WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves, R-Mo., on July 15 introduced the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
COOS BAY — After listening to heated public comment regarding racism or the perceived lack thereof in the Coos Bay community, the Coos Bay City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution supporting diversity, equity and inclusion within the city.
COOS BAY — High levels of bacteria and fecal coliform were identified in wastewater effluent at the Empire Treatment Plant on Monday.
COOS COUNTY — On Monday, the Trump administration approved the Jordan Cove liquid natural gas terminal.
NORTH BEND — The City of North Bend’s current method of paying for police services is “unsustainable,” according to North Bend Police Chief Robert Kappelman.
NORTH BEND — As citizens braced for no police coverage from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. starting Tuesday night, the City of North Bend announced a continuation of 24-hour police coverage.
LAKESIDE — The Lakeside City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a resolution authorizing ATV riders to use a designated trail, allowing travel back and forth inside city limits to Spinreel Campground.
COOS BAY — Coos Bay City Council approved a resolution Tuesday night that will lower the fees on little-used local social gaming licenses.
COQUILLE — After multiple failed votes, the Coquille City Council on Monday agreed it would table a motion to appoint a new city council member following the resignation of former Councilman Mike Layton.
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay City Council decried racism at length during its regular meeting Tuesday evening.
NORTH BEND — As businesses reopen under the governor’s Phase II plan, some residents are asking when the North Bend Municipal Swimming Pool will reopen as well.
COOS BAY — Coos Bay could be home to more than 400 new manufactured homes following an approval by the Planning Commission Tuesday night.
NORTH BEND — The City of North Bend unanimously adopted the proposed 2020-2021 budget Tuesday night.
NORTH BEND — The North Bend Police Department stands to lose seven police officer positions and one dispatcher as the city plans to accommodate a reduced public safety fee.
NORTH BEND — During a work session this afternoon, the North Bend City Council will discuss how the public safety fee reduction will look for the 2020-2021 budget.
COOS COUNTY — After rebuilding the Coos County Sheriff’s Office staffing levels over the past 10 years, Sheriff Craig Zanni is afraid some of his efforts are unraveling.
COOS BAY — Coos Bay City Hall may re-open its doors to the public in mid-June.
A volunteer grabs a stack of ballots on Tuesday, May 19 at the Coos County Elections Office.
Volunteers at the Coos County Elections Office in Coquille count ballots on Tuesday, May 19.
Volunteers organize ballots at the Coos County Elections Office in Coquille in the May 19, 2020 election.
COOS BAY — Coos Bay City Council made an investment on work at Mingus Park. With some luck, a little money and the right grants, the council may have bought some major upgrades for just the cost of the work to design them.
COOS COUNTY — After working in the Air Force followed by time at American Airlines, Steve Jansen retired in 2007.
COOS COUNTY — For the past nine years, Michael Dado has held the title of Coos County Surveyor.
COOS COUNTY — With Election Day right around the corner, The World recently reached out to all the candidates running for Coos County Commissioner to learn more about why they decided to run, their plan’s to revitalize the local economy and what issues in Coos County concerned them the most today?
Sam Schwarz
Pam Lewis
COOS COUNTY — Paul Frasier has never faced a contested bid for his spot as Coos County District Attorney.
REEDSPORT — The combination of extensive projects, never-ending grant writing and a global pandemic has made it quite the time to be an interim city manager.
COOS BAY — In a unanimous vote Tuesday evening, the Coos Bay City Council lifted a voluntary order asking city hotels, motels and short-term rentals not to rent to non-essential lodgers.
NORTH BEND — As ballots go out to voters this week, North Bend residents are being asked if they want to take some power back from their city council.
NORTH BEND ─ At the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, construction on the new Airport Rescue and Firefighting Station is underway.
South Slough National Estuarine and Research Reserve is asking coastal residents to survey their properties and remove pampas grass, following an extensive initiative that recently removed more than 5,000 of the plants from the reserve.
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has completed its review of the federal process and concluded the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for use in the western states. The workgroup provided its confirmation to the governors of California…
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September 7, 1948 – February 16, 2021
December 14, 1931 – February 25, 2021
The First Nazarene Church in Winston sustained heavy damage when a fire broke out Saturday.
Thirty years ago, a small group of people gathered in North Bend with a goal of offering scholarships to graduates of North Bend High School.
Work going on in the Oregon Legislature rolled to a stop Friday when Republican senators walked out, denying the Senate a required quorum to work.
Oregon is marking the one year anniversary since the first positive case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the state.
A 56-year-old man is behind bars after threatening Coos County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday.
March 24, 1949 – February 23, 2021
Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense against fake Good Samaritans.
NORTH BEND ─ A school bus carrying 13 students saw a COVID-19 exposure this week at the North Bend School District.
Three Reedsport residents were arrested following a theft investigation.
Oregon turned a corner in its efforts to vaccinate residents against the coronavirus Friday, setting a schedule for the eligibility for every adult in the state to receive a shot.
100 YEARS — 1921
100 YEARS — 1921
Susan Jane Mayer, 65, of Coos Bay passed away February 20, 2021 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com
Our beloved mother went to heaven at age 95, to join her husband, Rudy in heaven for Valentine’s Day, 2021.
October 1, 1943 – February 5, 2021
Gary Lee Snelgrove, 77, of North Bend, passed away February 16, 2021. Gary was born in 1943 in Seattle, Washington. He lived some time in Salem and moved to North Bend in his youth. His parents, Frank Snelgrove and Avril Homan-Snelgrove, who proceeded him in death, owned and ran the Broil…
NORTH BEND — Dozens of people drove up and tossed teddy bears through a hoop Friday, all for a good cause.
December 7, 1950 – February 17, 2021
The shortest month of the pandemic has also been Coos County’s most infectious.
Converting the ground under electrical transmission towers into spaces for wildlife can enable fragmented populations to connect with one another, increasing local biodiversity and providing animals around the globe an important tool for adapting to climate change, a new study found.
NORTH BEND — The future of the North Bend City Pool is now in the hands of the voters.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Oregon Coast west of Coos Bay Saturday morning shortly after 5:30.
Flavor differences in whiskey can be discerned based solely on the environment in which the barley used to make the whiskey is grown, a new study co-authored by an Oregon State University researcher found.
Coos Bay, North Bend and Coquille residents are seeing a new option for internet service — as well as work crews crisscrossing city neighborhoods.
The Reedsport Volunteer Fire Department and other local fire departments will conduct a pair of burn-to-learn exercises in the Winchester Bay area.
COQUILLE — A man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife in 2018 in North Bend was sentenced to a total of 26 years behind bars for that and other crimes Friday afternoon, Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier announced.
June 9, 1924 – February 21, 2021
February 23, 1934 – February 24, 2021
Coos Bay is getting a new library — but it’s running out of time to figure out where to put it.
September 11, 1951 – February 19, 2021
May 8, 1934 – January 30, 2021
Coquille Chess Club whiz Joshua Grabinsky still has his moves.
A 77-year-old Lakeside man was killed Thursday night when he drove onto the shoulder and ran into a commercial semi on Highway 101.
The North Bend Public Library will present the program “Sweet Potato Reigns Supreme” on March 16.
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay Public Library will co-host Visiting the Beyond, an event with paranormal lecturer Curt Strutz, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9.
Southwestern Oregon Community College and Bandon Dunes Golf Resort are partnering in the Opportunity Links! Scholarship fundraiser.
A pair of Bay Area graduates earned honors at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., for the fall term.
A new collection of works from members of the Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio will be on display during a March 6 open house at the studio in Bandon.
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center is inviting artists for its quarterly art show, called “By the Light of the Moon.”
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3182 and its auxiliary have announced Elias DeAndrea as winner of the high school Voice of Democracy speech contest.
Coos Bay Public Library has partnered with instructor Kandy Bergquist to offer a sign language class each month.
We live in an area rich in natural resources with our forests, sand dunes and ocean. Why 85% of Coos County is forest land. So it makes a lot of sense that your chamber would have a Natural Resources Team.
