Agness News

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.

Melissa Ellen Abbott, 22, Brookings, was found not guilty Aug. 28 of theft. Candis Marie Danielson, 23, Willow Creek,Calif., was convicted Aug.

With the Chetco River nearing an all-time low, Brookings city officials are urging residents to conserve water.

Breeana Hope LeClair of Gold Beach and Elijah Heritage were wed in a double-ring ceremony on July 25, 2009, at Singing Springs Resort in Agness.

Breeana Hope LeClair of Gold Beach and Elijah Heritage were wed in a double-ring ceremony on July 25, 2009, at Singing Springs Resort in Agness.

On July 17 and 18, approximately 60 people including the National Guard participated in the joint search and rescue training in the Agness Blossom Bar areas of Curry County.

On July 17 and 18, approximately 60 people including the National Guard participated in the joint search and rescue training in the Agness Blossom Bar areas of Curry County.

An Army National Guard helicopter lands during training in Agness for Oregon and California search and rescue members.

AGNESS Search and rescue personnel from the National Guard, four Oregon and California counties and the U.S. Forest Service will train together using military helicopters for two days this weekend in the Agness area, Sheriff John Bishop said Tuesday.

The watershed councils of the Rogue Basin announce the receipt of more than $506,000 in grants received as part of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board's council support funding for the 2009-2011 biennium.

Kids, jet boats, and a barbeque made up the 2009 Rogue River Cleanup held last Saturday, May 30.

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.

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.

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

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.