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Helfrich to Fox, Aug. 2

Former Oregon football coach Mark Helfrich is reportedly joining Fox Sports as an “In Booth” announcer for the upcoming collegiate football season....
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Stolen Firearms Recovered in Douglas Co., Aug. 2

On Monday, July 24, 2017, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office took a report of a 2004 Ford F250 pickup that had been stolen from the 6000-block of Highway 99 North in Winchester. On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, de...
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Body in Lake, Aug. 2

The body of a 32-year old Texas male was recovered Sunday, July 30, two days after he was reported missing from a kayak excursion on Cleawox Lake, south of Florence.  Nicholas Lewoczko, from Houston, was kayaki...
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Oregon School Law Immunization Requirements, Aug. 2

Oregon law requires specific immunizations for school attendance. The goal of Oregon’s immunization law is to make sure kids can go to school in a safe and healthy environment. Vaccines are one of the most impo...
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Military/Local Emergency Training, Aug. 2

Lincoln County hosted the U.S. Naval Third Fleet, the Oregon Military Department and the Washington Military Department for a Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) training demonstration, July 31, 2017, a...
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Farmer’s Market, Aug. 2

It’s a sunny-hot Wednesday in downtown Coos Bay, a Farmer’s Market Day!  Vendors will be setup from 9 a.m. t o 3 p.m. on Central Ave., between So. Broadway (Hwy. 101) and Fourth St....
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Coast Guard rescues boater off Gold Beach, Aug. 2

The Coast Guard rescued an injured man aboard a sailboat off the coast of Gold Beach, early Tuesday morning, Aug. 1. A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew successfully hoisted the injure...
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BPA Anticipating Record Numbers, Aug. 2

The Bonneville Power Administration's electric power and transmission experts are working together to keep the electrons flowing to millions of Northwest consumers and businesses during the expected heat wave t...
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Wildfire in Sixes, Aug. 2

News release CFPA.  Firefighters from Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) responded to a fire in the Sixes River drainage around 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. Firefighters arrived on-scene to find two fires...
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Industrial Fire Restrictions Increase, Aug. 2

News release CFPA.  Fire danger conditions have increased prompting Coos Forest Protective Association (CFPA) to impose a Level II (2) industrial closure in CS-1 and CS-4, and a Level III (3) industrial closure...