COOS BAY — Sept. 17 marked the 35-year anniversary of Rhonda Wilson as a 911 dispatcher for the City of Coos Bay.

Wilson began her career as a part-time dispatcher in the Coos Bay Police Department Communications Center in September 1985 and was hired as a full-time dispatcher in May of 1986, according to the City of Coos Bay. During that time, Wilson has seen a lot of change in the department relating to computer technology, radio communications and different policing philosophies which accompanied different police chiefs and supervisors… READ MORE