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Winter storm knocks out power for thousands

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A strong winter storm that brought heavy rain and high winds played havoc on much of Coos County overnight Monday and throughout the day Tuesday. Downed tree limbs and the high

winds knocked out power to thousands of people, leaving much of the county in the dark. Reports of power outages from Paciﬁc Power began shortly before midnight Monday as the brunt of the storm hit Coos County. “We are still battling the elements, but our crews are focused on

repair and restoration as the weather allows,” said Allen Berreth, vice president of operations. Tuesday afternoon. “We remain grateful for the support our crews are getting in person and on social media from our customers.” By early morning Tuesday, more than 4,000 properties were without

power. While there were power outages in Coos Bay and North Bend, the majority of the problems were in Coquille, Myrtle Point and near Bandon. In Coquille, close to 1,000 properties were without power at mid-morning. The city of Coquille reported the electricity and internet

services were out at city hall. The city did report both phones and internet returned by 9 a.m., but there was a wait for electricity. In Myrtle Point, close to 900 properties were without power, with Paciﬁc Power saying it could be most of the day before service was Please see STORM, Page A2

Dinosaurs invade Coos Bay Public Library

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Dinosaurs have invaded the Coos Bay Public Library with the exhibit Oregon’s Dino-Story on display. The exhibit, on loan from the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, allows guests to learn about dinosaurs with hands-on exhibits.

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The Coos Bay Public Library has been invaded by dinosaurs in an attempt to teach children, and adults if you’re interested, about the majestic beasts that once roamed the world. The museum is currently hosting a traveling exhibit, called Oregon’s Dino-Story, which is on loan from the University of Oregon's Museum

of Natural and Cultural History. The exhibit allows children to get hands-on as they learn more about dinosaurs, including a few that once roamed in Oregon. “I like all the interesting things you can learn about dinosaurs,” said Children’s Librarian Jennifer Knight. “I learned some interesting things. It’s been a really great exhibit. We’ve had a lot people come in and look at this.” The exhibit will remain on

display through January 13, The highlight of the exhibit will be from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. January 9 when educators from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry will visit the library to discuss dinosaurs. During the program, participants will become fossil-digging paleontologists and learn how to reassemble a complete dinosaur from just a few pieces. The exhibit at the library has hands-on stations to teach about

dinosaurs, with one station specifically showing what fossils have been found in Oregon. “They did a good job putting this together,” Knight said. “It makes it accessible to kids. It’s interesting to get to know some of the fossils found through the state of Oregon.” While there have been dinosaur bones and fossils found in Oregon, there haven’t been too many. Turns out when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, much of Oregon was under

the sea, So most of the fossils found were from animals that died and washed out to sea before settling back inland. One of the exhibits has some fossil replicas the children can view and touch, with one real fossil – fossilized dino poop. There is also a game where children can plan along to determine whether an animal is a dinosaur. The answers are often surprising. Please see DINOS, Page A2

Election results ranked as top story in 2022 BY DAVID RUPKALVIS For The World

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Position 3 commissioner candidates Rod Taylor, left, and Melissa Cribbins shared their thoughts on the race at the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce’s Wednesday Business Connections.

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Two times in 2022 it appeared Melissa Cribbins was going to win re-election to the Coos County Board of Commissioners. And two times, Rod Taylor used late returns to eventually win the seat. Taylor's election to the board of commissioners was among the headlines that led to the 2022 elections being named the top story of 2022. The stories were chosen primarily by looking at how many times a story was read at www.theworldlink.com with some input from editorial writers. The 2022 election and the dual results, ﬁrst during the May primary and eventually in the November general election, led to surprises. During the May primary election, Commis-

sioner John Sweet held off two challengers to keep his seat by receiving just more than 50% of the votes cast. In the same election, voters in the county elected a new county clerk as Julie Brecke won a three-person race. On election night, Cribbins appeared to be on her way to victory as well as she held more than 50% of the votes in a three-way race. But as the Election Day votes and late mail-in ballots were counted, Taylor garnered just enough support to force the election to November. In the general election, Taylor and Cribbins faced of head-to-head, but they were not the only races on the ballot. Countywide, voters were asked to pick a new sheriff and to decide whether to support a tax to fund the county jail. Every city in the county also had municipal

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