Bandon News

PORT ORFORD The Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative board of directors approved a salary freeze and voted to delay a planned spring rate increase as they implemented the utility's budget for 2010 at last week's monthly meeting.

After all the hype during last November's Primary Election, it would seem the lines at the ballot boxes have dwindled down.

Three Democratic candidates in the running for Oregon governor will make a joint appearance at the Douglas County Democratic Party's annual Flegel Victory Banquet on Nov.

For now, the will be no Tax Levy for Bandon Residents after voters turned down the measure during Tuesday's Special Election.

There was only one contested vote during Tuesday nights Special Election in the bay area and that was in Bandon.

A flock of western sandpipers at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Steve Dimock of Beaverton is the third prize winner of the National Wildlife Refuge Association1s 2009 Refuge Photo Contest.

They're big, they look cuddly and now, they're wandering into coastal communities looking for food.

Bandon voters have until 8:00 p.m. on November 3rd to cast their ballot to approve or deny a property tax levy that would help fund two positions on their local police force.

The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, presented a check for $10,000 to the South Coast Partnership group on Friday, October 9, at the Business & Tourism Town Hall Forum in Bandon, Oregon.

Curry County residents can learn about a proposed destination golfing resort planning ordinance needed to establish the Crook Point Gold Resort at Pistol River at special workshops in Gold Beach and Brookings on Saturday.

Centennial debuted at #6 in this ranking, which was published in the September 28, 2009 issue of Golf World magazine.

On a rare windless day on the Oregon coast, Tom Doak stands a few strides from a cliff above the Pacific Ocean, gazing toward the flagstick of a long, downhill par 3. He takes a fast, fluid swing with a 4-iron but pulls his shot well left of the flag.

BANDON - Oregon is enjoying a boom in cranberry production at a time when other states are seeing a drop.

It seems more people are taking the recommendation to get their seasonal flu shot this year, as concerns over both seasonal flu and H1N1 continue to rise.

BANDON, Ore. a ' Bandon Beds and Furniture, a new store featuring Oregon-made furniture and other home furnishings, has opened here, according to a report by The World newspaper in Coos Bay, Ore.

Oregon produced 400 million pounds of cranberries last year, the fourth-highest total in the nation.

A bird-watching tour in Hawaii prompted Lauretta Young to form her own company in Portland.

As soldiers continue to fight over seas, photographers across the country are joining forces to make sure they have a little bit of home, no matter where there are.

A 17-year old Bandon-area male was seriously injured Friday morning when he was struck by a van as he attempted to run across Highway 101 in Port Orford.

After two terms as Oregon's Secretary of State, what do you do for an encore? That is the question that has been facing Bill Bradbury, who has been touring the state in search of an answer.