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71st Annual Lower Umpqua Tree Plant, March 30

Over 150 Reedsport and Elkton students will participate in the 71st annual Lower Umpqua Tree Plant on the morning of Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Fifth and sixth grade students will learn about forestry and land ...
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Beach Driving Discussion, March 30

The public is invited to comment on whether beach driving should be allowed at 35th Court at a meeting hosted by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The meeting will be 6-8 p.m. March 30 at the Driftwoo...
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Cormorant Harassment on North Coast, March 30

Harassment, or “hazing”, of double-crested cormorants is set to begin soon in several areas along the Oregon Coast to improve survival of juvenile salmon. Double-crested cormorants are fish-eating waterbirds th...
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Unlawful Use of Weapon, March 29

News release Coos Co. Sheriff's Office. On 3-27-16 at 1759 hours Coos County Law Enforcement was alerted of a dispute in a home resulting in a firearm being discharged. Officers from the Bandon Police Departmen...
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Charter Company Owners Sentenced, March 29

On February 18th, 2016, owners and employees of Tradewinds of Depoe Bay, Inc. plead guilty to Felony Racketeering charges stemming from an Oregon State Police investigation that began in 2012 and resulted in th...
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Robber Arrested in Curry Co., March 25

A 23-year old Grants Pass male was arrested late Monday night, March 21, after he allegedly robbed the Subway restaurant on Hwy. 101 in Brookings at gunpoint. Alexander M. White was arrested without incident at...
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Body Found South of Port Orford, March 25

A beachcomber found the remains of a man’s body in a driftwood pile south of Port Orford in Curry Co. Wednesday, March 23. According to the Curry Co. Sheriff’s Office, the body had been at the location for quit...
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Missing Aircraft, March 25

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for an airplane that went down near the mouth of the Columbia River Wednesday. Pilot John McKibbin was helping a woman spread her husband’s ashes when the wreck occ...