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Recreational Vehicle Fire, Nov. 21

Shortly after 3:30 am, Wednesday morning, the Coos Bay Fire Department responded to the report of a fire in a Recreational Vehicle near Prefontaine and Fulton Avenue.  Firefighters found the RV full of black sm...
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Smoke in Fred Meyer Nov. 21

The Coos Bay Fire Department responded late Wednesday evening to the report of smoke in the Fred Meyer store at 1020 South 1st Street.  Store employees noticed an odor of smoke that smelled like overheated wiri...
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Vietnam War Memorial in Mingus Park

The City of Coos Bay will await the Supreme Court’s decision in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a case involving the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, before the City Council resumes discussions regarding the...
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Coos Bay School Board Member Receives Award

Adrian DeLeon, Coos Bay School Board member, was among 16 locally elected board members recognized Saturday, Nov. 16, with a bronze award for completing course work through the Oregon School Boards Association'...
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Tool to Fight Burglars in Oregon, Nov. 21

A new crime prevention tool could make it more difficult for burglars to fence stolen goods. A company called DataDot has already established a partnership with one Oregon police department, and another one fro...
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Immunization Advocate Plans Coos Bay Visit, Nov. 21

If you have qualms about flu shots or childhood vaccines, Dr. Jay Rosenbloom wants to meet you.  “It is my pleasure to actually talk to people who have questions,” said Rosenbloom, one of Oregon’s leading advoc...
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Quake South of Eureka, CA, Nov. 21

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake shook land near Cape Mendocino in Northern California Wednesday, Nov. 20, where two fault lines enter the Pacific Ocean and turn north to run parallel with the Oregon Coast.  Accordin...
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C& K Market Inc. & Bankruptcy, Nov. 21

C&K Market Inc., the parent company of Ray’s Food Place, Shop Smart & C&K Markets, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  The grocery chain, started in Smith River, CA, is based in Brookings and oper...
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Missing Hunter Found in Coos Co., Nov. 21

Coos County Search and Rescue was joined late Tuesday afternoon by members from Douglas County SAR as they continued the search for missing hunter, 33 year old Lloyd Sinclair of Gold Hill, Oregon. Mr. Sinclair ...