Brookings

Woman's body found next to Chetco River bridge

Brookings Police are investigating the death of 51-year-old Tammy Lee Montgomery, a transient who was found dead in the grassy area at the north end of the Chetco River bridge Tuesday morning. No cause of death has been released as of press time Tuesday night. ...MORE

Brookings

Two quakes reported off the coast of Brookings

Two earthquakes were reported about 100 miles off the coast of Brookings late Saturday and Sunday morning. No tsunamis were triggered and no damage was reported in Curry County. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 5.0 earthquake occurred at 10:01 p.m. Saturday in ...MORE

Brookings-Harbor High School

Bruins' third-set rally not enough to defeat Lancers

A third-set rally by the Lady Bruins varsity volleyball squad was not enough to keep the Umpqua High School Lancers from sweeping Tuesday’s home game 0-3. The Bruins started out slow, quickly falling behind in the first set due to serve errors and an inability ...MORE

Brookings-Harbor High School

Soccer: Lady Bruins win, boys tie Bulldogs

Bruins girls soccer The Lady Bruins played a solid game against the North Bend Bulldogs Tuesday, coming out on top 2-0. “The game went the way we planned it,” said Head Coach Fernando Villa. “Honestly, I really thought we were going to win. We were ...MORE

Brookings business

Couple opens Forecastle Books in Brookings

Cody and Josh Alvey are living their go-to fantasy. All her life, Cody has wanted to own a bookstore. “I had no idea we’d actually end up doing that,” Josh said. “It worked out.” The couple purchased Gordon Later’s Earl E. Books and relocated it ...MORE

New seafood plant: ‘That’s the smell of money’

“Take a deep breath. What do you smell?” Vicki Walker asked the crowd at the grand opening of BC Fisheries’ seafood processing plant. “That’s the smell of money.” The comment by Walker, state director of USDA Rural Development, echoed the statements of many others at ...MORE

Letters to the Editor for Sept. 28

Not reliable I am not obligated to Donald Trump. However, I am a conservative rather than a Republican. I think there is a difference. I would like to address Vikki Nuss’ article in the letters to the editor. First off, when she wrote “vote for ...MORE

At the Helm

Covering sports is a team effort

When Pilot Sports Editor Ryan Sparks left the paper in August, we not only lost an excellent staff member, but the timing was terrible. (Don’t worry Ryan, we still love you. Sorta.) Not only were sports teams in Brookings and Gold Beach gearing up for the fall season, but the annual special section “High School Sports Spectacular” magazine needed to be written, designed and published ...MORE

Chetco Pelican Players

Playwrights to see show

How often does the writer of an international play come all the way to Brookings to see his work performed? It’s a first for the Chetco Pelican Players. Playwright Tom Sivak and his co-author Elizabeth Gelman plan to travel from Florida to see the Chetco Pelican Players perform their horror musical “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die! — In 3D!!!” They plan to be in the ...MORE

Brookings Harbor Community Theater

Sherlock Holmes mystery comes to a close this weekend

It’s the final adventure for Sherlock Holmes and it’s the closing weekend to see the dangerous game the sleuth encounters on the Dori Randall Performing Arts Center stage. “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure” will be staged at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 30 and ...MORE