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Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Physics and Engineering Department is pleased to welcome Tomas Gonzalez-Torres, current National Space Grant Project Manager at NASA and former Flight Director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center Mission Control for a talk “Lessons Learned from Mission Control”.
County Commissioners from Douglas, Coos, and Curry Counties held a joint session on February 5, 2023, in Coquille, to choose one of four candidates to fill the House District 1 State Representative Seat.
Coos Bay School District celebrated its newest campus Wednesday with an open house at Marshfield Junior High School.
Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought conditions, Oregon State University researchers say.
Bandon’s boys had their best offensive game of the season Friday, putting up a 71-46 win at Oakridge for their sixth victory in the last seven games.
On January 30, at 10 a.m., Coos County Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Baker was following up with a complaint in the Elliott State Forest regarding a large motorhome which had been parked or possibly abandoned in the area since October 2022.
The Coos History Museum will be hosting the February First Tuesday Talk program on February 7, at 6:00 p.m. Emma Ronai-Durning will lead a discussion about Rural Organizing Project, a state-wide organization that supports a multi-issue, rural-centered, grassroots base in Oregon. The program …
On January 28 at 10:45 p.m., Coos County Sheriff’s Deputy Hannah Francis was dispatched to 95052 Stevens Lane, Coos Bay, to a report of a stolen vehicle. During the course of an investigation, it was learned, Ryan Langenberg, 29, Coos Bay had stolen the car from the victim’s carport without …
Clare D. Gove, a longtime resident of North Bend, Oregon, died on January 30, 2023 at the age of 78. He was predeceased by his parents, Earl and Geneva (Holben) Gove. Survivors include cousins, Jan (Lane), Kari, Monte (Niki), and family.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, standing front, listens to a question from a commercial fisherman who was concerned that plans to bring offshore wind to the Oregon Coast could impact not only the fishing industry but the quality of life of those who live here. Merkley said he agreed with many of …
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) documents an average of more than 6,000 vehicle collisions with deer and elk each year. The actual number of collisions is likely higher, as many are not reported if there is minimal damage or no human injuries.
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Oregon needs to improve the supply and distribution of health care providers, enhance the resiliency and well-being of health care workers and increase diversity among the health care workforce to provide more culturally and linguistically responsive care, a new report by Oregon State Univer…
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:
Jackie E. Campbell, 82, of Rapid City, South Dakota, died Saturday, January 28, 2023. Arrangements are under the care of Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home of Rapid City, South Dakota
Today, the County Commissioners from Douglas, Coos & Curry Counties met in a joint Commission Meeting to choose from a slate of five candidates chosen by the Republican PCP’s within Senate District 1 to replace the seat vacated by Senator Dallas Heard’s retirement.
In a meeting yesterday, Senate Republicans voted unanimously to add Senator Daniel Bonham (R-The Dalles) to their leadership team as Deputy Leader for the 2023 Legislative Session. He is joined in that role by Senator Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City), Senator Lynn Findley (R-Vale), and Senator…
Governor Tina Kotek took office Monday, Jan. 9, reciting the Oath of Office in a swearing-in ceremony before the state senate and house of representatives at the state capitol building in Salem.
Climate change is causing sea levels around the world to rise, which is impacting Oregon’s coastlines and coastal communities, according to the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (ODLC).
Today, the Oregon House Republican Caucus sent a letter to Governor Tina Kotek following her inaugural ceremony, making her the 39th Governor of Oregon.
Winter in Oregon brings rain – and lots of it. This year is no different and the Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) reminds people to be prepared.
Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready to harvest. The season opens Feb. 1 from Cape Falcon north to Washington State in accordance with the Tri-State Protocol.
Representative David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) recently announced his appointment to five committees for the upcoming 82nd Legislative Session. This upcoming session will be Representative Brock Smith’s fourth term in the Oregon House of Representatives.
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and ODFW reopens all recreational crabbing (ocean, bays, and estuaries) along the entire Oregon coast. Two consecutive tests show domoic acid levels are under the closure threshold.
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has adopted the final set of administrative rules needed to launch the nation’s first regulatory framework for psilocybin services.
Oregon’s construction industry reached another record high number of jobs in recent months, employing 121,200 on a seasonally adjusted basis in November.
Funding included the U.S. Congress’s annual omnibus appropriations package will boost affordable housing, health care, mental health, education, transportation services and more in Oregon, according toOregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden.
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs (ODVA) will increase the maximum loan limit for the Oregon Veteran Home Loan for 2023, conforming to loan limits for mortgages set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). ODVA will now accept loans up to the new maximum loan amount of $726,200…
The American Automobile Association (AAA) projects 112.7 million Americans, 33.8% of the population, will travel for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed until at least Jan. 15, 2023.
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in January.
Gov. Kate Brown has issued an order that remitted uncollected court fines and fees associated with certain traffic violation cases that resulted in debt-based driver’s license suspensions.
Coos County total payroll employment rose by 20 jobs in November. Leisure and hospitality had the largest drop, down by 70 jobs. Losses were also estimated in construction (-40) and food manufacturing (-20). Retail trade, professional and business services, and private education and health s…
State Representative David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) and State Senator Dallas Heard (R Roseburg) once again come together as the members of Oregon’s Southwest House and Senate District 01, to support the residents, communities, and businesses of their district, as Rep. Brock Smith announce…
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)’s first session taking place this week.
Tis the season when Oregonians will shop on the internet, bake cookies, and buy or cut a Christmas tree grown in their home state.
Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in November from 4.1% in October, according to the Oregon Employment Department.
The Oregon Supreme Court has rejected a request from Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to "immediately" review a temporary restraining order by Harney County Judge Robert Raschio, which prevents enforcement of Measure 114.
Harney County Judge Raschio has extended the temporary restraining order on permit to purchase in Ballot Measure 114.
A new report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds dangerous driving behaviors such as speeding, red-light running, drowsy driving, and driving impaired on cannabis or alcohol, rose from 2020 to 2021.
Scientists have identified off the coast of Ecuador a distinct population of oceanic manta rays that is more than 10 times larger than any other known subpopulation of the species.
We need your help to photograph extreme high tides on December 23 & 24, 2022 and January 21 & 22, 2023. You can find local King Tide times, browse King Tide photos, and find resources for educators and parents on the California King Tides Project website.
In this area, a winter steelhead season (Dec. 1 – Apr. 30) is now established with the 2023 initial season being Jan. 1 – Apr. 30. During this season, a new validation is required to fish for steelhead. Anglers who want the opportunity to keep wild winter steelhead must also purchase a harvest tag.
It’s probably no surprise that the colder it gets outside the more energy it takes to keep your house warm.
Recently, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla’s (D-Calif.) bill to strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) wildfire preparedness and response efforts, the FIRE Act, cleared its final hurdle in Congress as it unanimously passed out of the U.S. Senate.
Oregon U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) reports that she has helped the House pass the Respect for Marriage Act, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law.
Update posted at 5:45 p.m. Dec. 6: A Harney County Judge has blocked all provisions of Ballot 114.
Oregon will receive $557,600 in federal funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)’s Monarch and Pollinator Fund.