It will be 45 years ago next month, according to an article in the Feb. 11, 1981, Western World, that Bandon’s Presbyterian Church celebrated its 90th anniversary with a history program.

“Puts City Park in Fine Shape” is the headline in the May, 31, 1934, Western World. “With the opening of the beach activities and the base ball season, the city park is becoming the center of considerable interest and is…

The first two stories I am sharing came off the front page of the July 8, 1948, Western World.

The rate of Oregon ninth graders on track to graduate in four years hit record highs during the 2024-25 school year, according to new data from the Oregon Department of Education.

It was in August of 1946 that Western World carried a story about Arthur Dobney being discharged from the Coast Guard. A former chief boatswain’s mate and recently commander of the Coquille river station, he plans to complete his cranberry…

“Coast Guard station is commissioned here” was the headline on the Nov. 21, 1963, Western World.

Just two days shy of his 80th birthday, Jerry Goetsch passed away in his sleep on July 30th, 2025. Jerry, or Jerry, was born to Francis and Marie (McIntire) Goetsch in Newman, California, on August 1, 1945. His older sister,…

Today when we think of a ship being bar bound, we think a few days, but that hasn’t always been the case.

A headline in the Jan. 9, 1936, Western World told of a workers’ strike at the local mill.

Darell was born to Adna and Mable Holycross. He lived in the Coquille and Arago area until he was 7 years old, then moved to Langlois. He married Barbara Seeber in 1948 and had 3 children. Ron, Judy and Joni,…

It was more than 60 years ago (November 1963) when I had a front-page article and photo of two young Coast Guardsmen who had narrowly escaped death on the Bandon bar in the Western World.

I always love to find a bit of history about buildings like the old Two Mile Cafe, which will soon open as the Two Mile Bistro, four miles south of Bandon on Highway 101.