Monthly Archives: August 2018
Klondike and Taylor Creek Backfire Smoke Concerns Public
The 55,248 acre Klondike Fire has pushed south, and is now established on the south side of the Illinois River. Flames were very visible from Highway 199 as fire crews recently burned out areas...
U.S. Coast Guard Recovers Disabled Vessel
On Wednesday, August 8th just before noon, U.S. Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay received a phone call from fishing vessel Das Bog approximately 2 nautical miles north of Government point.
The vessel got a line...
Lady Bruins Play First Scrimmage of New Season
The start of the school year is just weeks away, and with that school sports have already begun.
The Lady Bruins soccer team and new varsity coach Kyla Siri had their first non-league scrimmage Sunday...
Homeless Encampments Cleared in Crescent City and Harbor
A group named "Take a Bite out of Blight" along with the City of Crescent City took action and removed what appears to have been a long-standing illegal encampment along a beach area the...
Curry General Hospital Receives Prestigious Award
Curry General Earns 2018 Outpatient Top Performer Award!
Curry General Hospital has been recognized by the Office of Rural Health as the Overall 2018 Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Project Outpatient Top Performer among all 25...
Harris Beach Tests Positive for High Levels of Fecal Bacteria
The Oregon Health Authority issued a public health advisory today for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Harris Beach State Park, located in Curry County.
Water samples indicate higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria,...
Sheriff Seeks Help locating Missing Woman and Two Children-UPDATE 8/9/18
UPDATE:
The search for a missing woman and her two children has ended. Tanda Christiansen, 28, and her daughters, ages 6 and 7, were found Thursday afternoon approximately two miles from their home.
On Thursday, August...
Redwoods Returning to the Chetco Bar Scar
According to the U.S. Forest Service, Rogue Rover-Siskiyou National Forest division, with the ongoing fire suppression activities in southwest Oregon, they have been receiving quite a few questions from people wondering how the stand...
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Man After Falling 100 Ft.
A Coast Guard Sector North Bend aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue a man after he became stranded on God's Thumb.
A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a man who reportedly fell off a cliff...
Fire Burns Guest House, Out Buildings, and Vehicles
Just before 1:00 pm Monday, units from Illinois Valley Fire District and Oregon Department of Forestry responded to a grass fire on Laurel Rd.
When Illinois Valley Fire District command arrived at the scene it...