Lakeside News

Acoustic music, dancing and hand clapping gave the Chetco Grange Community Center the feel of an old-fashioned barn hoedown Saturday afternoon when the Oregon Old Time Fiddlers Association came to play.

Call them crayfish, crawfish or crawdads, either way they're overflowing in Lakeside during their first ever Annual Crawdad Festival.

The sheriff arrested a 56-year-old Coos Bay man on suspicion of causing the "boat-and-run" accident that damaged the sheriff's boat house, trapping a sheriff's office boat inside.

A "boat-and-run" accident damaged a county sheriff's boat house, trapping a sheriff's office boat inside.

Nicholas Mason, who critically injured Lakeside's mayor after smashing into him with a pickup, will spend less time in jail than sentencing guidelines recommend.

Firefighters are use to helping those in need but this week, they'll be rolling in on two wheels instead of the usual four.

Even though the economy is looking down, Christmas tree sales are looking up at one local tree farm that offers a variety of trees to fit anyone's budget.