Coquille, OR

BANDON, Ore. — An Oregon nonprofit that's on a mission to bring awareness to plastic pollution by turning trash into treasure has landed a permanent display at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Based in the coastal town of Bandon, Ore., the environmental nonprofit Washed Ashore has processed more...

LAKESIDE, Ore. - Lakeside Mayor James Edwards held a Coffee with the Mayor event Monday morning to meet with residents. Sherry Kinsey was on hand during Edward's Coffee with the Mayor this morning. She's running to take his place. Both share very similar concerns particularly beautifying the area by making...

This is to notify you that the Board of Commissioners of the Coos County Airport District will hold its Regular Board Meeting on Thursday, May 19, 2022, starting at 7:30 a.m. This meeting will be held in the District’s Board Room at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport’s main hangar office located at 1321 W Airport Way, North Bend. The meeting may be attended in person or remotely by calling (224) 501-3412 and using Access Code: 560-722-917.

NORTH BEND, Ore. – The North Bend Police Department thank the community for helping to locate Richard Freske, who went missing on May 9. Police said Freske was located today at about 11 a.m. by a Coquille Tribal Police Officer. Officials said Freske had apparently traveled outside the Bay Area for a couple of days and has been returned home safely.

Award-winning author Patricia McKillip died May 6 at the age of 74, following a nearly half-century career in which she established herself as a leading voice in fantasy. No cause was available for her death, which was first reported by Locus magazine. McKillip lived in North Bend. “There really wasn’t...

COOS COUNTY, Ore. - Flaxen Conway is the director of the Marine Resource Management Graduate Program at Oregon State University. She works with coastal communities to develop strategies to cope with change. She's now presenting ideas in the community on how offshore wind energy can be done responsibly. During her...