Hot Weather, Feb. 9
High temperature records were reset around most of Oregon Sunday and Monday. In the Bay Area, the weather station at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport in North Bend showed a high of 82 Monday afternoon, 73 was ...
Fire on Hwy. 101, Feb. 9
News Alert from Port Orford/Langlois Sch. Dist.: Late start schedule due to Highway 101 closure. (Effective Tue Feb 9th) "Highway 101 currently closed to due to fire. Will not reopen until bridge inspected by O...
Boat sinks Charleston Harbor, Feb. 9
An older wooden commercial fishing vessel, moving from one slip to another at the Charleston Marina Monday afternoon, Feb. 8, reportedly had a mechanical failure and ended up striking a sailing vessel also moor...
Celtic Society’s Burns Night Celebration, Feb. 5
Coastal Celtic Society’s 14th annual Burns Night Celebration: Rabbie Burns birthday celebrated around the world - January 25th was the birthday of Robert Burns, Scotland’s greatly loved national poet and bard. ...
Friends of the Coos Bay Library Used Book Sale, Feb. 5
Winter doldrums getting you down? Hide in a good book! February 6 & 7, Saturday and Sunday in the Cedar and Myrtlewood rooms. Saturday: 10am - 4pm; Sunday: noon - 4pm; Bag sale starts at 3 pm on Sunday. Ear...
Valentine Mugs, Feb. 5
The Coos Bay Garden Club Decorated Valentine Mug Sale will include beautiful mugs/bowls decorated with varied local evergreens, candies, ornaments and ribbon for $10. These items will make excellent gifts for f...
Newport USCG Day Facility open through 2018, Feb. 5
When the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to shutdown the Newport Day Air Facility on the Central Oregon Coast last year, the announcement was met with an uproar from not only commercial and recreational fishermen wh...
Influenza on the Rise – Get your flu shot now!, Feb. 5
Influenza reports have recently been on the rise in Oregon. Reports of flu-like illness in January 2016 were almost four times as high as the seasonal threshold. Symptoms of influenza can include body aches, fe...
Coos Co. Convicted Murderer Dies in Montana Prison, Feb. 5
A male convicted in Coos County for the 1997 death of Marine Lance Corporal Ronald Shellenbarger has died in prison. According to a news release from District Attorney R. Paul Frasier, Zyzmick Duane Tregeagle, ...
Coos & Curry Co. Jobs, Feb. 5
According to the Oregon Employment Dept.'s monthly newsletter South Coast Labor Trends, Coos County payroll employment was little changed in December, slipping by 20 jobs. Seasonally expected declines were esti...