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Sunrise/Sunset, Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay, OR, Thursday, June 11, 2026 – Sunrise: 5:36 a.m., and Sunset: 8:57 p.m., offering 15-hours & 21-minutes of daylight.

Tides, Coos Bay, OR
Tides for the Coos Bay, OR Estuary, Thursday, June 11, 2026 – Low tide: 5:09 a.m., 0.1 ft.; High tide: 11:28 a.m., 4.92 ft.; Low tide: 4:32 p.m., 2.1 ft.; High tide: 10:55 p.m., 7.63 ft.

NBPL Event
North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend, OR - A Novel Idea Book Club, Thursday, June 11 at 2:30 PM. Discuss A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers.

No. 10th St. Water Main Project Cancelled
City of Coos Bay release – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 - The planned street water main repair has been CANCELLED.

Sewer Inspection on Golden Avenue
On Friday, June 12, 2026, City staff will be inspecting the sewer system on Golden Avenue. All work will take place on Golden Avenue at the intersection of Highway 101 South. The east bound lane of Golden Avenue will be narrowed while work activities are in progress. Minor delays should be expected. Work will start after 8:00 am and end no later than 5:30 pm. Please exercise caution when traveling through the work area. Should you have questions, please contact Public Works at (541) 269 – 1181, extension 3565.

Grants for Museum Projects
OPRD release - The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $75,000 in grants to 13 museums throughout the state as part of the Oregon Museum Grant program. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation, interpretation, and heritage tourism. Award amounts ranged from $3,000 - $8,000. Funded projects: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center will partner with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to co-host Eagle Watch 2027 in Wasco County. Strengthen emergency preparedness and collections care through collections assessments and emergency supply kits at the Coos Art Museum and Coos History Museum in Coos Bay. Develop interactive multimedia centered on the history of Native peoples in the Southern Oregon at the Crater Rock Museum in Jackson County. Update the inventory, storage and display of the collection at the Elgin Museum. The Gresham Historical Society will research, curate, and produce an exhibit on the rich and diverse agricultural history of East Multnomah County. The Josephy Center for Arts and Culture will present Nez Perce history, culture, and living traditions through a combination of public talks and K-12 classroom resources. Collect, transcribe, and analyze interviews to explore the history of Oregon’s Central America solidarity movement of the 1980s. Digitize the newspaper collection of Sheridan Museum of History with University of Oregon Digital Newspaper program. Install storage shelving at the Southern Oregon Historical Society in Medford. Rehouse and catalog film and glass negatives at the Springfield Museum. Improve the housing of the collection at the Talent Museum. Provide ramps and decking/rails at Pottsville Historical Park and Museum. Rehouse collections at the Yamhill County Historical Museum. The museum grant program is offered annually by the Oregon Heritage Commission, part of the Oregon Heritage program at Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD). The grant program began in 1965 when only 24 organizations were eligible for the program. The grant is funded OPRD lottery dollars. The Oregon Heritage Commission works to secure, sustain and enhance Oregon’s heritage. The Commission sponsors heritage initiatives that educate the public about the value of heritage and celebrate the state’s diversity. The Oregon Heritage Commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor and nine agency advisors. Members are chosen from state agencies and statewide organizations, and represent a diverse geographical and heritage background. To learn more about the Oregon Museum Grant or the Oregon Heritage Commission, visit www.oregonheritage.org or contact Kuri Gill at [email protected] or 503-986-0685.

OHA updates guidance for youth outdoor activities during wildfire smoke, air pollution events
Changes reflect increasing evidence of smoke’s harm to children - OHA release - PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority is publishing updated guidance to help families and youth-serving organizations, such as schools and athletic leagues, make decisions about participation in outdoor activities during wildfire smoke and other air pollution events. The update to the Oregon Air Quality Guide for Children and Youth reflects the increasing scientific evidence that smoke can harm the health of children at lower levels of exposure than previously thought. All children and youth 18 and younger are considered a population sensitive to smoke. Particles in the air measuring less than 2.5 microns, known as PM2.5, can penetrate deep into the lungs and travel through the bloodstream, causing damage throughout the body. “We fully recognize the importance of outdoor time and exercise for the physical and mental health of children and youth,” said Gabriela Goldfarb, manager of the Environmental Public Health Section at OHA’s Public Health Division. “We offer this guide to support adults making decisions that balance those needs with the reality that children are more likely to be affected by health threats from smoke, because their airways are still developing and because they breathe more air per pound of body weight than adults.” The guide relies on the familiar air quality index (AQI). PM2.5 is one of the key pollutants tracked by the AQI. AQI categories range from “Good” through “Hazardous” using colors and numbers to communicate risk. The main changes from OHA’s previous guide are: At Moderate AQI (yellow, AQI 51-100), the updated guide encourages caution for youth with health conditions during short and medium duration activities, and all youth during activities lasting four or more hours. The prior guide stated, “It’s a good day to be active outside” for short duration activities. At Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (orange, AQI 101-150), OHA recommends limiting activity intensity for all youth at any activity duration and considering canceling or moving the event if intensity and length of the activity can’t be changed. The previous guide focused on the most sensitive youth with underlying health conditions. Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, or Hazardous (red, purple and maroon, any AQI above 150) now has the same guidance at any activity duration: Cancel outdoor activities or move to an area with safer air quality for all children and youth. Previously, that level of health protection was reserved for Very unhealthy or Hazardous at any activity duration. OHA removed “Infants” from the title of the guide. The guide still applies to everyone under 18, but most of the guide is designed for kids who are over 2 years of age. Medium length activity duration changed to one to four hours, instead of one to two hours. The guide emphasizes that exposure can occur during transit, such as walking to school or riding on buses with open windows and advises decision makers to consider total exposure over a day when estimating duration of exposure, if possible. See the guide for additional changes. For organizations that wish to make the guide available online, OHA recommends linking directly to Oregon Air Quality Guide for Children and Youth (https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served//le8815H.pdf) rather than attaching a pdf version. Using this evergreen link ensures access to the most current version of the guide. The guide and other resources about wildfires and health are available at healthoregon.org/wildfires. The guide is also available in Spanish (Guía de actividades sobre la calidad del aire en Oregon para niños y jóvenes or https://sharedsystems.dhsoha.state.or.us/DHSForms/Served/ls8815h.pdf).

ODFW hosts June 11 informational update on Umpqua fisheries
ODFW release - ROSEBURG, Ore. – The Umpqua Fish District is hosting an informational update on local fisheries on June 11, 6-8 p.m. at the ODFW conference room, 4192 N. Umpqua Highway, Roseburg with a virtual option. Space is limited so those who want to attend in person are encouraged to reserve a seat by calling 541-440-3353. Agenda items include: A recap of 2025 salmon and steelhead fishing seasons. An Update on Rock Creek Hatchery. The Coastal Multispecies Conservation and Management Plan. Fall Chinook estimated forecast, tentative seasons and adjustments. Oregon Coast Coho status in the Umpqua Basin and hatchery coho releases. Time for public questions and comments. People are encouraged to submit questions and comments prior to the meeting. Instructions for submitting questions and comments. Before the meeting, email your questions or comments to [email protected] or [email protected] Include: Your name and phone number or email. Whether you’d like your question answered in the meeting or if you’d like to read it during the meeting (you’ll have three-minutes to do so.) Dial in by phone: 1 503-446-4951; Phone conference ID: 235 470 741#

Keeping it wild: neighbors ensure newborn fawn is not removed from the wild
ODFW release - SALEM, Ore. – Last week in a Corvallis neighborhood, residents worked together to ensure a newborn fawn spotted on a grass strip between a sidewalk and road was left alone. By early evening, its mother returned for her fawn. ODFW biologists praised the residents for recognizing that does often leave their fawns for several hours while they feed, returning only when the area is safe and quiet. "We love seeing neighbors step up like this. When people understand that a fawn by itself is rarely in trouble, it gives that young animal the best chance to survive," said Anne Mary Myers, ODFW wildlife biologist. Myers says in most cases, it's best to leave young animals where you found them – deer, and all wildlife, invest a significant amount of energy and resources into reproducing, and it's very unlikely they would abandon their young. Regardless of a person's intentions, removing young wild animals from their natural environment drastically reduces their chance of survival. It could also lead to a warning or citation from the Oregon State Police. It is illegal to remove an animal from the wild under Oregon wildlife laws. (ORS 497.308 – No person shall remove from its natural habitat or acquire and hold in captivity any live wildlife in violation of the wildlife laws.) In spring and early summer, ODFW offices, licensed wildlife rehabilitators, and even Oregon State Police are flooded with calls from people who picked up a deer fawn, elk calf, fledgling bird learning to fly, or other young animal they assumed was orphaned because it was alone. Even if these animals receive care from a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, successfully returning a young animal to the wild is not always possible. Options for long-term placement in wildlife sanctuaries or zoos are limited, and animals often must be euthanized if they lack the survival skills to be released back into the wild. Some animals raised by people can also become dangerous as they grow into adults and pose a serious threat to human safety. If you care about wildlife, watch from a distance, avoid interference, and let wild animals stay wild.

Quakes
A couple of earthquakes were recorded at the Southern End of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, Wednesday, June 10th, and Thursday, June 11th. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.8-magnitude early Thursday morning, and a 2.8-magnitude Wednesday, both west of Petrolia, CA, near Cape Mendocino in Northern California.

Sexual Corruption of a Child On-Line
PORTLAND, Ore. (10 June 2026) –Oregon State Police detectives are seeking information and potential additional victims following a recent arrest. On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, Oregon State Police arrested Glenn William Norris (56) of Junction City. Norris was charged with online sexual corruption of a child in the first degree and luring a minor. Norris was identified as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. Norris was lodged at the Clackamas County Jail and later indicted on the listed charges. Investigators believe Norris may have additional victims. Anyone with information is asked to call the Oregon State Police dispatch at 1-800-442-0776 or *OSP (*677) from a mobile phone. Please reference case number SP26165006. This is an ongoing investigation, and no additional information is available for release at this time. The release of this booking photo is for law enforcement purposes and is in accordance with Oregon House Bill 3273 for the identification of criminal activity.

Crashed into Taco Bell, CB
City of Coos Bay release - Following an investigation into a vehicle crash at a Coos Bay Taco Bell, a woman was cited for careless driving. On June 9, 2026, at approximately 4:22 a.m., the North Coos 911 Center (NC911) received a 911 call reporting that a vehicle had crashed into the side of Taco Bell, located at 1015 S. 1st St. in Coos Bay. Officers from the Coos Bay Police Department (CBPD) responded to the scene and contacted the driver, a 39-year-old Coos Bay woman. Taco Bell was closed at the time of the crash. Due to the extent of the damage to both the building and the vehicle, officers requested assistance from an emergency contact for Taco Bell and Mast Bros. Towing. Mast Bros. Towing safely removed the vehicle, which was partially inside the building. At the conclusion of the investigation, the driver was cited for careless driving.

Illegal Camping, CQ
According to an entry on the CQPD log for June 9, 5:16 a.m., 97 E 1st St., “illegal camping.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CQPD log for June 9, 2:05 p.m., 1st & Adams, 58-year old Joseph Albert Norris arrested on CQPD warrant charging FTA on Resisting & Criminal Trespass II; also, FTA on PCS, “transported CCJ.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CQPD log for June 9, 8:16 p.m., East 2nd St., “Coquille PD served Florence PD warrant,” on 48-year old Jason Matthew Kirkpatrick charging Theft III, “Kirkpatrick was transported to CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for June 10, 4:15 a.m., 2800 Oak St., Oak Street Park, “illegal camping.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 9, Cedar Ave. & No. Front St., “out at new municipal lot at location.” At 6:30a.m., 700 block No. Bayshore Dr., “illegal camping.” At 6:31 a.m., No. 6th & Ivy Ave., “out with multiple camps at location.” AT 6:44 a.m., 400 block Bennett Ave., “illegal camping,” 32-year old Kyle Jones & 37-year old Sheri Harris, “Ticket.”

Probation Violation
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 9, 7:04 a.m., 100 block Ingersoll Ave., 38-year old Sophia Nichole Romero charged with Criminal Trespass II & Parole Violation, “transported CCJ.”

Littering
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 9, 11:12 a.m., 4th & Bennett, 65-year old Ronald Sly Rickman charged with Offensive Littering & Probation Violation, “Rickman was transported to CCJ.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 9, 12:29 p.m., 300 Country Club Rd., Eugene PD, 42-year old Kirk Roy Opheim arrested on five CBPD warrants charging Criminal Mischief I, Theft III, Criminal Trespass II two-counts, Attempted Commit Unclassified Felony, Assault Law Enforcement; FTA I; FTA Failure to Report Sex Offender; FTA on FTA II; and FTA on False Info to Law Enforcement; also, NBPD warrant for False Info to Law Enforcement.

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 9, 2:01 p.m., 1360 Airport Lane, NB, OSP Coos Bay Command, “warrant served by OSP,” on 38-year old Steven Patrick Miller charging FTA on Felon in Possession of a Restricted Weapon, Criminal Trespass II; FTA on FTA II; FTA on Theft III, Criminal Trespass I; FTA on Unlawful Possession of Meth; FTA on Unlawful Possession of Meth, “cited in lieu of custody.”

UEMV
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 9, 7:52 p.m., 230 E. Johnson Ave., Safeway, “unlawful entry into MV.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the CBPD log for June 10, 1:33 a.m., 353 So. 2nd St., Coos Head Food Store, “out with subject behind location,” 43-year old Michael Emory Dunn charged with Criminal Trespass II, “cited in lieu of custody.”

WX
A Small Craft Advisory along the South Oregon Coast. Sunny with highs in the upper 60s and winds from the North at 10-20 mph. Mostly clear tonight with lows in the upper 40s and winds from the North at 10-15 mph. Friday, sunshine along with some cloudy intervals, highs in the upper 60s and winds from the North at 10-20 mph.

Sports

SWOCC Athletics Hosts Summer Youth Volleyball Camp for Grades 2–9
SWOCC release - COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) Volleyball invites students completing grades 2–9 to attend its one-day Youth Volleyball Camp on August 2, 2026, in Prosper Hall on SWOCC’s Coos Campus (1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay). The one-day camp gives students the opportunity to develop volleyball fundamentals, improve skills, and train with experienced coaches and players in a fun and supportive environment. The camp schedule is as follows: Students completing grades 2–5: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.; Students completing grades 6–9: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The registration fee is $50 per camper. Payment will be accepted at the door, and checks should be made payable to “SWOCC Volleyball.” Pre-registration is highly encouraged, though on-site registration will also be available. Pre-register online: https://swoccathletics.com/sb_output.aspx?form=17 Campers should bring a water bottle, knee pads, and court shoes. Snacks will be provided. Questions about the camp can be directed to Kyle Smith, SWOCC Head Volleyball Coach at [email protected]. Sign up today for a fun day of volleyball, skill-building, and teamwork!

NCAA T&F
Redshirt freshman Ben Smith's NCAA Outdoor Championships debut at Hayward Field on Wednesday ended with him atop the podium. UO release by: Rob Moseley. EUGENE, Ore. — Legends emerge during the championship season of track and field. Ben Smith's emergence is taking place while the Oregon thrower is still just a freshman. Making his NCAA Outdoor Championships debut Wednesday at Hayward Field, Smith won Oregon's first shot put title since 1982. The redshirt freshman from Fremont, Wisc., unleashed a personal-best put of 21.04m/69-0.5 feet on his third attempt, adding an NCAA Outdoor crown to the Big Ten Conference and NCAA West First Round titles he won earlier this postseason. Smith's put trails only the 21.06/69-1.5 in 1982 by Dean Crouser, who won the NCAA Outdoor title that season. He was the last UO man to do so in the shot put until Smith on Wednesday. "I'm at home, everyone's here, the team is behind me — it's awesome," said Smith, who also is entered in the discus Friday. Smith's win combined with Kobe Lawrence's second straight fourth-place finish in the NCAA Outdoor meet provided the Ducks with 15 team points Wednesday. Pat Vialva and Daniel Thrana added three more in the javelin, putting Oregon in second through six of 21 events entering Friday's final session of the men's meet; Nebraska was the first-day leader with 28 points, followed by the Ducks' 18. "We're trying to hopefully win this team title," said Lawrence, whose best put Wednesday was a season-best 20.21m/66.3.75. "So coming out and setting the tone, getting 15 points on the board early, that's a big deal for us and I'm happy we were able to do that." Smith set the tone early on his series, taking the lead with his opening put of 19.52/64-0.5. He unleashed the winner on his third attempt, which was more than two feet farther than the next-best throw in the competition. "The whole meet I was kind of rushing everything," Smith said. "I was a little nervous — first time at outdoor nationals. With that one I just focused on technique, slowed it down. It felt good." The Ducks on the track also had a good day for the most part. Benjamin Balazs was the No. 2 overall qualifer in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and Oregon put three men into Friday's 1,500-meter final. Kai Graves-Blanks had to stomach the disappointment of not advancing in the 110 hurdles, but he did help the UO men qualify for the final of the 4x100 relay. Balazs ran the steeple in a season-best 8:24.68. He called his race "pretty much ideal," which several other runners in his heat couldn't say after finding trouble with the various barriers. The multiple falls in front of him "kind of raises the heart rate a little," Balazs said, but he kept his calm and looked comfortable by race's end. "I haven't really had a steeple where I really tested myself this year, so it was a little scary coming into this," Balazs said. "But once I got like halfway through that race, it's like, oh yeah, I'm where I need to be." Birnbaum also finished near the front of his heat in the 1,500, taking second in 3:38.87. Four places back, and the last automatic qualifier to Friday's final from the slower of Wednesday's two heats, was teammate Tomas Palfrey. Running eighth off the final turn, Palfrey was caught up in traffic but worked his way to the rail and moved up the field to make it to Friday. "It was messy the whole way, but I just tried to stay relaxed," he said. "I was feeling good. It's just messy, so kind of waited for my time. Five is as good as one (when it comes to qualifying automatically for the final)." Elliott Cook also was the final qualifier from his heat to reach Friday's final. He ran a season-best 3:36.77, also moving up multiple places in the homestretch to finish seventh and make the final as the last qualifier based on time. "We got out a lot hotter than I expected," Cook said. "I saw the split through 300 and was like, all right, it's gonna be the heat they get seven through. So I wasn't too worried when the kicking started. I got caught up on the rail in the last 100 meters, but I kind of played it cool." Recent experience from the championship season taught Cook to remain relaxed and work himself into qualifying position. "Since the first round of regionals I've been giving my family a heart attack," Cook said. "Because every race seems to be as close as possible to not making it, and then I somehow find a way through. You know, I was a little cute in the first round of regionals; I was seventh as well. So I keep finding my way. I'm trying to be patient this season. I'm not quite in the fitness I want to be in, but I'm rallying, and I'm ready to do something in the final."

OSU VB
OSU release - CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State volleyball's fall schedule has been completed, it was announced Wednesday. After a pair of preseason exhibitions - Aug. 12 versus Portland and Aug. 15 at Washington - the regular season begins with a trio of games in Utah, starting Aug. 28 matchup against Utah Tech, a team lead by Beaver alum Camilla Hafoka (nèe Ah-Hoy), in Orem, Utah. The opening weekend of play continues at Utah Valley (Aug. 29) and Utah (Aug. 30). OSU returns home for the ASICS Invitational, playing host to California Baptist, Montana and Seattle, scheduled for Sept. 3, Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, respectively, before traveling to Los Angeles, Calif., for matches against Colorado (Sept. 11), Arizona (Sept. 12) and Southern California (Sept. 13). Nonconference action ends with a Sept. 18 home match versus Portland State and road matchup at Oregon, slated for Sept. 20 in Eugene. The Beavers begin conference action with three-straight inside Gill Coliseum, hosting Washington State (Sept. 26), Texas State (Oct. 1) and Fresno State (Oct. 3) then hitting the road for its next four against San Diego State (Oct. 8), Colorado State (Oct. 10), Texas State (Oct. 15) and Fresno State (Oct. 22). Coach Lindsey Behonick's side then returns to Corvallis for its next three, welcoming Utah State, Gonzaga and Colorado State for matches scheduled to take place Oct. 24, Oct. 29 and Oct. 31. After four more on the road at Boise State (Nov. 5), Utah State (Nov. 7), Gonzaga (Nov. 12) and Washington State (Nov. 14), OSU rounds out conference play with a pair of home contests, matching up with San Diego State Nov. 17 before rounding out the regular season Nov. 19 against Boise State. The top 4 teams qualify for the first ever Pac-12 Championship with all matches occurring on campus at the site of the team with the highest first half conference winning percentage. The championship will take place the week of November 23rd with exact dates to be determined by the host. Information about how to purchase tickets will be made available at a later date.

Mariners
Baltimore (32-37) beat the Seattle Mariners (36-33), 7-2, in an MLB game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Wednesday. The two teams play again today, 4:05p, televised on Mariners.TV.