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You would think a rainy, dreary weekday in Gold Beach would see relatively few visitors at a local place like Arch Rock Brewing’s cozy, four-barstool tasting room at 28779 Hunter Creek Rd.

“We knew something was wrong when we got a call that tiles from our roof were causing cars to dodge them on U.S. Highway 101.”

The sun gleamed through the library windows, resting on fraying book covers and catching dust midair. Soft sounds tickled listeners’ ears as Lisa Lynne’s fingers picked the harp strings.

You’ve seen those bikes with the big balloon-looking knobby tires. Why would someone ride a bike like that? Here’s why …

Update posted on Saturday, Nov. 2

The Doobie Brothers Band was recently nominated for the 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, after 50 years on the music scene. They’ve sold more than 48 million albums and have had 16 top-40 hits on Billboard’s Charts.

Curry County is known for its abundance of wildlife, including wild turkeys.

Compost, plants, and tough sites

This is a good time to transplant landscape trees and shrubs. Construction activity rarely leaves soils in good shape. At worst, most of the topsoil may have been removed. At best, there is major soil compaction. What are the best ways to improve degraded soils for your garden and landscape?

Some organizations assemble the region’s best musicians to form memorable musical ensembles.

Lea Sevey, the Executive Director of Oasis Shelter Home in Gold Beach, is the 2019 recipient of The Midori Hamilton Award.

The Chetco Pelican Players, a nonprofit theater group based in Brookings, is using a novel way to set its 2020 season by asking the public to suggest plays and musicals.

On a sunny afternoon the first weekend of summer vacation, the Christensen family of Brookings took visiting out-of-state friends to play in the Chetco River at Loeb State Park.

Organizers of the Brookings-Harbor School District’s Kindergarten Academy said they were pleased with the first year’s turnout and expect to draw even more participants next summer.

Coffee is an essential part of the morning routine for most people - but what do you really know about your morning brew?

The tantalizing scent of barbecue smoke wafts through the streets of Gold Beach early in the morning. Who’s barbecuing at this hour?

For 6-month old Nox Toler and his 2-year-old brother, Theo, of Crescent City, it was an up-close and personal visit with first-responders and superheroes … with no emergencies to deal with.

Whenever there’s a cheese competition somewhere in the world, it’s a good bet the name Rumiano will be among those acclaimed.

There are numerous ways one might spend those golden years after retirement — traveling, spending more time with family and friends, pursuing a hobby …

The words “library” and “a quiet place” seem to go hand in hand.

Beets and chard clobbered by leaf miners

Imagine an alien invasion last night in Crescent City. A group of youthful musicians here did just that, playing an appropriate soundtrack to accompany such a sci-fi spectacular.

Meet just a sampling of the 70 or so eclectic, creative craftspeople and artists displaying their talents during this weekend’s “Festival of Art” in Brookings ….

It’s a city within the City of Brookings.

The Curry County Fair was in full swing on grand-opening day July 24.

Carpenter ants are the scourge of homeowners in the Pacific Northwest. They do far more structural damage to homes and other buildings than all other insects combined.

With the 2019 theme “You Don’t See That Every Day!” the Curry County Fair opens a four-day run beginning July 24 in Gold Beach.

It’s a warm Saturday afternoon in July at Buffington Memorial Park in downtown Gold Beach.

Thirty-five vintage aircraft cruised down the Rogue River corridor July 10 before circling the Gold Beach Airport landing strip.

Tom Kerr says he was surprised to learn just a few weeks ago that he had been nominated for the prestigious Oregon Volunteer Firefighters Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

In the summer of 2013, a change was happening in the ocean. It was initially unnoticed by all but the most observant – the sea stars were disappearing along the West Coast, becoming victims of sea star wasting disease (SSWD).

“I am excited but nervous,” Bart Burroughs said, just moments before the new Brookings Dairy Queen’s first-day opening.

Cameron Kirkland of Grants Pass, Oregon in the ‘Sunworks’ #68 hydroplane raced his way back into the winner’s circle for the first time since August 2017 by winning the Rogue River ‘Rooster Crow River Chase’ race Sunday on the Rogue River.