m., someone burglarized a vehicle in the 600 block of Madison Street. Oct. 2, 7:39 a.m., items were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 900 block of Garfi...
7.7K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 198.0 Why are Coos Bay buses so crowded?
Question: I want to know why the school buses are so overcrowded this year, especially the bus that picks up students on the Old County Road in Coos Bay. The a.m. and p.m. bus is packed with three kids to a seat and no seats left over. And there s no...
1.4K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 299.0 Feds eye phone ban for drivers
WASHINGTON Safety investigators told federal regulators three years ago that it was dangerous for bus drivers to talk on cell phones while driving and recommended a ban. The National Transportation Safety Board put that recommendation on its list o...
4.1K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 303.0 DAY PLANNER
Today Pinochle 1:30 p.m., Coos Bay Senior Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. (269-2626) Food Handlers Class 3:30 p.m., Bandon High School cafeteria, 550 Ninth St. $10. (756-2020 ext. 643) Girl Scouts informational meeting 6:30 p.m...
7.3K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 155.0 DAY PLANNER
Ongoing Silent Auction Normal hours, Langlois Library. (541-348-2066) Oregon 150: Looking Back on Coos County 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., 1220 Sherman Ave., North Bend. $4; Children 11 and under, free. (756-6320) Today Bite of the Bay 6-10 ...
8.8K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 189.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Silent Auction Normal hours, Langlois Library. (541-348-2066) Oregon 150: Looking Back on Coos County 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., 1220 Sherman Ave., North Bend. $4; Children 1...
9.3K - Sep. 22, 2009; scored 233.0 Day Planner
Today Pinochle 1:30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays, Coos Bay Senior Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. (269-2626) Bridge Lessons 6:30-9:30 p.m., Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 400 Highland Ave., Coos Bay. Tuesday NB Community Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p...
7.0K - Sep. 21, 2009; scored 233.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery ” Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Oregon 150: Looking Back on Coos County ” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1220 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Free admission on Sept. 18 only, $4. Children 11 and under, ...
11.5K - Sep. 18, 2009; scored 233.0 Thefts and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 16, 2:35 a.m., an assault was reported in the Empire area. Sept. 16, 6:03-7:03 a.m., someone broke into four vehicles in the 800 block of 14th Avenue. Sept. 16, 10...
3.3K - Sep. 17, 2009; scored 155.0 Theft and Mischief
The following are theft and criminal mischief reports from police logs. Coos Bay Sept. 15, 2:56 a.m., a woman reported that someone damaged her house and car in the night in the 200 block of Schoneman Street. Sept. 15, 3:32 a.m., a man woke up to fin...
2.8K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 120.0 Day Planner
Ongoing PhotoZone Gallery ” Gallery One, 715 Quince St., Florence. Broadway Bound play ” Runs through Sept. 27., 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. (756-4...
13.4K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 263.0 Sports Briefs: Bears lose star linebacker
LAKE FOREST, Ill. Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair his dislocated right wrist a major blow for a team with high expectations. Urlacher, a 10-year veteran, apparently was i...
5.8K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 179.0 Day Planner
Today Sea Breeze Chorus rehearsals 6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. (759-2339) Bingo 6:45 p.m., Masonic Center, 2002 Union Ave., North Bend. Doors open at 6 p.m. (756-4426) Blue Highway Concert 7 p.m., Mingus...
10.7K - Sep. 15, 2009; scored 155.0 |
