Over 60 artists of all ages and backgrounds painted their hopes and dreams for the future of Coos County at the Coos Bay Public Library at the close of 2022.

The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay recently announced the opening of the application period for its scholarship program. In its fourth year, the scholarship program reflects the Port’s dedication to supporting the growth and development of Oregon’s South Coast regional economy by cult…

A free series of caregiver classes begins on February 1 and runs for six consecutive Wednesdays ending on March 8.

Representative Boomer Wright (R- Reedsport) was recently sworn in for his second term as the State Representative for House District 9. He also announced his committee assignments for the 82nd Legislative Assembly:

A new study from Oregon State University finds that about 32% of colleges and universities in the U.S. require some form of physical education course to graduate, down from 39% as observed in an OSU study from 2010.

The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies.  All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty.  The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Sunday 01/01:           

Commercial Dungeness crab fishing opens Feb. 4 on the remaining southern portion of Oregon’s coastline from Cape Arago (just south of Charleston) to the California border.  

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation selected Little Theatre on the Bay to receive $45,265 in funds to help build a 3,920-square-foot youth rehearsal space and program center.

It’s a January night on the north Oregon coast. The sun has been down for several hours and it’s dark. A quarter moon hangs in the winter sky, with the rhythmic sound of waves breaking on the beach.

Commercial Dungeness crab fishing opens Feb. 4 on the remaining southern portion of Oregon’s coastline from Cape Arago (just south of Charleston) to the California border.  

The Judith Ann Mogan Foundation selected Little Theatre on the Bay to receive $45,265 in funds to help build a 3,920-square-foot youth rehearsal space and program center.

It’s a January night on the north Oregon coast. The sun has been down for several hours and it’s dark. A quarter moon hangs in the winter sky, with the rhythmic sound of waves breaking on the beach.

Douglas-fir trees will likely experience more stress from drier air as the climate changes than they will from less rain, computer modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows.

Efforts to release wildfire risk maps in Oregon have slowed.

For over 30 years the Yachats Lions Club has held an annual Crab Feed event in Yachats, Oregon.  The annual trek to Yachats to eat Dungeness crab is a tradition for families and groups from across Oregon, Washington and beyond. 

On January 24, 2023 at roughly 5:55pm North Coos 911 Center began receiving calls for a structure fire at 610 Shorepines Place.

After an emotional and sometimes tense debate, the Coos Bay City Council voted unanimously to turn down a protest over its decision to award a sole towing contract to Mast Brothers Towing.

Oregon is facing an overdose crisis.

Governor Tina Kotek announced today that she is accepting applications for a judicial vacancy on the Coos County Circuit Court created by the elevation of Judge Megan L. Jacquot to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

On January 24, 2023 the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report of a 47-year-old male which had been missing since 2 p.m. on January 23rd.

Late last week, the Oregon legislature introduced HB 3090 which would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products, including cigars, hookah, e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.

The police blotter is a public record of incidents as reported by law-enforcement agencies.  All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are innocent until proven guilty.  The information printed is preliminary and subject to change. Sunday 01/01:           

The Coos Bay City Council will move up its regular meeting time by an hour after the majority of people who voted asked for a 6 p.m. start time.

Steve Schneiderman on behalf of the Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary Club presented a ceremonial $10,000 check during Tuesday night's City Council meeting to the North Bend Fire Department toward the purchase of a Holmatro battery-powered combination rescue tool.

In response to a petition by the Native Fish Society, Center for Biological Diversity and Umpqua Watersheds, the National Marine Fisheries Service determined today that the Oregon Coast and southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Chinook salmon may warrant protection under the Endangered S…

The Coquille Valley Hospital Auxiliary gave four scholarships to hospital employees to further their education/training on January 11. Recipients were Alicia Ames, Bethany Rowe, Debbie Gorst and Allison Zeafla. Each received a check for $1,000 in honor of an auxiliary volunteer who died in t…

After State Rep. David Brock Smith was unanimously appointed to the vacant Seante seat for District 1, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties will now face the task of filling Brock Smith's state house seat.

Work on new restrooms began last week at South Slough Reserve. South Slough Reserve will remain open to the public during construction and will be providing accessible portable restrooms for the public during regular business hours

Volunteers with Oregon Bay Area Beautification worked with employees from the city of North Bend to begin to clean up some of mess left in homeless campgrounds near Ferry Road Park and Simpson Park.

Top 10 reasons to join the Chamber: Number 2, Increase your visibility in the community.

These stories were found in the Marshfield Sun Printing Museum newspaper repository stored in Marshfield High School.

A long-term Pacific Northwest study of landslides, clear-cutting timber and building roads shows that a forest’s management history has a greater impact on how often landslides occur and how severe they are compared to how much water is coursing through a watershed.

On January 28, the Coquille Chess Club will host another chess tournament for all ages at the Coquille High School Library.

Volunteers are needed for the annual “Point-in-Time” count on January 25.

Oregon's nonfarm payroll employment rose by 6,100 jobs in December, following a gain of 8,200 jobs in November, according to the Oregon Employment Department.