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Sunrise/Sunset, Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay, OR, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Sunrise: 7:41 a.m., and Sunset: 5:15 p.m., offering nine-hours and 34-minutes of daylight.

Tides, Coos Bay, OR
Tides for the Coos Bay, OR Estuary, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 – High tide: 3:58o a.m., 7.06 ft.; Low tide: 9:36 a.m., 2.31 ft.; High tide: 3:24 p.m., 7.12 ft. Low tide: 9:52 p.m., 0.28 ft.

Coos Co. Airport District Board Meeting
This is to notify you that the Board of Commissioners of the Coos County Airport District will hold its Regular Board Meeting on Thursday, January 22, 2026, starting at 7:30 a.m. This meeting will be held in the District’s Board Room at the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport located at 1100 Airport Lane, North Bend. The meeting may be attended in person or remotely by calling (669)-444-9171 and using Meeting ID: 552 090 9922, and Passcode: 0000. Accessibility and Accommodations Requests: For questions about accessibility or accommodations for persons with disabilities, or to request a translator, interpreter, or other communication aids, please contact Robert Brittsan at (541) 756-8531 or [email protected] On the agenda: Approve 2026 Rates and Fees (allow for public comment).

CBPL Events
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR - Pokémon Club, Thursday, January 22 in the Kids & Families Section, 3:30pm – 4:30pm, Ages 5-14, Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm, January 22, February 26, & March 26. Celebrate all things Pokémon at a monthly club for fans. Pokémon games, crafts, and puzzles. No experience necessary. The club will meet the fourth Thursday of every month in the Coos Bay Public Library. Age Bracket: Kids & Teens. Community Cooking with the Co-Op, Thursday, January 22 on Zoom, 5:30pm – 6:30pm. Need a new recipe? Join us! Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually on Zoom for this fun community event! Monthly Event: Every Fourth Thursday! For this month’s recipe, Sam Baugh, Community Engagement Manager at Advanced Health, and his daughter Alex, will be making Low Sodium Ramen Soup. Pic of two bowls of ramen, one with chicken, both with noodles, Register, Age Bracket: Teen, Adult, & Family. PUZZLE-OFF - The Third Year, Thursday, January 22 in the Myrtlewood Room, 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Get ready, set, puzzle! Get ready for the third Puzzle Competition, brought to you by the Coos Bay Public Library. What are the rules? First rule of Puzzle-Off is you don't talk about Puzzle-Off! The second rule is, please let people know about Puzzle-Off. Get your team together and have some fun. Register as a whole team, not individual participants. Maximum of 5 teams. With a minimum of 1 per team and a maximum of 6 per team. The doors open at 5:30 PM to allow teams to choose their designated locations. At 5:50 PM any unclaimed spots can be taken by wait list or by first come first served. The Puzzle-Off will last for a full hour. At 6:00 pm the unwrapping of the puzzle will happen and the competition will start. Snacks and beverages to fuel you will be available. You get to keep the puzzle you work on, even if you don't win. Prize for the winning team. Competition Rules: Teams must stay at their designated work areas and can't interfere with other teams; The puzzle will be the same for every team with 1,000 pieces; You may bring your own tools to help you sort. Teams may take breaks during the competition, but the clock will continue to run. If teams are near complete, we will allow an added time of 10 minutes. If overtime runs out the team with the most completed will win. The puzzle is considered complete when all pieces are connected correctly. We will count any pieces that aren't connected to at least 3 other pieces, the team with the lowest lose pieces wins. Register, Age Bracket: Everyone, Adult. Art with Tymberhavene, Thursday, January 22 in the Cedar Room, 6:00pm – 9:00pm. Tymberhavene welcomes you to learn about pre 1600 century arts and sciences. Join them with your questions, projects, and enthusiasm. Learn new skills, and meet your local SCA group.

Community Cooking with the Co-Op at CBPL
CBPL release - Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with Coos Head Food Co-op, will co-host COMMUNITY COOKING WITH THE CO-OP every fourth Thursday at 5:30pm on Zoom (virtual meeting software). Next event: Thursday, January 22. Coos Bay Library has teamed up with Coos Head Food Co-op to provide safe, easy, and healthy recipes to create at home. Join us virtually for this fun community event! Next month, Sam Baugh, Community Engagement Manager at Advanced Health, and his daughter Alex, will be making Low Sodium Ramen Soup. This event is FREE and open to everyone. For ingredients and access, please register by going to http://bit.ly/4l4ZxsR

NBPL Events
North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend, OR - Lapsit Storytime (Under 2), Every Thursday in January at 10:30 AM. Enjoy stories, music, & play designed to encourage early literacy skills. Unbook Club, Thursday, January 22 at 1:00 PM. Discuss your latest read in a book club without assigned reading. Attend in person or online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/958309491.

Quake at the Southern End
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded at the southern end of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, Wednesday, Jan. 21. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west of Ferndale, CA, near Cape Mendocino in Northern California.

Entanglements
OR Dungeness Crab Commission release - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is sending you this notice to inform you that on December 11th, 2025, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (OFWC) received a formal petition (available https://links-2.govdelivery.com/.../FzOCElaJG0XUQF...) from several conservation groups to adopt new measures and amend existing rules in the Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishery to reduce the risk of marine life entanglements. The petition’s stated purpose is “to strengthen Oregon’s current entanglement risk reduction measures, create a pathway for authorization of safer pop-up fishing gear, and establish a process for timely public reporting of marine mammal or sea turtle entanglements in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear.” Key requests include: • Establishing a process for pop-up gear authorization, • Adjusting late-season measures to include a 40% pot limit reduction and 30 fathom depth restriction (exempting pop-up gear), effective April 1 each season through 2028, • Prohibiting conventional (non-pop-up) gear after April 1 each season starting in 2028, • Requiring ODFW to provide public notice of any marine mammal or sea turtle entanglement in Oregon or in gear originating from Oregon within 48 hours of receiving a report, and • Requiring emergency procedures be taken, including zonal or statewide closures to conventional gear, in response to confirmed entanglements of ESA-listed animals in Oregon crab gear (or unknown gear that may be Oregon crab gear). By statute, the OFWC must either initiate rulemaking or issue a written denial within 90 days of the petition being received (by March 11, 2026). The agency is in the process of reviewing the petition as required by statute. ODFW will provide an assessment and recommendation to the OFWC at their meeting on February 20, 2026. We invite the public to comment on the petition’s proposed new rules and rule amendments, and specifically on whether options exist for achieving the substantive goals of these rules in a way that reduces the negative economic impact on businesses. Comments can be sent via email to: mailto:[email protected]

Wrapping it up…the Year 2025
CCSO year End Recap by Captain Sean Sanborn - It’s funny isn’t it, how fast a year seems to go by. But when one sits and contemplates just how busy the year was it suddenly begins to slow down with perspective. It has been quite a year for your Coos County Sheriff’s Office. There have been successes and failures, ups and downs as is typical with life in general. As we roll into the new year, we celebrate the successes and continue to work on the things which need improvement. I want to introduce to you the fine men and women of my division, the Criminal Division of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. In 2025, Deputies handled 21,449 calls for service throughout the county. We have handled 3 homicides, one of which is still being investigated, 111 unattended death investigations as well as many other calls for service. We are proud to say that as of October of 2025 we had seen a significant drop in fatal and serious injury crashes in the county. The work of our traffic safety deputy has saved the tax payers nearly $50,000 in guardrail damage alone which is a 77% decrease over 2024, something we can celebrate. Deputy Michael Smith serves in our traffic safety position which is half grant funded and half funded from transportation dollars from the Coos County Public Works Department. Deputy John Owens is our School Resource Deputy at the Coquille School District. John is great with the kids and teaches in his own right. John has taught drivers education to 23 kids over the past year. John was trained to teach this class and has the hair-raising duty of riding in the passenger seat while these young drivers learn. Additionally, he ensures the safety of kids and staff at the Coquille School District. John’s position is fully funded by the Coquille School District. We have trained two new deputies who transferred from the Correction Division and we welcome Deputies Jimmy Lay and John Anderson to the Criminal Division. While they have both been employed with the Coos County Jail for some time, they are learning a new job and got to go the academy (again) to learn the ins and outs of their new jobs as patrol deputies. Our civil division is small, but mighty. Deputy Brison Vitek has been out and about serving legal documents for the courts, DA’s Office, private entities and anyone else who has a need to file documents. In the past year our civil section has served about 5900 documents around the county and served 59 writs of execution (court ordered evictions). The Civil Department is overseen by Chief Civil Deputy Tyrone Hansen and is really ran by our professional staff member attached to civil; Civil Clerk Cindi Cade. Our Emergency Manager Don “Chip” Delyria has been kept very busy. He is assisted by Emergency Coordinator Debbie Mueller and part time professional staff member Tarynne Lay. Chip is very active in our Search and Rescue (SAR) program as a Search Manager but also handles the myriad of other responsibilities associated with his position. In the past year we had a disaster declaration following flooding in March. Chip coordinated people, state and federal agencies to bring assistance to Coos County. The hard work by Chip and Deb ensured that some federal dollars will be returning to Coos County to assist us in the cost of mitigating the damages and repairs which were sustained by that event. Debbie is a miracle of a person, we finally got a grant which pays her part time for some fire mitigation, but she does so much more than that. Debbie largely volunteers her time on a FULL-TIME basis because she loves the work that she does and she loves Coos County, her home. We are blessed to have such an amazing volunteer working at our side for the safety of her neighbors. Our contract deputies have been busy at it. In Dunes we have Deputies Brian Kent, Allen Churchill and Shawn Starr. These poor guys ride around on ATV’s in the dunes every day working to keep the recreating public safe. I say that jokingly, but having worked in that position I can tell you that there is plenty of work to be done out there. These positions are paid for out of a grant by the State of Oregon largely funded through ATV gas sales and off-road permits. In a county where timber operations are a large part of our economy, we have three positions funded, one by BLM, various timber operators and land owners throughout Coos County “TOPS” and a position funded by Weyerhauser Corporation. All of these timber positions ensure that the resources, people and equipment operating on those lands remains safe and un-molested. All three positions are fully funded and independent from the general fund of Coos County. Laura McRee, Kris Mong and Adam Burgo work these woods to fulfill those missions. This past year the Oregon State Marine Board cut our Marine Division funding by 30% across the state of Oregon. This dealt a huge blow to the marine programs across the state and we were no exception. We had to cut one patrol position in order to maintain one Marine deputy where at one point, we had two. Deputy Robert Baker fulfills that role and is responsible for patrolling 190 miles of waterways inside of Coos County. A daunting task. Also, a dangerous task. Deputy Baker has often placed himself in harms way for the people of our county. At the beginning of last year, he conducted a swift water rescue over raging flood waters high in the mountains to attempt to save a person who was stuck in the middle of it. During the course of this rescue attempt, Deputy Baker seriously injured his hand. During the March floods Deputy Baker was in boats and jet skis in the flood waters working to save livestock and check on stranded citizens along with several other citizens. All these folks are overseen by the Swiss Army Knife of Sergeants; Matt Smith. Sergeant Smith has cross trained these deputies to assist in all other areas he oversees. This ensures that if an event which requires two boats is needed, we have trained operators to go out and get the job done. Sergeant Smith is also proficient in the use of this equipment and geography to be able to assist wherever is needed. SCINT, which is largely made up of Coos County Detectives is led by Sergeant Aaron Whittenburg. Sergeant Whittenburg has kept SCINT alive through a vigorous pursuit of grants in addition to the civil forfeiture of various money and items from drug dealers across the county. Also in our detective division is Detective David Ritz. Detective Ritz is an individual who deserves so much credit. He is responsible for the investigation of crimes of abuse against our most vulnerable citizens, children and the elderly. In the past year SCINT has seized, in round numbers, nearly 100 pounds of illegal narcotics from the street as well as 60 or more firearms. Detective Sergeant Whittenburg leads a dynamic team with our very own Detective BradLee Davis and assisted by members of Coos County Parole and Probation, Oregon State Police, and Coquille Tribal Police. The work these men and women may not be directly seen, but it is directly felt throughout the county and beyond. Our professional staff who works in the front office keep this place running and help out everyone who walks through our doors in Coquille. We would like to welcome Ellen Knudsen who started with us in September and hit the ground running! Tarynne Lay and Ellen move all police reports and documents to their final destinations. These ladies help out with concealed handgun license processing and help sort and move evidence. Dede Clements takes care of all court ordered expungements, public records requests, grants and is an analyst for SCINT and the list goes on. Dede is always smiling and has a great attitude. Heather Sanborn has the difficult task of taking care of our evidence room. We recently moved our evidence room to another location which is a monumental task which she oversaw. Heather also has the job of reporting criminal statistics to state and federal agencies. Melissa Hager handles the finances and payroll of the Sheriff’s Office and is integral in all things budget. All of these wonderful folks help each other out and are cross trained against each other’s jobs. We could use at least two more folks to help them out, but sadly, it is not in the budget. Your patrol staff are the deputies who come out to the calls for service, are the first responders. Sadly, we have seen our ranks cut due to budgetary restraints. However, the crime which occurs in this county has not slowed down. These teams are led by Sergeants Adam Slater, Jon Boswell, Justin Gray and Justin Clayburn. They lead Deputies Hannah Francis, Zac Smith, Seven Converse, John Anderson and Jimmy Lay. These positions are paid for out of the general fund of Coos County and are subject the budgetary limitations of the county. Our Search and Rescue Team is staffed by a group of hardy folks led by Sergeant Gray and assisted by Emergency Manager Chip Delyria. These men are assisted by Deputies Starr and Baker. In the past year our Search and Rescue team have found and recovered 6 individuals. They train monthly to ensure they are proficient in their craft and as a team have logged 1881 hours of training in the past year. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office hosts the Coos County Emergency Response Team (ERT), a multi-agency special tactics team which is led by Sergeants Matt Smith and Aaron Whittenburg. In the past year this team was deployed about 20 times and brought a safe resolution to each event they deployed to. I am proud to lead and serve beside these extraordinary men and women who work very hard and do so much for this county. It would be easy to tout the hard work of these folks as a success on my part, but I cannot in good faith do it. This amazing team serves the citizens of Coos County with an energy and diligence that is un-paralleled. Their successes are all theirs, the failures are mine. Our response times have gone down due to lack of staffing. Our ability to protect you is hampered by a lack of resources. The Sheriff and I continue to work hard to find solutions in these difficult economic times. In the meantime, we continue to appreciate your support and understanding as we continue the good work for you into 2026.

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Jan. 20, 9:33 a.m., 400 No. Central Blvd., McKay’s, “result of trespass,” 41-year old Amber Renee Ames charged with Criminal Trespass II & Theft III, “Ames transported to CCJ.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the CQPD log for Jan. 20, 6:22 p.m., 155 E 1st St., Safeway, “request for welfare check,” 34-year old Sara Nicole Osborn charged with Criminal Trespass II & Disorderly Conduct II, “Osborn was transported to CCJ.”

Wanted
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Jan. 20, 8:14 a.m., 2741 Sherman Ave., Faith Lutheran Church, “located wanted subject as result of trespass,” 30-year old Sean Michael Shaffer charged with PCS Meth & Escape III; FTA on Carrying a Concealed Weapon; FTA on FTA II; FTA on Unlawful Possession of Meth, “arrested and transported CCJ.”

UEMVs
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Jan. 20, 2:37 p.m., 2140 Tremont Ave., Momiji, “unlawful entry into MV.” At 6:20 p.m., Sherman & Washington, “unlawful entry into MV.”

Theft
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Jan. 20, 3:43 p.m., 3201 Tremont Ave., KoKwel Casino, “result of theft,” 60-year old John Fitzgerald Bennett charged with Theft of Lost of Mislaid Property, “cited in lieu of custody.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the NBPD log for Jan. 20, 8:23 p.m., 835 California Ave., NBPD, “officer out with subject,” 54-year old Trevor Stephon Fero charged with Criminal Trespass II, “Fero was transported to CCJ.”

Shoplifter
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Jan. 20, 8:23 a.m., 1195 Newmark Ave., Elite Market, “shoplift,” 32-year old Brianna Carol Huntley charged with Criminal Trespass I & Theft III, “Huntley was transported to CCJ.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Jan. 20, 8:42 a.m., Ocean & Radar, “warrant service,” 38-year old Logan Glenn Thomas arrested on CBPD warrant charging Probation Violation on UUMV, “Thomas transported to CCJ.”

Mail Theft
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Jan. 20, 10:42 a.m., 500 block Johnson Ave., “theft of mail.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Jan. 20, 8:06 p.m., 1200 block Thompson Rd., “out with subject at location,” 39-year old Charles Benjamin Collins arrested on CBPD warrant charging FTA on FTA II, also PCS Fentanyl, “transported to Coos Co. Jail.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Jan. 20, 11:45 p.m., So. 6th & Bennett Ave., “illegal camping.”

Unauthorized Use
According to an entry on the CBPD log for Jan. 21, 12:04 a.m., 400 block 4th Ave., “stolen vehicle,” 39-year old William Brian Cox charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle & PCS Meth, also Oregon State Parole Board warrant charging Parole Violation on Larceny, “transported to CCJ.”

WX
Partly cloudy skies along the South Oregon Coast at first, then becoming overcast during the afternoon with highs in the low 50s and winds from the Northeast at 5-10 mph. Cloudy skies tonight with lows in the upper 30s and winds light and variable. Partly cloudy on Friday with highs in the mid to low 50s and winds from the Northeast at 5-10 mph.

Sports

Prep GBXB Scores
Prep girls’ basketball scores from Wednesday, Jan. 21: 4A – Cowapa Lg.: Seaside beat visiting Tillamook, 47-44. Astoria lost at St. Helens, 47-43. 3A – Pac-West Conf: Taft won at Scio, 58-15. Coastal Range Lg.: Neah-Kah-Nie won at Warrenton, 47-35.

Prep GBXB Schedules
Prep girls’ basketball schedules for Thursday, Jan. 22: 2A – Non-league: Bandon at Umpqua Valley Christian, 6p.

Prep BBXB Scores
Prep boys’ basketball scores from Wednesday, Jan. 21: 4A – Cowapa Lg.: Seaside beat visiting Tillamook, 41-35. Astoria lost at St. Helens, 56-55. 3A – PacWest Conf.: Taft won at Scio, 69-64. Coastal Range Lg.: Neah-Kah-Nie won at Warrenton, 56-32.

Prep BBXB Schedules
Prep boys’ basketball schedules for Thursday, Jan. 22: 2A – Bandon at Umpqua Valley Christian, 7p.

SWOCC BXB
Southwestern Oregon’s basketball teams had a rough time in the “over-the-hill” NWAC game at Winchester, north of Roseburg, Wednesday night. The Laker men (4-2, 16-3) lost 85-74 and the women (1-5, 6-11) fell, 71-51. SWOCC hosts Clackamas, Saturday, Jan. 24, Prosper Hall, on the Coos Bay Campus. Men at 2 p.m. and women at 4 p.m.

UO WBXB
Oregon’s women’s basketball dropped a Big 10 Conference game at home, Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, to visiting Minnesota, 65-60, Wednesday night. The Ducks (2-6, 14-7) host Penn State, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2 p.m., televised on the B1G+ Network.

OSU WBXB
Oregon State’s women’s basketball team hosts Gonzaga in a WCC game at Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, Thursday, Jan. 22, 6 p.m., televised on ESPN+.

OSU MBXB
Oregon State’s men lost a WCC basketball game at Moraga, CA, Wednesday to St. Mary’s 81-51. The Beavers (3-6, 10-12) are at Loyola Marymount, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 7 p.m., televised on ESPN+.