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Police Arrest Three, One On Multiple Charges

Three people from Coos Bay have been arrested on separate charges. A Coos County Deputy responded to the Charleston Boat Basin area, to a report of a disturbance between the operator of a motorcycle and the driver of a vehicle. Police contacted 22-year-old Dennis James Caputo, his passenger, 23-year-old Kenneth John Bastendorff, and 28-year-old Amber [...]


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Developer Of Deep Sea Wind Power To Hold Town Hall Meetings

[ May 22, 2013; 2:00 PM; ] Principle Power, the renewable energy technology developer, will host two town hall meetings this month to introduce the community to the proposed WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project. Principle Power has received a $4 million financial assistance award from the U.S. Department of Energy to begin project outreach, front-end engineering design and initial project permitting for installation of [...]


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Control Tower At OTH To Remain Open For Now

The Southwest Oregon Regional Airport control tower will not be closing on June 15th as originally planned. The Federal Aviation Administration’s transportation secretary Ray LaHood has announced that the D.O.T. has determined the recently enacted Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 will allow the F.A.A. to transfer sufficient funds to end employee furloughs and keep [...]


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Fore! For The Children, Annual Golf Scramble

The Coos Bay Kiwanis Club announces its “Annual Golf Scramble” to be held at Bandon Crossings on Saturday, June 22nd at 9am. The club is looking for ”hole sponsors”, as well as teams to participate in the event. Sponsoring organizations will have their business name and logo posted on large placards [...]


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Construction In Coos Bay–Street Closures

The City of Coos Bay has authorized Benny Hempstead Excavating, Incorporated, to perform a sewer line replacement project along South 10th Street, scheduled to start May 13th, weather permitting. This line is badly damaged due to its age and is in need of replacement to help ensure the sewer line is in good working [...]


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