State News

High Wind Warning In Effect

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD REPORTS THAT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. SOUTH WINDS WILL PEAK THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST. AROUND MIDDAY IN THE SHASTA VALLEY, AND ACROSS THE EAST SIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM THIS [...]


Wednesday March 20 2013

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Power Company Warns Of Phone Scam

Pacific Power warns customers, and the public, to be wary of giving personal information out due to a phone scam that is targeting utility customers in Oregon and Washington. Crooks are posing as customer service agents and trying to get money and steal personal information. Pacific Power states that customers should never provide unsolicited callers or [...]


Tuesday March 19 2013

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Police Asking For Community Help In Burglary Case

The Coos County Sheriffs Office is asking for assistance from members of the community in solving a residential burglary that reportedly occurred on March 12th, off Highway 42 in the Coaledo area. The victim, an 89 year old woman, returned home from doing errands and discovered her home had been burglarized. There was a [...]


Monday March 18 2013

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OCCI Chefs Place 2nd In Ice Carving Championship

Four ice carvers from Oregon scored big in Alaska! Chefs Chris Foltz and Woojay Poynter and students Amelia Rombach and Jillian Howell placed second in the multi-block competition at the World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska. The team beat out many of the top ranked professional carvers in the world. The Oregon Coast [...]


Tuesday March 12 2013

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New Study Shows Diabetes Costs Increased

The American Diabetes Association Portland branch has released new research estimating the total costs of diagnosed diabetes have risen to $245 billion in 2012 from $174 billion in 2007, when the cost was last examined. This figure represents a 41 percent increase over a five year period. The study, Economic Costs of Diabetes in the [...]


Monday March 11 2013

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Curry County Sheriff’s Office Recent Cases

On March 3rd, the Sheriff’s office conducted an investigation into alleged drug contraband being smuggled into the Curry County Jail. During the investigation, three current inmates of the jail were charged with supplying and/or possessing contraband in a correctional facility. The inmates charged were: Neal Bienick Warren, charged with Supplying Contraband X3, [...]


Monday March 11 2013

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Powers, North Bend And Coquille Students Advance To State Competition

A team of middle school “Math-letes” from Powers Junior High have won the recent MATHCOUNTS competition. Members of the winning team are: Christian Burns, Lucas Middlebrook, Kathrynn Pedrick, and Jackson Stallard. Their coach is Lindy Stallard. The second and third place teams are North Bend Middle School and Coquille Valley Middle School, respectively. [...]


Tuesday March 5 2013

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Conference On Sharing The Coast In Bandon

This year’s “Sharing the Coast” conference is coming to Coos County March 15th–17th. The annual event, which offers a wide range of information about coastal science and natural history, is open to the public. The conference is sponsored by the CoastWatch program and the Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators. Charleston resident and retired [...]


Monday March 4 2013

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Fishing Industry Names Being Accepted For Memorial

The Charleston Fishermen’s Memorial Committee is looking for recommendations of the names of individuals, who were lost at sea or have worked in the fishing industry, to be listed on the Memorial at the Charleston Marina. Applications are available at the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay’s Charleston Marina office, 63534 Kingfisher Road; or online [...]


Wednesday February 20 2013

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ODCC Has Chosen New Executive Director

The Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission has announced that it has selected their new Executive Director. They have chosen Hugh Link, who joined the Crab Commission staff in 2004, after spending a decade as sales manager at Hallmark Fisheries in Charleston, on the southern Oregon coast. He replaces long-time executive director Nick Furman, who recently retired after heading [...]


Tuesday February 19 2013

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