September 20, 1934 – April 16, 2022

The first picture I am sharing tells a very different story about the community of Prosper, which was a thriving town over 100 years ago as evidenced by a story in the Dec. 16, 1915, Western World.

The Langlois Lions Club would like to publicly thank the local businesses and community members for their generous support of our recent take-out Spaghetti Feed and dessert sale event. This benefit dinner was a big success for helping to fund…

BANDON – Jenny Pearcy started at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in December 2020 as an accountant in the finance/accounting department and immediately made an impact.

With more than 24 years of nursing experience, Karrie Devine, RN, has been hired as the new school nurse for the Bandon School District.

The Langlois Lions Club is hosting a benefit take-out only spaghetti feed and dessert sale on Saturday, April 9, from 4- 7 p.m. at the Lions Club house, 48136 Floras Lake Loop. This event will feature a serving of spaghetti,…

April Flowers is just about everywhere at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center. She can be seen cleaning and sanitizing patient rooms, sweeping floors, emptying the trash, cleaning windows, restrooms and out buildings and when there are surgeries, she cleans…

April 13, 1953 – March 6, 2022

This week I am featuring the small community of Langlois, with information and pictures which appeared in a special section in a July 1929 issue of Western World.

One of the things that makes Bandon beautiful, fabulous, vibrant and unique is the local cranberry business. The industry is part of Bandon’s identity. Cranberry farmers are a valued (and colorful) part of the local culture and economy. Cranberries and…

When Leslie Tucker started at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in 1992, the hospital was located at its former site on Bandon’s bluff overlooking the Coquille River.

The Langlois Public Library is holding a raffle for a garden-themed quilt. The purpose of this event is to earn funds to purchase the plants for our demonstration pollinator garden.

Severe weather with winds up to 90 miles per hour causes chaos and flooding throughout Coos County from Sunday night into Monday morning.

Having started my journalism career in early 1959 as a cub reporter (and soon news editor) of the Western World, one of my first big stories came in August of 1960 when I told the story of a hold-up and…

Melvin J. "Jay" Huntley Jr., 65, of Coos Bay died November 1, 2021 in Coos Bay. Cremation rites have been held at Ocean View Memory Gardens Crematory, Coos Bay under the direction of Coos Bay Chapel. 541-267-3131. www.coosbayareafunerals.com

On November 9, 2021, at approximately 4:30 P.M., OSP Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a submerged vehicle on U.S. Highway 42S near milepost 10 near Coquille.

When Tara Miller decided to make the move into real estate, she was not content with being “good”.

November 7, 1932 – October 21, 2021

Good news from the Langlois Lions Club: Sandie's World Famous Chicken Pot Pies are back for your winter enjoyment. This will be a long overdue fundraiser event as the annual Holiday Craft Fair has again been canceled due to the…

I know that I have shared this first picture before, but it is so important to the topic of salmon fishing in the Coquille River that I decided to run it again. I am not even sure when this was…