Bandon Dunes Golf Resort recently was honored again with stellar rankings by a national publication, though it wasn’t a surprise.
I made my first Winogradsky column in 2006, and five years later I adopted a column I made with the first, but had given away. They’re among my favorite “nature things” in my office. I checked on them again recently to see how they were doing: The seals on the tops had leaked since I had las…
BANDON ─ The Bandon School District has begun its search for a new superintendent.
The Bandon Crossings team recently finished second in the Oregon PGA Team Championships for the second straight year.
North Bend Public Library has been selected as one of 200 libraries to participate in Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that helps library workers better serve their small and rural communities.
Tristen Davison started his scouting journey by joining the Cub Scouts program as a 6-year-old in 2008. In the cub program, he worked up to a webelo scout and earned the Arrow of Light award, the highest rank and award in the Cub Scout program.
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center will hold a virtual seminar on the topic of advance care planning on Thursday, January 28.
A new paper published in Nature Sustainability, “Identifying Management Actions that Promote Sustainable Fisheries,” demonstrates that rigorous management practices have helped rebuild depleted fish stocks worldwide and underscores the fact that greater investment in fisheries management gen…
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Thelma May Fairchild, 92, of Coos Bay, passed away on January 15, 2021 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 541-756-0440.
BANDON — After a year in Bandon when she helped the Tigers’ girls basketball team match the best finish in school history, Duda Reolon headed home to Brazil over the weekend.
NORTH BEND — Finding and securing long-term revenue sources and determining the future of the city’s pool were among the highest-rated priorities of the North Bend City Council during a goal-setting session this week.
One year ago, Gov. Kate Brown established an incident management team to prepare the state against COVID-19, and today she delivered her 2021 State of the State address reflecting on the past year defined by the pandemic and looking ahead to the future.
South Coast residents will learn about their various suggestions for a local murder mystery during a live Zoom session Saturday.
The annual Chamber of Commerce Awards banquet was set for Saturday, January 30. With the COVID-19 restrictions on business and community operations, an actual gathering could not happen by the end of the month. So, we have rescheduled the event for March 27.
June 12, 1971 – January 4, 2021
February 25, 1942 - January 15, 2021
July 2, 1940 – December 19, 2020
COOS COUNTY ─ As COVID-19 numbers rise in the county, the North Bend School District is delaying bringing older grades back to campus.
I love this old picture of the Coquille River Lighthouse, which was built in 1895 and still stands today. But there was a move afoot in 1911 to have it relocated.
100 YEARS — 1921
May 22, 1943 – January 17, 2021
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States Jan. 20 alongside Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington D.C.
April 4, 1930 – November 29, 2020
January 19, 1957 – January 14, 2021
May 31, 1921 – January 21, 2020
On Tuesday, Superintendent Bryan Trendell announced the Coos Bay School District will join the other 196 school districts throughout Oregon to celebrate January as “School Board Appreciation Month.”
Freshwater creeks leading to Sunset Bay are the source of fecal bacteria contamination in the bay, according to a new report from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
January 30, 1960 – January 10, 2021
COOS BAY — After the hugely successful Operation: Holiday Gift Card restaurant gift card blitz held in December, organizers are planning Round 2 for January.
A ballot measure approved by voters that cut North Bend’s public safety fee in half still haunts the city finances.
The South Coast had another day with few new reported cases of COVID-19 in Monday’s report from the Oregon Health Authority.
100 YEARS — 1921
Alburt Paull, 73, of Coos Bay passed away on December 19, 2020.
August 8, 1948 – January 11, 2021
Coos County had its 15th death linked to COVID-19 over the weekend and the state also reached another grim milestone with its 1,800th death related to the pandemic on Sunday.
COOS COUNTY ─ Art is on display celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. at the Pony Village Mall.
The U.S. Treasury has begun issuing its second round of stimulus payments. People who do not receive a direct deposit by early January should look for either a check from IRS or Economic Impact Payment (EIP) debit card in the mail. People will not necessarily be paid the same way they receiv…
A year after a global coalition of more than 11,000 scientists declared a climate emergency, Oregon State University researchers who initiated the declaration released an update recently that points to a handful of hopeful signs, but shares continued alarm regarding an overall lack of progre…
Coos County saw a new influx of COVID-19 vaccines this week as Bay Area Hospital received another 1,300 doses, bringing its total number of doses to 2,500. About 1,400 in the county had been vaccinated county-wide by Tuesday.
State officials are mounting tight security and heavy law enforcement presence in Salem in preparation for the beginning of the 2021 Oregon Legislative session Monday and President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C.
This week, the South Coast saw its last in a series of king tide events projected to take place this winter. The events are marked by unusually high tides and caused by the moon's proximity to the earth.
Oregon’s COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee met for the first time last week to discuss how critical workers and population will be prioritized in the state’s vaccine rollout.
The Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board will continue routine maintenance flushing of water lines in the distribution system of Coos Bay next week, starting Tuesday, Jan. 19.
While Oregon hasn’t seen an overly high number of new COVID-19 cases the past few days, the state did see two very high totals of deaths linked to the coronavirus, as well as another death in Curry County.
Last week we talked about how you can make a difference in our local business climate by working on one of your chamber’s teams. We didn’t get through all the opportunities at that time, so let me introduce you to more of them.
SOLVE and the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon are planning a pair of local clean-up events later this month.
Boxcar Hill Campground held its annual raffle/fundraiser over Thanksgiving weekend, generating $2,500 for Operation Rebuild Hope.
It’s been more than 30 years since I became an Eagle Scout, but I seem to recall making a pledge at my ceremony to give back to Scouting what it had given me.
More than $3.1 million is available for natural resource projects across western Oregon, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking proposals that provide community-based solutions to pressing public lands challenges, such as wildland fire prevention, trash clean-up, watershed restor…
The Oregon Department of Human Services will continue to offer increased food benefits in January 2021, to help Oregonians struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is accepting public comments on a draft Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan that will guide the agency in removing physical barriers to park access over the next 25 years.
Coos County residents will see stronger virus restrictions once again starting Friday, state health officials announced Monday.
January 11, 1978 – December 7, 2020
Ernest D. Warren, 74, of Bandon, died January 8, 2021 in Bandon. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.
September 12, 1950 – January 5, 2021
November 14, 1930 – January 8, 2021
A number of veterans on the South Coast received a gift of firewood as part of a joint project of Perry’s Supply and several volunteers.
Big game and turkey hunters should report their tags online or at a license sale agent to avoid long phone queues. The deadline to report most tags and avoid any penalties is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31.
The Coos Bay School District Board of Directors is seeking “letters of interest” to participate on its Budget Committee, Position #6 and #7, for terms expiring June 30, 2023.
Some residents of North Bend are getting an unexpected surprise in the mail this week – a check from the city.
100 YEARS — 1921
June 24, 1927 – January 7, 2021
July 3, 1939 – January 3, 2021
February 21, 1924 - January 1, 2021
Two of the state’s top priorities are to ramp up vaccinations in Oregon and get children back into classrooms, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday.
August 18, 1933 – January 7, 2021
Following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Governor Kate Brown announced that Oregon will be expanding COVID-19 vaccination to include all individuals age 65 and older.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden recently announced he will have his first live on-line town halls of 2021 this week hosted by Town Hall Project for residents of Coos, Curry, Gilliam, Grant, Lane, Sherman, Washington and Wheeler counties.
COOS COUNTY ─ With COVID-19 restrictions loosened for schools, many students have returned from winter break and are back in classrooms.
After chaos erupted at the nation’s capital Wednesday when Congress was trying to confirm the Electoral College victory of President-Elect Joe Biden, Oregon lawmakers are pointing the blame squarely at Pres. Donald Trump.
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will accept new reservations from one day to six months beginning Jan. 14. The change is the latest step in managing future reservations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 6, 1947 – January 1, 2021
October 30, 1927 – January 7, 2021
January 15, 1947 – December 2, 2020
COOS BAY —Last February, the Coos History Museum sponsored a soil collection event on Front Street during a reconciliation ceremony surrounding the 1902 lynching of Alonzo Tucker. Now the museum and a task force of volunteers from around the state are planning a lasting memorial.
