The Oregon Health Authority reported two more deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, bringing the state’s death toll to 635, but the total for the week dropped slightly from last week.
A Glide teenager reported missing by the Douglas County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday has been located unharmed.
NORTH BEND — Drivers on U.S. Highway 101 and Virginia Avenue got a sweet surprise Wednesday morning.
SOUTH COAST — While the election for U.S. President has stolen much of the spotlight this election season, South Coast voters can expect a wide range of contested races up and down their ballots.
1928 - 2020
At its core, the race for treasurer in Coos County is about a philosophical question: Is it appropriate for the county finance director also to hold the elected position of treasurer.
Paul Rencanzone
Sam Flaherty
James Rose
NORTH BEND — A staff member at North Bend High School has tested positive for COVID-19, and a small group of impacted students is quarantining, school officials announced Monday.
COQUILLE — A 31-year-old Coos Bay man was arrested Saturday after an alleged assault and manhunt which took officers from Coos Bay to Coquille, according to the Coos County Sheriff's Office.
June 24, 1932 – October 17, 2020
June 19, 1997 – October 12, 2020
Oregon has gone over 40,000 COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 346 new confirmed and presumptive cases reported Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority.
Tax Fairness Oregon will hold a four-county web forum Wednesday to address timber tax fairness for counties, water and forests.
July 18, 1925 ~ October 13, 2020
The Oregon Health Authority released new statewide guidance on face coverings Monday, including new provisions about workplaces, markets and events and some educational facilities.
PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority is urging residents that getting a flu shot this year is more important than ever, given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
SOUTH COAST — With Election Day right around the corner, The World reached out to all the candidates running for office along the South Coast to learn more about their experience, priorities and plans if elected.
SOUTH COAST — With Election Day right around the corner, The World reached out to all the candidates running for office along the South Coast to learn more about their experience, priorities and plans if elected.
SOUTH COAST — With Election Day right around the corner, The World reached out to all the candidates running for office along the South Coast to learn more about their experience, priorities and plans if elected.
Kenneth Leon Pennington, 74, of Bandon, died October 14, 2020 in Bandon. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling Schroeder Funeral Service, Bandon.
COOS BAY — At least seven Walmart employees have tested positive for COVID-19, and one more is presumed to have the virus according to Coos Health & Wellness.
PORTLAND — The Oregon Health Authority reported eight more COVID-19 deaths statewide, raising the state’s death toll since the pandemic began to 627 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday.
COOS COUNTY — Property owners can expect to receive their tax statements in the next few weeks, according to a press release from Coos County.
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay Soroptomists and the Department of Human Services will be collecting backpacks for kids displaced by violence, neglect and drug use into emergency foster care, according to a release from the groups.
Char Luther will offer free classes for caregivers on six consecutive Wednesdays starting on Nov. 4 through the Area Agency on Aging.
Our area has been dealing with the impact of a tough economy for a long time. Over 25 years ago, a group of Chamber businesses and the college got together to propose an event that would inform us about the developments on the national, state and regional economic fronts and celebrate local …
SOUTH COAST — Voters from Coos Bay to Yachats will have two options this November for a new state representative: Forestry management consultant Cal Mukumoto and former teacher Boomer Wright. The two are vying to replace Rep. Caddy McKeown, who announced she wouldn't seek re-election to her …
SOUTH COAST — Voters in three cities will have the option to allow city taxes on recreational marijuana sales on November's general election ballot.
Philip R. Taylor, 73, of Coos Bay died October 4, 2020 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites will be held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including the first on the South Coast, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
June 23, 1956 - October 4, 2020
BROOKINGS — An 88-year-old resident of the Seaview Senior Living Memory Care Facility died Monday after testing positive for COVID-19, according to Curry County Public Health. The death is the South Coast's first due to the pandemic.
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center has started a community health needs assessment.
This week Oregon went over 600 deaths since the COVID-19 pandemic began and also went over 38,000 total confirmed and presumptive cases.
NORTH BEND — Pelican Harbor Food Bank continues to deliver USDA food boxes every Thursday in the Pony Village Mall parking lot.
COOS BAY — One classroom each at two different Coos Bay schools was sent into quarantine protocol for one week after a person at each school was reported as a known exposure to COVID-19, Superintendent Bryan Trendell said Thursday.
Someone mentioned the other day that it was about time to see the millipedes out and about again.
COOS COUNTY — With ballots in the mail Thursday, the 2020 general election is officially underway in Coos County.
The “Boo Area” Chamber of Commerce is planning the 2020 Masker-Aid and Scary Sweets Auction.
PORTLAND — Oregon had 374 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, the Oregon Health Authority reported.
February 11, 1927 – October 11, 2020
November 30, 1944 – October 8, 2020
August 6, 1928 – July 22, 2020
BANDON — The Southwestern Oregon Preppers will hold a meeting at noon on Saturday, Oct. 17, in the Bandon City Park, 1204 11th St. Southwest in Bandon.
REEDSPORT — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program will fund a new police vehicle in Reedsport, according to a release from Senator Jeff Merkley's office.
PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon and nearly 400 new cases were reported statewide, the Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday.
October 10, 1961 – September 27, 2020
Jim Mattecheck died on September 27, 2020. Born in North Bend, Oregon to Robert and Marianna Mattecheck, Jim was the third of five children. Jim treasured his upbringing and life in North Bend. He was a master storyteller who would beguile you with tales of hitchhikers, trolls, and old wi…
August 3, 1941 – August 2, 2020
June 9, 1936 – April 1, 2020
COOS BAY — The Coos Bay Planning Commission approved land use plans for the Hollering Place Cultural Center at a meeting held Tuesday.
SOUTH COAST — Oregonians living outside of the Portland metro and Willamette Valley areas are less likely to take precautions against the transmission of COVID-19, a new state report shows.
SOUTH COAST — The Bureau of Land Management Coos Bay District lifted fire restrictions on BLM public lands Wednesday morning, according to a release from the agency.
Candidate interviews for the Coos Bay and North Bend city council have been posted online by the League of Women Voters of Coos County.
SOUTH COAST — With Election Day right around the corner, The World reached out to all the candidates running for office along the South Coast to learn more about their experience, priorities and plans if elected.
SOUTH COAST — With Election Day right around the corner, The World reached out to all the candidates running for office along the South Coast to learn more about their experience, priorities and plans if elected.
Oregon’s death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic went over 600 when the Oregon Health Authority reported six new deaths Tuesday.
NORTH BEND — A Coos Bay man was arrested Monday after allegedly robbing a taxi driver near the North Library between Union Avenue and Connecticut Avenue, according to a release from North Bend Police.
COOS BAY — For a few minutes on Saturday, the tracks beside the Coos Bay Boardwalk filled with pops of color. Orange, yellow, red and blue dotted the view as bite-sized cars sat along the rails.
HARBOR — Another six cases of COVID-19 were reported to Curry County Public Health on Monday from an outbreak at Sea View Senior Living Memory Care in Harbor.
When ballots are sent out in the mail this week, voters on the South Coast will begin deciding a series of races ranging from city councils to spots in the state house and senate.
NORTH BEND — Last spring, following a contentious campaign North Bend’s citizens voted to overturn a public safety fee increase and require any future fee increases to be approved by voters, not passed through by the city council.
Oregon had more than 400 new cases of coronavirus three straight days before the number dropped back to 337 on Sunday, the Oregon Health Authority reported.
For the second straight day, Oregon had no new reported deaths from COVID-19, leaving the state death toll at 599 since the pandemic began, Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Virginia M. Williams, 91, of Myrtle Point died October 8, 2020 in Myrtle Point. Viewing will be held from 9:00-12:00 PM, Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Coos Bay Chapel 685 Anderson Ave. followed by a graveside service at 2:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Park 63060 Millington Frontage Road Coos Bay …
SOUTH COAST — Fire season is over in Coos Forest Protective Association lands, according to a release from the agency.
Sept. 9, 1947 ~ Oct. 7, 2020
May 1, 1929 ~ Oct. 8, 2020
SOUTH COAST — A 68-year-old Portland resident is still missing in Coos County after a weekend of searching, according to the Coos County Sheriff's Office.
CURRY COUNTY — Eleven patients at a senior living facility in Harbor south of Brookings have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from Curry County Public Health.
NORTH BEND — Like getting a fresh coat of paint, the nature trail at Ferry Road Park received a fresh surface of chips last week.
