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Library2GO Workshop, Aug. 8

Coos Bay Public Library will be offering its monthly LIBRARY2GO WORKSHOP for downloading free eBooks and audiobooks. The workshop will be held Monday, August 8th, from 12:00pm – 2:00pm in the Coos Bay Library's...
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Prison on Modified Operations, Aug. 8

Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) was placed on lockdown Friday, August 5, following a series of fights between inmates. The institution is currently running on modified operations and visitation is canceled unti...
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Quake, Aug. 8

A 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred off the Central Oregon Coast within one of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Coast Saturday, Aug. 6. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was recor...
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2017 Sportfishing Regulations Set, Aug. 8

The Fish and Wildlife commission adopted 2017 sportfishing regulations at its meeting in Salem Friday, Aug. 5. The majority of the changes are housekeeping corrections building on last year’s effort to simplify...
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BLM Approves Timber Harvest Plan, Aug. 8

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today approved an historic path forward for local communities in Western Oregon with Resource Management Plans (RMPs) that will increase job growth, tourism and recreation wh...
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Pedestrian Safety Operation, Aug. 8

On August 8th, the Coos Bay Police Department will conduct a Pedestrian Safety Operation. The operation will be conducted at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and North 3rd Street, an intersection that has ...
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Improper Use of 911, Aug. 4

News release Coos Co. Sheriff's Office. On August 2, 2016, the Coos County 911 Center received a total of 4 911 calls from Sulynn Tabler. Suylnn did not have any emergency reason to be calling 911. The only iss...
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ATV Crash, Aug. 4

News release Coos Co. Sheriff's Office. On August 1, 2016, at about 1216 hours, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to respond to the Bull Run region of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area for...
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MP Juvenile shoots Burglar, Aug. 4

A 33-year old Myrtle Pt. male is in a hospital in Springfield with a shotgun wound to one of his legs following an alleged burglary attempt Wednesday, August 3. According to a news release from Coos Co. Distric...
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Guilty of Sex Abuse, Aug. 4

A 33-year old Coos Bay male was found guilty of sexual abuse charges involving two young girls following a two-day trial in a Coos Co. courtroom at Coquille that ended Wednesday, August 3. According to a news r...