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'I don't feel safe at all anymore' Landon distraught after thieves steal $300,000 coin collection By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World
A brief trip to attend a friend's funeral has changed George Landon's life in a way he never dreamed possible. That trip over Memorial Day weekend gave someone or a group of people an opportunity to take almost everything Landon has worked his entire life to collect - $300,000 in coins, other valuable items and almost all the
paperwork from his life. "That's only the second time I've been out of my house more than two days in five months," Landon said. "I had to go to a funeral." So he left his home in Bunker Hill unprotected for two and a half days and came home to disaster. "I've been collecting coins since I was 5 years old," Landon said. "When my wife passed away, I decided to buy gold and silver. I finished my collection with the most expensive silver
dollar that's ever been made and the most expensive penny that's ever been made." When Landon got home that Memorial Day, the first thing he notice was a metal detector in his room was buzzing. When he went to explore, he found something that devastated his life. Someone, or likely a group of people, broke out the glass back door and went directly to his collection. "That walked straight past
everything and walked straight to that room," Landon said. "They broke the door to the closet that was locked." As Landon described it, he kept his collection in a room he cals his hunting and fishing room. That room was locked. A closet holding the collection was also locked, and the coins were inside a safe in the closet. The entire safe was taken. "It was like somebody got a detailed plan of everything in my
house," Landon said. "That's my fishing and hunting room, and almost no one has ever been in that room. No one has ever been in the room where the safe was. "They actually had to tear the wall out to get the safe out. And then there was not another scratch on the door." Landon is confident he knows at least one person involved, but said he would not name the perPlease see Theft, Page A2
Coquille Gay 90's celebration draws huge crowds
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Hundreds of people flocked to downtown Coquille over the weekend to celebrate one of the city’s biggest festivals, Gay 90s. During the celebration, visitors enjoyed dozens of classic cars at a car show, enjoyed the annual Gay 90s Parade and took part in fun activities like Nerf gun wars with the Coquille Chess Club.
Commencement ceremonies set this weekend Shooting a gun illegal inside Coos Bay, North Bend By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World
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Students at North Bend High School receive their diplomas during commencement ceremonies last year.
The World This promises to be a big weekend for graduating seniors in Coos County. High schools throughout the county will celebrate the Class of 2022 with commencement ceremonies over the weekend. The schedule for the graduating classes includes:
Marshfield High School Marshfield High School will be holding its 125th commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at 7 p.m. in the main gymnasium. In order to accommodate limited campus parking, shuttle service will be provided between designated parking areas and Marshfield High School. Handicap parking will be
available in Marshfield’s main parking lot (East of the main building). North Bend High School North Bend High School will celebrate graduation at 6 p.m. Friday, June 10. Seniors are asked to report no later than 5 p.m. A option senior graduation party will start at 10 p.m. at Pony Village Mall. Bandon High School
Bandon High School will be holding graduation for the Class of 2022 at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Bandon High School gymnasium. The community is invited to celebrate the hardworking seniors as they graduate. Myrtle Point High School Myrtle Point will celebrate the Class of 2022 during commencement ceremonies beginning at
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2 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the high school. The community is invited to help honor the seniors who will receive their diplomas. Reedsport High School Reedsport will celebrate the Class of 2022 during commencement ceremonies Sunday, June 12, at the RCCS Auditorium. The community is invited to celebrate the event,
Multiple calls reporting shots fired near downtown Coos Bay on Sunday turned out to be no cause for concern. Coos Bay police responded in an effort to find the location of the shots fired reports and apparently determined someone was target practicing on private property outside the city limits. Police Chief Chris Chapanar said Monday he had received no reports on the incident, but he said discharging of firearms is illegal in the city under almost every circumstance. "You can't discharge a firearm within the city limits on private property of public property," Chapanar said. "That actually extends to pellet guns, anything powered by a primer or by air." Please see SHOOTING, Page A3
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