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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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Coos River Highway Crash and Burn

Keith Lewis Smith Oregon State Police (OSP) is continuing the investigation and seeking the driver of a vehicle who lost control and crashed Thursday night off Highway 241 east of Coos Bay. After crashing, the vehicle caught fire and was totaled. The driver’s name and photograph is released in this update to assist the public in [...]


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Free Smoke Detectors For Eligible Residents

Coos Bay Fire & Rescue has received a grant from Bay Area Hospital that allowed them to begin a smoke detector program. Residents who live in the city of Coos Bay will be provided with a smoke detector if they meet the following criteria: 1) You must live in the city of Coos Bay [...]


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Voluntary Tsunami Evacuation Drill

Communities on the Southern Oregon coast will hold voluntary tsunami evacuation drills on Friday, May 31st. Residents and visitors can plan their route to higher ground using the new evacuation maps published by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Participants can join their neighbors and businesses in taking their ‘grab and go’ bag [...]


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Free Diabetes Workshops In Coos County

[ June 10, 2013; 6:00 PM; ] Diabetes used to be a disease of the elderly. But today, many adolescents are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. In Coos County, one in ten adults has the disease and many more go undiagnosed. Despite the negative hype, diabetes is not a death sentence. In fact, much of today’s research indicates you can not [...]


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