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Sunrise/Sunset, Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay, OR, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Sunrise: 5:37 a.m. and Sunset: 9:01 p.m., offering 15-hours & 24-minutes of daylight.

Tides, Coos Bay, OR Estuary
Tides for the Coos Bay, OR Estuary, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Low tide: 3:42 a.m., 1.03 ft.; High tide: 9:39 a.m., 4.56 ft.; Low tide: 3:04 p.m., 1.84 ft.; High tide: 9:39 p.m., 6.85 ft.

Teens Invited to Karaoke Night at the North Bend Public Library
The North Bend Public Library invites teens ages 13-18 to take the stage for a high-energy evening of music and fun during Teen Karaoke: Broadway Edition on Tuesday, June 23 at 4:00 PM. This is a chance for teens to grab a mic and sing their heart out to their favorite show-stopping hits. Belt out their favorite from Dear Evan Hansen, channel the energy of Mean Girls, or choose another Broadway hit. All snacks and drinks will be provided. Teens just need to bring their enthusiasm to perform in a fun, supportive environment. This program is free and open to teens ages 13–18.

Artists Wanted at CBPL!
CBPL Release - The Coos Bay Public Library is now taking applications from artists who wish to display their work on the library art wall or in the glass cases in the lobby. If you paint pictures, take photographs, sew quilts, make crochet works, create jewelry, sculpt pottery, or do any other kind of art, show off your talent by displaying your work at the library! Artwork is displayed for one calendar month. For more information about showing your artwork at the Coos Bay Public Library, check out the art display policy on our website coosbaylibray.org/policies/art-exhibit-policy or email Jenny at [email protected].

North Bend City Council Meeting
The North Bend City Council will hold a regular session meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at 835 California Ave. The agenda will include the following: - Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance; - Roll Call; - Consent Calendar; - Public Comments; - Public Hearing on Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Resolution No. 3382; - Public Hearing on Possible Uses of State Revenue Sharing Funds and Resolution No. 3383; - Authorization to Approve Change Order with Knife River Materials to Complete the Visitor Center Hub Parking Lot; - Authorization of OpenText Server Backup Storage Expansion for City Data Backup Services; - Action, if any, resulting from Executive Sessions; - City Administrator’s Report; - Committee Reports; - Council Comments; - Other Business; - Adjournment.

Urban Renewal Agency (URA) Meeting
The Urban Renewal Agency will hold a regular session meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 7:00 pm, directly following the City Council meeting in Council Chambers at 835 California Ave. The agenda will include the following: - Call to Order; - Roll Call; - Public Comment; - Approval of the Urban Renewal Agency Minutes from September 9, 2025; - Approval of the Urban Renewal Agency Minutes from February 24, 2026; - Public Hearing on Adoption of the North Bend Urban Renewal Agency Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Urban Renewal Agency Resolution No. 72; - Executive Director Report; - Adjournment.

Ship-to-Rail Terminal Advances with Executed INFRA Grant Agreement
Port of Coos Bay release - COOS BAY, Ore. — The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay has formally executed its $25 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation following approval by the Port's Commission at its special June PCIP Commission meeting. The agreement marks another significant milestone in advancing the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) project. NorthPoint Development, the project's private-sector partner, is providing a $25 million match to the federal award, creating a combined $50 million effort to advance environmental review, permitting, and preliminary engineering activities. NorthPoint is a major developer of logistics facilities serving Midwest markets and will develop the multi-berth container terminal on the North Spit of Coos Bay under lease with the Port of Coos Bay. “The market need for additional freight capacity and supply chain resilience hasn't changed. If anything, it's become more apparent," said Chad Meyer, President of NorthPoint Development. "This agreement helps us advance the ball and positions us to meet that demand." The Pacific Coast Intermodal Port is a project of national significance designed to create the first fully ship-to-rail container gateway on the West Coast. By directly connecting ocean carriers to the national rail network, the project will strengthen transportation infrastructure, create a resilient and low-emission route for containerized imports and exports, and position Coos Bay as a strategic logistics gateway serving rural and underserved markets throughout the West and Midwest. Key project benefits include: • Expanding export opportunities for American producers, farmers, and manufacturers. • Supporting thousands of career-track jobs during construction and long-term operations. • Strengthening national transportation infrastructure by improving West Coast supply chain resilience. • Increasing transportation capacity while reducing freight-related emissions through efficient rail and shipping movement. “Infrastructure projects of this scale require coordination, and strong partnerships," said Melissa Cribbins, Executive Director of the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port project. "The work behind this agreement represents the kind of sustained collaboration required to deliver projects of national significance.” The INFRA grant is one of several recent federal and state investments supporting the project, including a $29.75 million CRISI grant, an $11.25 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) award, and a $100 million investment from the Oregon Legislature. NorthPoint Development's $25 million contribution to the INFRA effort represents the largest private investment in the project to date. The INFRA grant provides funding for planning and pre-construction activities needed to advance the design of the proposed terminal, rail yard, wharf, and berth facilities while moving the project through federal review and toward construction. For more information about the PCIP project, visit www.pcipproject.com

Communication cues and signals are key to interspecies cooperation, new paper suggests
By Michelle Klampe, OSU release - NEWPORT, Ore. – Even in the animal world, teamwork requires communication – just ask the fish, dolphins, birds and butterflies who rely on other species for help with food, protection from prey and even parasite removal. A new review of the behaviors of animals who engage in interspecies cooperation, a type of behavior where animals from different species work together for mutual benefit, shows that the information exchanged through cues and signals plays an important role in this unique kind of teamwork. Researchers reviewed a dozen documented types of interspecies cooperation, ranging from fish that clean other fishes to ants that guard butterfly larvae and humans who work with honeyguide birds to find bee nests. They found a striking commonality across many of these interactions. “We found that communication through cues and signals plays an important role in this relatively rare interaction; this helps animals work together in the moment,” said Kyra Bankhead, a doctoral student at Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute and one of the study’s co-authors. “Animals can use sounds, movements or other signals to inform decisions about whether, when or how to cooperate with one another.” The findings were just published in the journal Animal Behavior. The work was led by Mauricio Cantor, a behavioral ecologist with OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute; Katie Dunkley of the University of Oxford; Dominic Cram of the University of East Anglia; and Jessica van der Wal of the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Within-species cooperation is well-documented and widespread, but less is known about interspecies cooperation, where animals must communicate effectively across species boundaries while coordinating complementary actions. “We often think of communication as something that happens between members of the same species, but many animals also exchange information with entirely different species to achieve shared goals,” said Cantor, who has extensively studied the cooperative fishing behavior of dolphins and humans. “These interactions remind us that cooperation is not limited to families, social groups or even members of the same species,” he said. “Studying how animals communicate across species boundaries helps us understand how cooperation evolves, and more generally, how interactions between species help shape the natural world.” Animals tend to cooperate across species boundaries in a few areas: cooperative foraging or hunting, where animals work together to increase success; food-for-cleaning services, where a cleaner such as a fish or shrimp removes parasites from the bodies of “client” species, which aids the health of the client; food-for-protection services, where food is exchanged for protection from predators; and shelter-for-protection, where shelter is provided in exchange for predator protection services. This new review of these behaviors clarifies the vital role communication plays in these interactions at three stages: identifying and/or attracting partners; initiating cooperation; and maximizing benefits of cooperation through coordination and preventing harm by one partner to the other. For example, when humans and dolphins work together to find and collect fish, a dolphin gives the human a visual cue that discloses where the fish school is, indicating the right time and place to cast a fishing net, which aids the dolphin in catching its own fish as the net traps the fish. While the new paper offers additional insights into interspecies communication, additional study is needed to better understand this behavior, the researchers said. Those questions include: how do naturally occurring cues and signals in interspecies cooperation compare to those in trained cooperative interactions, such as between humans and trained dogs, birds or other animals? And to what degree are these cues and signals learned or passed down through genetics? “We still have many unanswered questions about this behavior, and hope this work will spur further research,” Bankhead said.

Oregon law expands ‘tobacco products’ definition to prevent underage sales, youth nicotine addiction
OHA release - Oral nicotine pouches, lozenges, other emerging nicotine products included under Oregon’s tobacco regulations started June 5 - PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is reminding Oregon’s 3,700 tobacco retailers that a new state law expanding the definition of tobacco products took effect June 5. People must be 21 to purchase tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems in Oregon and nationwide. Senate Bill 1571, signed into law in March, expands the state’s definition of tobacco products to include oral nicotine pouches, lozenges, gum and other nicotine products, regardless of whether they are naturally or synthetically made. Nicotine pouches are the fastest-growing product on the U.S. tobacco market. In 2024, oral nicotine pouches became the second most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. middle and high school students. The revision brings Oregon’s tobacco regulations in line with federal law to reduce youth access to addictive nicotine products, many of which are sold in flavors marketed as cool mint, citrus burst, refreshing chill and wild berry. A national study showed that 80% of youth who ever used a tobacco product started with a flavored product. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Oregon, accounting for 8,000 deaths annually. Sarah Wylie, manager of the Oregon Tobacco Retail License Program at OHA's Public Health Division, said “SB 1571 is a significant step in responding to the shifting tobacco retail landscape and the emergence of new and addictive nicotine products.” “As the tobacco industry continues to introduce these products designed to appeal to new consumers, public health policies must evolve to keep pace and ensure communities are protected from emerging health risks,” Wylie said. Between January and July 2025, OHA’s Tobacco Prevention and Education Program conducted a statewide tobacco retail assessment to examine tobacco availability, advertising, marketing and promotion across 1,147 Oregon retail outlets, including convenience stores, gas stations and grocery stores, among others. The assessment found that 65% of tobacco retailers offered price promotions, including 43% promoting oral nicotine products. One product, Zyn, had the lowest advertised price of any tobacco or nicotine product assessed, averaging just $5.60. The low cost is especially concerning as oral nicotine pouches continue to grow in popularity among youth, who are often the most price-sensitive consumers. The new law takes important steps toward reducing youth nicotine addiction and reducing tobacco-driven health inequities. Nearly 90% of people who smoke start before they turn 18, and teenagers’ developing brains are vulnerable to the highly addictive nicotine in tobacco products. Moving forward, oral nicotine products will be regulated similarly to cigarettes and inhalant delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes or vapes. OHA encourages Oregon tobacco retailers to review age verification and ID-checking procedures with employees to ensure compliance with the updated law before it takes effect. OHA and local public health authorities will continue to conduct undercover compliance checks, which now include enforcement of the updated law. Retailers are urged to visit OHA's website for tobacco retailers for a training manual, fact sheets, compliance checklists and other educational resources to help them stay in compliance with Oregon tobacco sales laws. For questions about OHA compliance inspections and enforcement, visit healthoregon.org/tobaccoretailsales, email [email protected], or call: 971-673-2283. Quitting tobacco makes a difference – and quitting is different for everyone. That’s why there are a variety of free options across Oregon to help you succeed. You can get free counseling with a Quit Coach and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) sent to your door at no cost: Texting “Ready” (English) or “Listo” (Spanish) to 21586; Calling 1-800-QUIT-NOW or 1-855-DEJELO-YA (Spanish); Visiting the Oregon Tobacco Quit Line at quitnow.net/Oregon; Downloading the free “Quit for Life” app on your mobile device; You can ask your local pharmacist if they offer counseling and treatment on site. Pharmacists that offer counseling and treatment on site will work with you to build a personalized treatment plan and provide follow-up to see how the treatment plan works. You can also learn how to quit in your own way, with or without the help of a coach or pharmacist, by visiting https://smokefreeoregon.com/im-ready-to-quit.

Catch-and-release only for native redband trout in Klamath Basin
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – ODFW is taking steps to protect native redband trout by requiring catch-and-release fishing for them and flies and artificial lures only (no bait) for all species through Oct. 31 on Upper Klamath Lake and spring-fed creeks that feed into it. The waterbodies impacted are Klamath Lake (including Pelican Bay), Crystal Creek, Fourmile Creek, Fourmile Canal, Harriman Creek, Odessa Creek, Recreation Creek, Short Creek, and Thomason Creek. This rule change will temporarily align regulations with those on the Wood and Williamson Rivers, their tributaries, and Agency Lake, where angling is limited to catch?and?release using flies and artificial lures. (Reminder that redband trout, a native inland subspecies of rainbow trout, are managed under "rainbow trout" bag limits and seasons in the regulations.) After on-going recent declines, staff observed record?low counts of native redband trout at nearly all spawning locations during the 2025–2026 winter spawning season. Drought, poor lake conditions, and a number of other factors have impacted these populations and led to this decline. The Klamath Basin has experienced numerous prolonged droughts in recent years. Flows in the Wood and Williamson Rivers have trended downward, impacting juvenile redband trout survival and the available adult spawning habitat. The significant decline in spawning suckers observed over the last two years has also depleted the food base for redband trout within these waterways. The Klamath Basin is potentially seeing a delayed response to prior drought conditions, with trout hatched from 2020 through 2022, that are now spawning as adults, most impacted. Biologists are hopeful that there is a larger class of fish spawned after 2022 that will soon reach adulthood and bolster population numbers. "These are highly unique populations of rainbow trout that are adapted to live in the Klamath Basin, but the constantly changing environmental conditions they are experiencing has resulted in a boom and bust cycle. Unfortunately, we are in the bust phase." said Benji Ramirez, Klamath District Fish Biologist. "This temporary rule is intended to help these fish get through the summer and survive to spawn this winter. "Our goal is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the population and return to a regular fishing season in the future," Ramirez continued. "But for now, it's important that we take steps to protect these fish." Each year in late May or early June, deteriorating water quality in Upper Klamath Lake forces fish to move into cold?water refuge areas in the lake and nearby groundwater?fed tributaries. These fish spawn in the groundwater?fed tributaries and move into the lake to feed when water quality allows. These seasonal shifts to cold-water refuges concentrate large numbers of fish in small areas with better water quality, making them especially vulnerable to angling pressure. Closing harvest during this time will give more adult fish in these refuges a higher chance of surviving to spawn. These angling rule changes are just one way to help native fish recover. State, federal, and non?profit partners throughout the Klamath Basin have also been working on major habitat restoration projects to improve water quality and create better conditions for fish and other wildlife. ODFW encourages anglers to take advantage of unlimited harvest opportunities for https://myodfw.com/fishing/species/yellow-perch yellow perch, especially in the Williamson River and Crystal Creek. The Klamath Basin also has excellent brook trout fisheries with no harvest limits. Catch-and-release tips: To reduce stress and improve survival of released fish, anglers are encouraged to follow these best practices for catch?and?release fishing: • Use rubberized nets to prevent snagging and reduce injury. • Keep fish in the water while removing hooks. • Avoid beaching fish and minimize the time they spend out of the water. • Use barbless hooks to make release quicker and less harmful. • Land fish promptly to prevent over?exhaustion. • Wet hands before handling fish to protect their slime layer. • Use pliers or a hook?removal tool to speed up release. • Gently support fish in the water until they swim away on their own. • Avoid fishing during periods of high-water temperatures or poor water quality when fish are already stressed. Anglers?are reminded to always check for in-season regulation changes in their zone before fishing.

Quake
A 2.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded at the southern end of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, Monday, June 22. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west of Petrolia, CA, near Cape Mendocino in Northern California.

Lane Co. Holiday DUII Arrests
Lane Co. SO release - LCSO #26-3045 - At about 3:20am on Friday 6/19/26,19-year-old Daniel Isaiah Santiago of Springfield was contacted during a traffic stop near River Road and Beltline Highway. During the traffic stop, Santiago displayed signs of impairment and was ultimately arrested for DUII. His vehicle was impounded, and he was cited and released following the investigation. LCSO #26-3050 - At about 2:30pm on 6/19/26 Deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle roll over crash in the 32100 block of Latham Road. Deputies contacted the driver, 25-year-old Gianna Fallon Terracciano of Eugene, who showed signs of intoxication. Fallon was arrested for DUII. Her vehicle was towed, and Fallon was ultimately cited and released following the investigation. LCSO #26-3058 - At about 2:15am on 6/20/26 Deputies responded to the 2300 block of Irving Road for a report of an intoxicated driver. Deputies located the vehicle, which was being operated by 29-year-old Dennis Adrian Martinez-Rivera of Eugene. Martinez-Rivera showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUII. His vehicle was towed, and Martinez-Rivera was cited and released following the investigation. LCSO #26-3071 - At about 8:45pm on 6/20/26 deputies responded to motor vehicle crash in the 39800 block of Church Road. The occupants fled the crash but were eventually found nearby. The driver was identified as 29-year-old Ceaira Sage Wise-Woodruff of Junction City. Wise-Woodruff displayed signs of impairment and was ultimately arrested for DUII and Reckless Driving. Wise-woodruff’s vehicle was towed and she cited and released following the investigation. LCSO #26-3073 - At about 10:40pm on 6/20/26 deputies responded to a report of a crash in the 11700 block of Walnut Avenue. The driver was transported by ambulance to a local area hospital where deputies contacted him. The operator, 34-year-old Sean Lee Bowman of Eugene, showed signs of using intoxicants. Bowman was ultimately arrested for DUII and Driving while Suspended at the misdemeanor level. Following the investigation, Bowman’s vehicle was towed, and he was cited and released. LCSO #26-3074 - At about 11:30pm on 6/20/26 deputies responded to a vehicle crash on Hill Road near McKenzie View Drive. Deputies contacted the driver, 35-year-old Eric Lee Johnson of Eugene and observed he displayed signs of impairment. Johnson was arrested for DUII, Reckless Driving and two counts of Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree. Johnson’s vehicle was towed, and he was lodged at the Lane County Jail following the investigation. LCSO #26-3075 - At about 12:00am on 6/21/26 deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash in the 62200 block of Jasper Lowell Road. The driver was identified as 19-year-old Jay Edwin Shannon II of Veneta. Shannon showed signs of impairment and was arrested for DUII. Shannon’s vehicle was towed, and he was cited and released following the investigation. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office does not have adequate funding for a dedicated traffic team or a deputy assigned to DUI enforcement. Additional dedicated funding to the Sheriff’s Office Police Services Division would be used to staff full-time traffic safety enforcement deputies if ever obtained. Our deputies are committed to the safety of our community, and traffic safety enforcement is paramount in order to prevent the unnecessary loss of lives on our roadways. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone: ?Plan your safe ride home ahead of time; ?If you drink or use drugs, do not drive for any reason; ?If you know someone has been drinking or using drugs, don't let them drive; If you host a party with alcohol, make sure all guests leave with a sober driver; And please, always wear your seatbelt! Drive safe in 2026 – Please get a ride if you have been drinking or using drugs!!

Shoplifter
According to an entry on the CQPD log for June 21, 9:37 a.m., 400 No. Central Blvd., McKay’s, “shoplifter,” 51-year old Jennifer Joy Fast charged with Theft III, “Fast transported to CCJ.”

Assist Outside Agency
According to an entry on the CQPD log for June 21, 9:47 p.m., 700 block E. 14th St., “assist Salem Police,” 51-year old Matthew Eran Cannon arrested on PC for Violation of Stalking Order out of Salem PD, “transported to CCJ.”

Indecent
According to an entry on the NBPD log for June 21, 3:27 p.m., Pony Ck. & Crowell, “indecent exposure.”

Unlawful Vehicle, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 21m 6:45 a.m., Commercial & Broadway, “unlawful vehicle.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 21, 6:52 a.m., 500 block So. 4th St., “illegal camping,” 38-year old Sophia Romeo, “Ticket.” At 7:17 a.m., 1005 Newmark Ave., Cranberry Sweets, “illegal camping.” At 8:16 a.m., 1880 No. 7th St., Walt’s Pourhouse, “illegal camping.”

Arrest
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 21, 9:25 a.m., 1300 block Neese St. 18-year old Chase Lee Holmes charged with Assault IV Domestic Strangulation, “transported CCJ.”

Intoxicated
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 21, 12:20 p.m., 1400 block SW Blvd., 52-year old Shawn Louis Hubbell charged with DUII Alcohol, “cited in lieu of custody.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 21, 11:27 p.m., Newmark & Ocean, “result suspicious subject,” 33-year old Dennis Morton Briggs arrested on Roseburg PD warrant charging Criminal Trespass II, and CBPD warrant for Unlawful Possession of Meth.

WX
Morning fog along the South Oregon Coast, followed by cloudy skies in the afternoon and highs in the mid to upper 60s. Winds out of the North to Northwest at 5-10 mph. Cloudy skies tonight with areas of dense fog, lows near 50 and winds out of the North to Northeast at 5-10 mph. Cloudy early on Wednesday with partial sunshine expected late. Areas of dense fog, highs in the upper 60s and winds out of the North to Northwest at 10-15 mph.

Sports

MCWS
Oklahoma won the 2026 Men’s College World Series Monday, over North Carolina, 13-2 at Omaha, Nebraska.

Mariners
The Seattle Mariners (40-39) open a three-game MLB series at Pittsburgh (39-39), Tuesday, June 23, 3:40 p.m., televised on Mariners.TV.