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For the second time in three years, Bandon High School won the OSAA Cup. Points are compiled throughout the year based on each school’s performances in state championship events for sports and activities, as well as having teams place or earn at least a 3.0 grade point average in the Academic All-State program and not having coaches or players thrown out of games. Bandon finished with 2,520.25 points, which put the Tigers well ahead of second-place Regis (1,988), in the final Class 2A standings.

When Oregon lawmakers in 2013 passed a law establishing some of the state’s earliest guidelines for public drone usage, not a single state or local agency was using drones. The law prohibited the use of armed drones and restricted their use in law enforcement surveillance to cases involving a search warrant or life-threatening emergencies, such as search and rescue situations. It also required the Oregon Department of Aviation in 2016 to establish a registry of every public agency’s drone.

Kaiicen Turner won three state titles and athletes from two area track clubs placed well in the recent Oregon State Junior Olympics Championships. Turner, competing for the new club Coastal Takeoff, won the 100 (13.31 seconds), 200 (27.64) and long jump (4.88 meters) in the 11-12 age group. Cohen Gill won the turbo javelin in the 8 and under age group competing for Coos County Youth Track with a throw of 17.51 meters.

We’ve all experienced mortifying moments. Like a bad case of hiccups in the middle of a wedding service. Or an uncontrollable outburst of the giggles at a high school graduation. Situations that spoil a special moment. Such an unfortunate incident occurred 181 years ago this spring, marring a former president’s sendoff. And the horrified mourners couldn’t believe the culprit responsible for it. For decades, Andrew Jackson had seemed indestructible.

After 109 years, the Dew Valley Club is disbanding. Sew Crafty in Bandon is holding a series of liquidation sales for the club, who have announced that if they could find a tax-exempt group that would be able to use their property and clubhouse, the club members could deed it over to them.

MCMINNVILLE, OR (06/29/2026)-- Linfield University’s independent student newspaper, The Linfield Review, was recently recognized by the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators for the excellence of its work. Competing against four-year institutions across the Pacific Northwest, the paper won three awards. This included taking the top spot in the Comprehensive Coverage category where they beat entries from the Oregon Daily Emerald and Oregon State Barometer.

Young people in Oregon who have experienced homelessness and are pursuing higher education at eligible Oregon schools are eligible for the Oregon Department of Human Services, Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program Tuition and Fee Waiver Program. “College can feel out of reach for young people who have experienced homelessness, and this program tells them that Oregon knows their future is worth investing in,” ODHS Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program Manager Matthew Rasmussen said.

Research by Oregon State University biologists suggests that toxic air stemming from wildfires won’t necessarily prompt animals to flee in search of better breathing conditions. The study of American robins led by OSU’s Jamie Cornelius is one of the few to examine how wildfire smoke, an increasingly common phenomenon as annual fire seasons become longer and more intense, affects animal behavior.

Senator David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) issued the following statement today in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision affirming that biological boys may not compete in girls’ scholastic sports, a ruling that reinforces long standing Title IX protections and ensures fairness for female athletes nationwide. “Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for the integrity of girls’ sports.

The North Bend Police Department’s K9 Athena recently assisted the Coos Bay Police Department during a narcotics investigation connected to a traffic stop. K9 Athena was deployed on the vehicle and alerted to the presence of illicit substances. As a result of the investigation, three individuals were taken into custody.