Gold Beach News

Jose Joel Olvera, 32, Smith River, Calif., on Nov. 3 had charges of possession of methamphetamine and delivering meth dismissed.

The Curry County Board of Commissioners signed an order Monday allowing Tidewater Contractors a conditional use permit to mine gravel adjacent to the Old Mill Site about 5-plus miles up Jerry's Flat Road.

Curry County officials used a $45,500 federal grant to purchase and equip an SUV with high-tech gear such as a satellite and Internet service.

GOLD BEACH A $204,000 grant will enable the Curry Coastal Express bus service to operate five days a week for the first time in three years, Curry County commissioners learned Tuesday.

Randy Joseph Gallardo, 25, Brookings, was convicted Oct. 30 of menacing and probation violation.

Curry County native Jeff Crook will fulfill resigned Gold Beach City Councilor Sue Johnson's term, which will expire in November of 2010.

GOLD BEACH The Curry County Board of Commissioners on Monday approved 2-1 Tidewater Contractors' request to allow gravel mining at the old mill site on the Rogue River, despite a Gold Beach City Council resolution expressing "serious public safety concerns that such mining would adversely affect the water quality of the city of Gold Beach." The ...

The City Council has scheduled interviews next week with three candidates for the interim city administrator's position.

Despite the belief that bicyclists are getting a free ride, a new survey shows most bike commuters also own and drive cars.

GOLD BEACH A deputy district attorney moved to drop five felony charges against Drake Alexander Bettinger Friday as he said those four charges of being a felon in possession of firearms and one of a felon possessing a restricted weapon were being refiled in Federal District Court in Medford.

Your visual senses are heightened by the infusion of exotic, tropical, and coastal spray ... of radiant, resplendent display of flowers! Enhanced with water fountains, hanging baskets, garden sculpture , glass table, and chairs.

Southwestern Oregon Community College continues to draw up architectural plans and complete all of the necessary paperwork and formalities to begin construction on the new Curry Campus at Lone Ranch north of Brookings.

The four words on the sign at BRING Recycling tell you what the nonprofit organization does: "Reduce. Reuse.

It really doesn't matter if you live in Gold Beach or if you are visiting from California or Florida; the black hood and trunk with a white body tells you one thing - that's a police car.

GOLD BEACH Several volunteer members of Gold Beach committees are losing their positions though their appointed terms have not expired all because of a conflict between the Gold Beach City Charter and state law.

The state of Oregon declared October 7 'Oregon Day of Culture'. As part of a week-long celebration, the Curry County Cultural Coalition met to honor 2009 grant recipients from the county and hear how Oregon Cultural Trust money is being put to use to promote the Arts.

Despite having only a sliver of the Chetco River open to angling this month, John Martin of Klamath Falls does not lament the loss of upstream fishing access.

The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, presented a check for $10,000 to the South Coast Partnership group on Friday, October 9, at the Business & Tourism Town Hall Forum in Bandon, Oregon.

Old chunks of a historic bridge got a new lease on life at BRING Recycling Tuesday.

The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.