Bandon turns down semi-truck ban request
BANDON Grumbly neighbors weren t persuasive enough to convince Bandon s city councilors to ban semi-truck parking in city limits. The City Council decided on a 4-2 vote Monday not to prohibit truck drivers from parking their semis in residential ne...
 2.8K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 1000.0 Bandon settles final school union contract
BANDON The Oregon Schools Employees Association union and the Bandon School District have agreed to the terms of a three-year contract, but it required two sessions with a state mediator to settle. We came to a tentative agreement on Sept. 15, sai...
2.1K - Oct. 14, 2009; scored 1000.0 Cops are on the clock full-time
BANDON - The Bandon Police Department has enough certified officers to restore 24-hour coverage to the city. For now, at least. That s the word from City Manager Matt Winkel, who said officer James Partee, who had been on medical leave with an injury...
2.0K - Sep. 26, 2009; scored 1000.0 Bandon loses students
BANDON The Bandon School District will face another dent in funding, following this year s painful budget cuts. To blame is declining enrollment. This month, there are 751 students in the district. That s 26 fewer students than when the school year...
2.0K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 1000.0 Coast Guard disputes delay at Bandon
BANDON A U.S. Coast Guard rescue case on Saturday has people in Bandon debating whether the agency responded quickly enough to save four kayakers dumped in the water while crossing the Coquille River bar. All four were fine, but some witnesses cont...
3.9K - Sep. 10, 2009; scored 1000.0 Bandon teen still in coma
BANDON Bandon High School senior Kyle Lawrence, 17, remains at Portland s Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center after being hit by a car as he was crossing U.S. Highway 101 last Friday morning. Kyle suffered a severe skull fracture, several bro...
2.2K - Sep. 4, 2009; scored 1000.0 Police chief takes aim at Fugitive game
A fast-moving nighttime version of hide-and-seek has drawn the attention of Bandon s police chief, who said he wants to shut it down. I feel it s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt or killed, Chief Bob Webb said. Teenagers playing Fugit...
2.6K - Aug. 31, 2009; scored 1000.0 101 and counting
BANDON Mary Dalton reached a milestone this summer her 101st. At 4-feet, 11-inches Well, I was, but I ve probably shrunk, it s easy to picture Dalton 50 years ago as a feisty head cook in a restaurant, a position she held for 30 years at va...
1.6K - Aug. 20, 2009; scored 249.0 Bandon saves money on sewer line
BANDON Sometimes it pays to wait. For the city of Bandon it did. The city has saved almost $100,000 by refusing to award bids several years ago for a sewer system line replacement. All the bids exceeded the project s budget. Now, three yea...
1.9K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 1000.0 Bandon voters to consider police levy
BANDON The city of Bandon wants 24-hour police coverage, but to get it the city will need more money. This week the City Council voted unanimously to ask voters for the cash. Come November, they ll be asked to approve a $1.1 million, five-...
2.7K - Aug. 6, 2009; scored 1000.0 Fuller earns her first top rating
MYRTLE POINT Another week, another new person is in the spotlight at Bay Area Teen Idol. Destyni Fuller took the top score for the first time ever with her performance of Bonnie Tyler s It s a Heartache at the Coos County Fair. In the three weeks...
2.2K - Jul. 31, 2009; scored 249.0 How do gardens grow? Ask an expert
MYRTLE POINT Coos County Master Gardeners want residents to know where their food comes from. To teach them, the nonprofit group sponsored by the OSU Extension Service has set up camp at the Coos County Fair to offer advice on how to make home gard...
1.9K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 249.0 An oasis for the woolly ones
MYRTLE POINT A hot, moist day at the fair Tuesday was a timely reminder of how uncomfortable it can be when showing animals. That s why members of the three Coos County 4-H clubs who show llamas are especially grateful to have a new airy, covered a...
3.2K - Jul. 30, 2009; scored 249.0 Bandon group tests water for pool tax district
BANDON Swimming boosters are intensifying efforts to raise money to build and operate a pool. The Bandon Pool Committee wants to create a recreation taxing district that mimics Bandon School District boundaries. The new district would help pay for...
2.4K - Jul. 20, 2009; scored 1000.0 Bandon hikes rates to cover operations
BANDON Bandon residents will pay an average of $3 more per month for sewage treatment starting July 1. The extra revenue will ensure the sewer system can continue to operate and be maintained in accordance with Department of Environmental ...
2.4K - Jun. 18, 2009; scored 1000.0 World reporter earns three awards
A World reporter won multiple honors on Saturday from the Society for Professional Journalists. SPJ awarded first place to Jessica Musicar in the short feature category, for her story, Tales-or Tails-of a Rat Bike Owner. She also received honora...
1.1K - Jun. 1, 2009; scored 297.0 Small budget forces Bandon to cut service
BANDON - Bandon has cut 24-hour police coverage due to decreasing revenues and staffing issues. Two police officers recently resigned to return to the Coos County Sheriff's Office and be closer to their Myrtle Point homes. The city left one position ...
2.6K - May. 18, 2009; scored 1000.0 Oregon board rejects RV park
BANDON - Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals has quashed Indian Point Inc.'s efforts to build a 153-unit RV park just north of Bandon on the bank of the Coquille River. We're certainly disappointed, said Indian Point project manager Jan Sirchuk. But...
2.5K - May. 8, 2009; scored 1000.0 RV park appealed, again
BANDON - Opponents have filed an appeal trying to block a 154-space RV park at a former mill site just north of Bandon. It's not the first time. The Friends of Bandon Marsh has submitted an appeal to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, once again o...
2.3K - Mar. 23, 2009; scored 1000.0 Bandon voters squash city's $2 park tax
BANDON Voters dashed the city of Bandon s hope of creating a new job for someone to take care of the popular City Park, handily defeating parks fee measure Tuesday in a special election. The measure would have added a $2 monthly tax to the...
2.0K - Mar. 11, 2009; scored 249.0 | 
