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Safe Way To Dispose Of Expired / Unwanted Drugs

Old medications can now be discarded safely and properly in Coos Bay. Citizens can dispose of medicinal trash at the Coos Bay Police Department’s “Prescription Pill Drop-off Point”, in the lobby of the police department. The Drop-off Point allows citizens to dispose of prescriptions as well as over-the-counter drugs that are expired or unneeded. The [...]


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Smith Turns Himself In To OSP

The driver who has been sought since a May 30th traffic crash east of Coos Bay, was arrested on Tuesday after he turned himself in to Oregon State Police at the Coos Bay command office. The suspect came to the OSP office after friends pressured him to contact police following news reports that he was [...]


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Coos Bay Man Arrested Near Horsfall On Drug Charges

A man from Coos Bay is in custody on multiple drug charges after being arrested on June 1st. Coos County Deputies and an officer from the Forest Service made contact with 40-year-old Michael Eugene Hockema at the Oregon Dunes Recreation area in the Horsfall area. After their investigation, police charged Hockema with Felon in Possession of [...]


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Meet Tuna In Empire–But Not The Fish

Coos Bay, Oregon…..Meet Greater Tuna. Texas, that is. The hilarious comedy, Greater Tuna, is running through June at the Dolphin Playhouse. Don’t miss Greater Tuna, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal, Patsy Cline will never die, and two performers portray 20 of its oddball citizens who all listen to radio station [...]


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Memorial Garden To Commemorate Jackson And Whitty

The Coos County Board of Commissioners have announced they will be holding a ceremony to dedicate the Memorial Garden in front of the courthouse on Wednesday, June 5th, at 1:30m. The Memorial Garden will be dedicated to the memory of two County Commissioners who recently died while in office, Andy Jackson and Nikki Whitty. This project [...]


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