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2024 Rogue River cleanup announced
Rivers connect us to each other, to nature, and to future generations. “The Lower Rogue Watershed Council, along with the Curry Watersheds Partnership, is dedicated to protecting the Rogue River because a healthy community starts with a healthy river, and our river provides everything from clean drinking water to recreation opportunities to fish and wildlife habitat,” said Kelly Timchak, Coordinator for the Council. This community is committed to keeping our rivers clean so we can protect and restore them for not only ourselves, but also...
Letter: Reelect John Ward Curry Co Sheriff
Curry County Sheriff’s Department does more with less than any other agency I am acquainted with. It is all due to the leadership of Sheriff John Ward. Sheriff Ward needs to be re-elected for the good of the people. I have had a career of almost 40 years as a first responder; retiring as a patrol supervisor from a California Sheriff’s department and as a lieutenant from the same county’s fire service. As a member of several task forces over the years I have worked...
Opportunity to be part of Transportation Safety- Coos and Curry Counties
Our Transportation Safety Office is charged to improve the safety of all roadway users, and all modes of travel in Oregon through education and outreach. This includes topics such as speed, distracted driving, impaired driving, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, and more. On May 15, 2024, we're hosting an important Public Engagement Event at the The Mill Casino 3210 Tremont St., North Bend, OR . This event is not just another gathering—it's an opportunity for you, the heart of the community, to have your voice heard...
Curry County Sheriff’s Office looking for hit-and-run suspect
BROOKINGS, Ore. – The Curry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help identifying the suspect of a hit-and-run that caused thousands in property damage. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident happened Saturday night at the Port of Brookings Harbor. Police say a white...
$225K grant headed to Curry County for new affordable housing
CURRY COUNTY, Ore. – The North Bend City Coos-Curry Housing Authority is receiving $225,000 to purchase new affordable housing units in Curry County. The money is part of a $2.7 million pledge from AllCare Health to improve the health and well-being of all Southern Oregon communities. The grant will...
Update: Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County under a freeze warning until Wednesday morning
On Wednesday at 2:04 a.m. an updated freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 10 a.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County. The weather service describes, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 degrees expected." "Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops,...
Oregon Coast Visitors Association releases economic assessment for coastal counties
Study: South Coast trending toward greater reliance on retirees The South Coast (coastal Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties) economy has become more reliant on retirement and other public benefit programs for income over the past nearly two decades, according to a recent study commissioned by the Oregon Coast Visitors Association. Overall, in 2021, transfers from public programs such as Social Security, medical benefits, income maintenance and other programs made up...
California resident dies in cliff fall
The Curry County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch received information from the Brookings Police Dispatch, of a call from a person who had been hiking the coastal trail near Natural Bridges, about twelve miles north of Brookings, at approximately 2:35 p.m. Sunday April 21. The caller relayed that he had seen a person on the rocks below him that appeared to be deceased. Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area along with an Oregon State trooper. The Curry County Sheriff’s SAR team was also called to the...
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