It was an emotional night inside the council chambers at Coos Bay's City Hall as a beloved mayor turned the reigns over to a familiar face in the community and two new councilors participated in their first city council meeting.
A special point of land that was once the center of transportation, commerce and communication is dedicated to a new generation of local resident's on Thursday.
On July 1, 2010, Frontier Communications took ownership of the Verizon properties in Oregon. On Tuesday, September 7th, the C.E.O. of Frontier paid a visit to the Coos Bay.
Gathering at the future Coos Historical & Maritime Center in Coos Bay Saturday morning, were many supports for the Board's public celebration, "Back to the Water's Edge."
All eyes were on an unfamiliar face in the audience of Coos Bay's city council meeting Tuesday night.
A Japanese foreign exchange student presented a gift to Mayor Jeff McKeown.
Smokers will soon have their last legal puff at Mingus Park, as the Coos Bay City Council agrees to ban smoking at all its facilities, and a portion of the other parks in the City.
It's been in negotiations for weeks now but at last, both Coos Bay and North Bend City Councils have agreed on a proposal to send back to the Coquille Indian Tribe for their involvement in their Visitor and Convention Bureau.
A proposed Smoking Ban in Coos Bay's parks turns into a fight over freedom, and the rights of a smokers vs. non-smoker, during Tuesday night's public hearing at the City Council Chambers.
A view comes at a high price for the Coos Bay Urban Renewal Agency, after agreeing Tuesday night to pay top dollar for the Wayside parking area, over looking Empire.
Despite the rough economy, the cities of Coos Bay and North Bend are faring well, that was the message from both cities mayors at the Independent Business Operators lunch at the Mill Casino-Hotel Wednesday.
It could soon be butts out for smokers in Coos Bay city parks, as a new effort is underway by a group of concerned community members, including doctors, nurses and public health workers, to ban smokers from lighting up.