Builder loses bid for height variance
The Coos Bay Planning Commission has denied a request to build a 38-foot tall house on 294 N. 11th St., near Mingus Park. The city initially approved plans for the 4,151-square-foot home, with a 1,140-square-foot garage on the edge of the park, but i...
 1.0K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 83.0 Coos Bay signs LNG pact
COOS BAY The city of Coos Bay isn t throwing its support behind the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal project, but it could benefit from it. The City Council voted 5-1 Tuesday to sign a deal with Jordan Cove Energy Project that would allow th...
2.7K - Nov. 4, 2009; scored 83.0 Coos Bay schools, teachers can't agree
Coos Bay teachers and schools officials are headed to mediation to try to resolve disagreements over pay and workday conditions. The two sides continued their now half-year negotiations Monday night, but failed to produce a compromise. I think it was...
2.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 333.0 Lab Band leaders head to trial
COQUILLE The founder of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife plan to fight charges they stole from the nonprofit organization. The two, Greg and Patricia Young, appeared in Coos County Circuit Court this morning before Judge Michael Gillespie, who se...
2.2K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 333.0 Port extends LNG land deal
COOS BAY ” Developers who d like to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit have pushed back plans to start construction until spring 2011. The change in plans has led to an extension of land-purchase deals on the North...
3.1K - Nov. 1, 2009; scored 333.0 Port extends LNG land deal
COOS BAY Developers who d like to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on Coos Bay s North Spit have pushed back plans to start construction until spring 2011. The change in plans has led to an extension of land-purchase deals on the North Spit....
3.0K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 333.0 City slows progress on construction of house
Question: Who is building the very large home above the playground area of Mingus Park on 11th Street? Answer: Steve Wenbourne of Wenbourne Sons is building a single-family home at 294 N. 11th St. It will have 4,151 square feet, with a 1,140-squa...
1.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Bandon fights the odds on police levy
Bandon officials say the day is approaching when the police department won t have enough officers to provide 24-hour protection. They are hoping taxpayers will dig deeper into their pockets to help pay for police officer salaries. Voters in the city ...
4.9K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 83.0 Rare bird seen in Coos Bay
The Pineapple Express normally hits the South Coast in December, but a tropical visitor alighted in Coos Bay a little early this season. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when she spotted a brown booby acr...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 83.0 Birders scope out rare visitor to bay
It's not uncommon in December for a warm Pineapple Express storm system to hit the South Coast, but this week a tropical visitor arrived in Coos Bay a little early. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when s...
1.9K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 83.0 Market vendors donate to food programs
COOS BAY The Coos Bay Farmers Market closed for the season Wednesday. But after making his last sale, vendor Guy Souerbry had one last thing to do. He boxed his leftover bread from his Village Baker stand so it could be delivered to the South Coast...
3.5K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 83.0 Birders scope out rare visitor to bay
It's not uncommon in December for a warm Pineapple Express storm system to hit the South Coast, but this week a tropical visitor arrived in Coos Bay a little early. Suzette Eagler of Lakeside was out crabbing with her husband Wednesday morning when s...
1.9K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 83.0 Teens arrested in school vandalism
Curry County deputies have arrested three Port Orford teenagers on crimes related to theft and vandalism at Pacific High School the first week of the month. Deputies took a 16-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl and a 13-year-old girl to the county s ju...
1.4K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 CB library looks to expand building
Ever go to the library wanting to check e-mail and all the computers were occupied? Ever go to a children s event at the library and had to wait for a second show because there wasn t enough room? Ever want to grab a cup of coffee to go with a page-t...
2.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 NB man will not face charges
A Douglas County grand jury has decided a North Bend man should not face a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Heidi Johnson. Douglas County Deputy District Attorney Deborah Stoll presented evidence against John Flaxel last week t...
1.9K - Oct. 28, 2009; scored 83.0 Youngs given time to consider deal
COQUILLE The founder of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife have another week to decide whether they want to accept a plea deal regarding charges they stole from the nonprofit organization. Greg and Patty Young appeared in court Monday before Circui...
1.6K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 Second wave of H1N1 flu could hit
COOS BAY Oregon is preparing for four times as many influenza cases this year, because of the emergence of the new H1N1 strain. That could mean four times as many hospitalizations and four times as many deaths. All of the flu cases so far this year...
4.9K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 Locals land NOAA work
A Coos Bay contractor will manage the construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine operations center in Newport. The Port of Newport has sent a letter of intent to hire Coos Bay-based West Coast Contractors and Andersen ...
2.7K - Oct. 27, 2009; scored 83.0 Former band director scheduled for hearing
The former director of Oregon Coast Lab Band and his wife are scheduled to appear in court Monday for a plea change hearing regarding accusations they stole from the organization they founded. Greg and Patricia Young were arraigned Sept. 21 in Coos C...
1.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 83.0 Alleged victim says he didn t lie about coach
The man who accused Wendi Boutiette of having sex with him when he was 17 says he didn t lie, but he was unwilling to take a polygraph test. A letter to prosecutor Shannon Sullivan, dated Oct. 4, explains why he would no longer cooperate. During the ...
3.3K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 333.0 | 
