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U.S. 101 paving begins next week in Port Orford
Contractors for ODOT plan to begin grinding and paving U.S. 101 through Port Orford on Monday morning, May 13. Construction is scheduled to take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, for about three weeks. The work zone will extend more than a mile through the center of the city, from Garrison Slough to Cemetery Loop Road (milepost 300.0-301.3). U.S. 101 drivers can expect lane closures and delays with flaggers...
Letter: We have reached a breaking point in the DA’s office
The District Attorney’s Office needs your help. The staffing levels in the office have always been low. High caseloads were the norm. Even with seven budgeted Deputy DA’s the work was always overwhelming. We did the best we could with what we had. We have reached the breaking point. According to our case management system, last calendar year we had nearly 8,900 referrals. There was simply no way that eight people (myself and seven deputies) could review all those cases. In the interim, I had...
The Chamber Minute: From the Desk of Rosey Thomas
In for another Chamber minute, it's Rosey. May has arrived, and that means most of us will be getting our ballots this week, Some important things are on the ballot this year, The Chamber is supporting the Public Safety Levy and hopes the community will too. We NEED a SAFE place to call our own and we NEED a solid Public Safety system, now more than ever. Crime is on the rise and we know we cannot leave things as they currently are. If Coos County doesn’t pass the jail levy then the consequences will cause budget cuts all across...
Community invited to revitalize Airport Heights Park
Community members are being invited to participate in the first open house to discuss the revitalization and redesign of Airport Heights Park. The Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary Club is hosting the event from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at the North Bend Senior Center. This community meeting will be an opportunity for citizens to meet the Groundworkshop consulting firm and Rotary Parks Committee teams, and to...
Letter: Vote for Main to keep experience on commission
Coos County voters should re-elect Commissioner Robert “Bob” Main at the May election. He’s been a Coos County commissioner for more than 15 years and is seeking re-election to his fifth four-year term. Translation: Bob Main has more experience running county programs than his two challengers put together. Main has worked for Coos County since 1978 and was elected county assessor in 2000, a job he held until being elected commissioner in 2008. He’s been involved with the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, the Southern...
Fatal Crash on Highway 101 in Coos County
On Monday, May 13, 2024, at 4:35 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash on Hwy-101, near milepost 250, in Coos County. The preliminary investigation indicated a northbound Nissan Frontier, operated by Tracy Martin Goforth (63) of Gold Beach, crossed into the southbound lane for unknown reasons and struck a Toyota Prius, operated by Ronald Willam Lyons (76) of Bandon, head-on. The Nissan came to rest in the northbound lane while the Prius spun in the southbound lane and struck a Toyota Venza,...
Letter: Coos County needs a change
Looking back over the last 10 years, much in our community has changed. It is time for another change. I will be voting for Drew Farmer. Bob Main has served this community well, but it is time to pass the torch. Too many years in one place can stale the effectiveness of anything including Coos Bay. We need new ideas, new faces, new vision. Vote for Drew. Valerie Sill Coos Bay
Brothers arrested after assault in Lakeside
On May 6th, 2024, around 10:45 pm, Coos County Dispatch received a report of an assault at a residence in Lakeside. Deputies B. Freerksen and Z. Smith responded to investigate. While Deputies responded to the residence, it was learned that the two suspects, Wylder Labart (18) and Tryton Labart (20), had fled the scene in a white Ford pickup headed north on Highway 101. Upon their arrival, it was learned...
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