Coos County News Archives

On this Hallows Eve, haunted houses around the community take on a new level of fear factor.

Some Coos County buildings will be reducing their carbon footprint thanks to money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A Recall Election is in the works for Lakeside, after citizens submitted the necessary signatures to recall the entire City Council and Mayor.

Promoting a drug and alcohol free lifestyle among teens and young adult, starting this Friday, all Coos County schools will be taking part in a national drug prevention event.

Armed with an extra set of legs and a sniffer of up to 1,000 times the strength of any humans, man's best friend has been joining with some local citizens in an effort to help find lost individuals in the area.

Even with the downpour this weekend, it didn't stop the out pour of community support, as local participants came out for the 14 Annual, See Jane Run event.

It's been a long road for Dede and her baby Tilly. In May, the two horses, along with eight others were taken from a property in North Bend, after being neglected and abused by their owner, Bobbye Cikanek.

An accident at a busy North Bend intersection in September, that claimed the life of a French tourist, will not result in any criminal charges.

As we first reported to you last week, Coos County received it's first shipment of H1N1 vaccine and has since been distributing them.

A Healthy Teen Survey reports, more than 44% of High School Juniors in Coos County alone have admitted to consuming alcohol.

While a North Bend man's death has been ruled a suicide, part of the case remains under investigation because of what was found in the victim's residence on Monday morning.

The woman accused of neglecting ten horses at her home in North Bend, faced a judge and jury Wednesday, in day one of a two day trial, where she is facing multiple charges of animal abuse and animal neglect.

A North Bend woman is found guilty Friday morning, of animal abuse and neglect, after a two day trial brought forward graphic testimony into the handling and condition of ten horses on her property.

The first shipment of the H1N1 or Swine Flu vaccine has arrived in Coos County. A total of 500 doses of the nose spry were delivered to the Coos County Health Department on Monday.

A judge has been asked to release the city of North Bend from its obligation to provide sewer, fire and police services to the Mill Casino.

The continuing legal face-off between the City of North Bend and the Coquille Indian Tribe and their Coquille Economic Development Corporation has taken another turn.