Sixes News

The board of the Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative dropped from six members to five at the close of Saturday's annual meeting.

Ballots have been mailed to members of the Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative that, among other things, will allow the members to decide whether they want to expand the co-op board to seven members or let it drop ...

County Commissioner Marlyn Schafer is headed to Salem next week to ask the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife board to be kind to Curry County when it sets river fishing dates for the rest of the year.

“The situation on the Rogue is not simple. It is not cut and dried. It is complicated”

The Rogue and Elk Rivers are in healthier shape as far as expected fall Chinook salmon runs than most coast rivers in the state of Oregon including the Sixes and Chetco, a group of some 100 people were told by ... via Gold Beach, Oregon

“This will be the third year in a row since I've been on the board. But this would be a three-year term”

Daryl Robison of Sixes will be a candidate for the Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative board for the fourth year in a row. via Curry Coastal Pilot

“Inside the urban growth areas, we'll make the decision”

Of the 114 Measure 37 projects sought by Curry County property owners this year, only two - both on Oceanview Drive in Harbor - were approved and completed before the rules changed. via Curry Coastal Pilot

“Our line crews and others working with them have had to hike into remote areas to remove trees and brush; endure harsh, stormy conditions and work in the dark.”

The Curry County Board of Commissioners declared a local emergency and requested a governor's declaration of a state of emergency last Wednesday, December 5, following a brutal two-day storm that ravaged Curry ... via Gold Beach, Oregon

“The occupant had managed to climb out of the ultralight. He was pretty banged up, but it didn't look life threatening.”

A Sixes man was injured in an ultralight aircraft accident near Cape Blanco on Saturday. via The World

“The only ones supporting it are the ones in the valley. Everyone else in the state, farmers and ranchers are opposed to it. It's extremely expensive”

If Oregon voters approve Measure 49 in the Nov. 6 election, it will affect the majority of the 114 Measure 37 cases filed in Curry County, County Planning Director David Pratt said Tuesday. via Curry Coastal Pilot

“One thing we want to be especially sure of is that we have people's correct mailing address”

Most Brookings residents and other homeowners in Southern Curry County will see little change in their property taxes this year, Curry County Assessor Jim Kolen said Friday. via Curry Coastal Pilot