Local News in Coquille, Oregon

Community Sports: Coquille students take top honors in Elks Hoop Shoot
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:25:54 -0800

COQUILLE -- Coquille shooters claimed five of the six individual titles in the Coquille Valley finals for the Elks Hoop Shoot.

Coquille PD unfreezes cop position
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:08:46 -0800

COQUILLE -- The city police department plans to hire a police officer this year.

Braving the storm
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:14:44 -0800

On Friday, World reporter Jessie Higgins spent the day with sheriff's department marine deputies patrolling flooded areas of the Coquille Valley. Here are some highlights from that day:

Coquille Valley birders make an unlikely find
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:30:55 -0800

BANDON -- Three dozen birders came from near and far to participate in the 14th Coquille Valley Christmas Bird Count on New Year's Eve.

Ex-prosecutor criticizes cop who arrested him
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:15:32 -0800

A former Coos County district attorney has broken his silence about his drunken driving arrest, criticizing the Coquille police officer who administered field sobriety tests.

Get ready for Round 2
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:08:10 -0800

Despite intermittent rain, flood waters continued to recede over the weekend, though a flood warning remains in effect for the Coquille River through Tuesday. Then more rain mid-week will cause more f

Community Youth Sports: Students can sign up for track and spring soccer at Boys & Girls Club
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:05:35 -0800

The Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon is now accepting registrations for spring soccer and track and field.

Oregon Red Cross assesses damage from last week's floods, readies for possibilty of more
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:50:46 -0800

Although there have been no monetary estimates on the damage caused by last week’s high winds and flooding rains, the Oregon Red Cross said today that 167 homes were affected enough that residents required Red Cross assistance.

South Coast Teams eye home games in playoffs
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:19:34 -0800

With most of the South Coast basketball teams about midway through their league seasons, positions in the Oregon School Activities Association power rankings are beginning to take more importance.

Area wrestlers lead state rankings
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:32:04 -0800

Marshfield sophomore Thaddeus Nelson is the top-ranked wrestler from the South Coast in the all-state rankings produced by Richard Rockwell for the Oregon Wrestling Forum.