Jun 4, 2009 | Gold Beach, Oregon
Ridding the Rogue of rubbish Students help make river cleanup a success
Kids, jet boats, and a barbeque made up the 2009 Rogue River Cleanup held last Saturday, May 30.
Snow all plowed from Bear Camp Rd.
Associated Press A May 15, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. -- A light snowpack has allowed highway crews to plow the snow well before the traditional Memorial Day opening for a popular mountain road to the Southern Oregon coast.
Bear Camp coastal route plowed, but not open
Thanks to a lighter-than-usual snowpack in the Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains, the snow has been plowed from the nearly 50-mile Bear Camp Coastal Route between Galice and Agness.
County Jail Log published Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.
Vandiver optimistic about future stimulus forest projects
With March unadjusted employment figures in Curry County now exceeding 15 percent, the county's first experience with a "shovel ready" project under the federal stimulus package didn't exactly put people to work from our county.
The Gold Beach Massacre of 1856 Local incident just one chapter of Rogue River Wars
Between the years of 1851 and 1856, the Rogue River Wars were waged throughout Southern Oregon and Northern California, with some brief intermissions.
New forest trails being proposed: Comments on motorized vehicle use being sought
Click this picture to view a larger image. One of the proposals is to prohibit motorized use on the 17.2-mile Silver Peak-Hobson Horn Trail located on both the Gold Beach and Wild Rivers Ranger Districts and the 3-mile Fish Hook Trail , also located on both Ranger Districts.
Court Report Published Saturday, April 4, 2009
James Ellis Bennett, 28, Hanford, Calif., was convicted March 30 of driving while suspended.
Audio history of Curry found at Courthouse
Back in the 1970s when timber "was being cut like crazy," according to Walt Schroeder, and the county was flush with dollars, the county commissioners hired a woman named Rebecca DeWulf to record an oral history of Curry County.
County Jail Log published Saturday, March 21, 2009
The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.
School district frets losing Agness School
The expected budgets keep rolling in. Superintendent Jeff Davis stated the Central Curry School District will be fine for the rest of this year.
Rare earthquake shakes Agness, felt in Bend area
Yes, that really was an earthquake many of you felt in the early hours last Thursday morning.
County Jail Log published Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.
Remote Agness to get cell phone service
Agness residents could have operational cell phone service within 30 days, County 911 Supervisor Mike Brace said Friday after construction began this week to add AT&T equipment to the county's new communication ...
Volunteer firefighters honored
The Oregon State Legislature passed a motion to set aside January 27 of each year to recognize the Fire Service Departments for their often heroic efforts in saving and protecting structures and property from ...
Winter steelhead fishing is in a transition on the Rogue this week as lowering and clearing water is forcing anglers to change tactics and locations to catch fish.
Dancing with the rhythm of three coastal rivers
Pop quiz. Pick one of three rivers within a 30-mile radius of Brookings that kicked out fair numbers of steelhead last week.
Forbidden fruit solves elk problem
Trapping with culled pears dramatically reduces Foothill Road herd and the orchard and fence damage it has caused Loading... Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist Steve Niemela baits a Roosevelt elk ...
The state of Curry County, January 2009 address
The cold blast of winter storms much like our country's chilly economic condition signaled the last week of 2008.
Nowlin gives State of County Address; Rhodes,Waddle sworn in as commissioners
As the year 2009 begins to unfold, yet another new beginning takes form as the two new commissioners, Bill Waddle and George Rhodes, both from Brookings, took their seats this past Monday next to Commissioner ...