PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Monday and remains at 148, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency approved the purchase of up to $140,000 worth of aluminum floats docks last week.
100 YEARS — May 26, 1920
COQUILLE — Like many students around the country, high school seniors at Winter Lakes High School will be celebrating their graduation ceremony a lot differently this year.
NORTH BEND — After first opening its doors in 1978, Bailey’s Health Food Center is set to close in June.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Energy Regulation Commission denied requests to rehear its decision to allow the Jordan Cove project to move forward.
COOS BAY — One of the many goals for the Marshfield High School Speech and Debate team this season was to go to New Mexico — the sight of the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) National Tournament.
SOUTH COAST — Since the pandemic began, one local private nonprofit saw a 54% increase in food pantry access in both Coos and Curry counties.
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100 YEARS — May 25, 1920
PORTLAND — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 148, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
NORTH BEND POLICE LOG
SOUTH COAST — In an effort to provide as much personal protective equipment as possible, reusable masks have been made available for free at city halls across the South Coast.
COOS BAY — Coos Bay City Hall may re-open its doors to the public in mid-June.
SOUTH COAST — At the edge of the Bandon Shopping Center parking lot, a quiet group of veterans gathered to honor fallen veterans.
NORTH BEND — Local nonprofit and faith-based organization, Point Man Ministries, is hosting a Memorial Day celebration today at the David Dewett Veterans Memorial Wayside just north of North Bend.
COOS COUNTY — To celebrate National Foster Care Month with foster families throughout Coos County, the Oregon Department of Human Services and Every Child Coos County teamed up this week.
COQUILLE — This year, students will be able to safely walk and bike to and from school as Coos County officials continue to make progress with its Safe Routes to School project in Coquille.
COOS BAY — As a caregiver, a hair stylist, a family member and a friend — Maple Noggle has worn many hats for the past several weeks as she carries out her duties as an essential worker at Ocean Ridge Assisted Living.
In the Saturday, May 23, print edition of Hometown Heroes special section, a story about caregiver Maple Noggle misspells her last name.
COOS BAY — Board members who would normally lose their seats can keep them a little longer this year.
COOS BAY — “I think for a while this will be our new normal … it has to be,” said Sherree Wismer, a registered nurse in Bay Area Hospital’s Emergency Department, about how life has changed since COVID-19 came on scene.
PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority reported one new death from COVID-19 over the weekend, bringing the state's death toll to 148.
OREGON — People have asked whether it’s OK to host a small Memorial Day BBQ with close friends. A small backyard barbeque with family and close friends is a great alternative to traveling this holiday weekend.
COOS BAY — Patients at Bay Clinic are being greeted with bright smiles that can still be seen from behind a mask, one thing that hasn’t changed since the pandemic started.
BANDON — Don't call her the lunch lady.
BANDON — Early in March, as the full extent of the COVID-19 crisis was just becoming clear, Victoria McNeely knew this was a moment that she had been training for her entire career.
NORTH BEND — It is unclear when movies will be coming soon to a theater near you.
COOS BAY — The slogan hanging by the McKay’s Market sign has never been more fitting: essential everyday.
January 23, 1948 – May 13, 2020
Gregory Manuel Sandberg - 65, of Coos Bay, passed away May 20, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service- Bay Area, 541-269-2851 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
COOS BAY — When nations across the globe were warned that the novel coronavirus was coming, one registered nurse at North Bend Medical Center felt the same fear as everyone else.
HAUSER — After a surge of coronavirus cases throughout the month of April, Shutter Creek Correctional Institution has not recorded a new case of COVID-19 since the beginning of May.
100 YEARS — May 23, 1920
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay City Council voted unanimously this week to raise the sewer rate by 5.5% within the city.
COOS COUNTY — Coos County has its 29th confirmed COVID-19 case, with two presumptive positive cases.
CURRY COUNTY — On May 22, the Curry County Public Health Department was officially notified that a child was born who tested positive for COVID 19.
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 147, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
SIXES – Wild Rivers Coast Alliance and Pacific High School are pleased to announce that Pacific High School Seniors Layne Converse and Natalie Vincent are the recipients of the 1st annual Jim Seeley Memorial Scholarship.
COOS BAY — For the first time in Marshfield High School history, the Coos Bay Police Department is helping organize the graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020.
Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a time for Oregonians to get outside, travel to their favorite vacation destinations, and welcome the return of summer. Today, Governor Kate Brown was joined by a bipartisan group of 26 mayors from across the state in urging all Oregonians, especially Po…
100 YEARS — May 21, 1920
COOS BAY — The Downtown Coos Bay Farmers Market is returning next month, but won't be what people expect.
COOS COUNTY — With Coos County being one week into its Phase I reopening plan, local health officials have warned that the region is not in the clear yet from the novel coronavirus.
COOS COUNTY — At a COVID-19 briefing last week, Coos County Commissioners voted to extend the county’s local state of emergency for another 60 days.
Herbert “Herb” Welch - 66, passed away at home on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. No services are planned at this time, arrangements under the direction of Dunes Memorial Chapel.
May 3, 1985 – May 16, 2020
Monday, May 11
100 YEARS — May 20, 1920
COOS BAY — For the first time in two months, the Mill Casino was once again busy.
