Riverbend Live! announces summer lineup
Kicking off Winston’s free outdoor summer concert series this year will be a Southern roots rocker evocative of Etta James and Ruth Brown. North Carolina native Nikki Hill was announced today as the first act of the 2013 Riverbend Live! summer lineup …
Read More »Roseburg enlists nature to treat wastewater bound for South Umpqua River
The wind blowing over what was once a sheep farm west of Roseburg sways cattails and ripples a pond that’s fed with every flush. The bucolic green valley off Old Melrose Road is where the city’s wastewater will get an extra scrubbing. The Zenor-Neun …
Read More »California teenager in critical condition after highway crash near Myrtle Creek
A California teenager who was traveling north for an outdoor music festival was critically injured in a crash around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday north of Myrtle Creek Natasha Hastings, 17, of Redondo Beach, Calif., drove a 2001 Dodge Stratus through a stop …
Read More »Arts & Entertainment: Roseburg band Hemlock Lane seeks path to success
A band that started in a Roseburg High School songwriting class is now a polished unit with a professional stage presence. Hemlock Lane has come a long way from the group that stood around on stage between songs. “It’s gone from long, awkward silenc …
Read More »Low turnout not bad for May election
Interest in the Roseburg School District bond request apparently boosted turnout in Tuesday’s election to 30 percent, the best voter participation in the past five May elections held in odd-numbered years. The turnout was still smaller than in neigh …
Read More »Anne Creighton Blodgett: I ditched sugar (to lose that baby weight!)
In an effort to lose that last 5 pounds of baby weight, I am doing a 30-day “no sugar challenge.” Those who know me well can confirm that this is no small feat because I love ice cream… and cookies, pie, candy, chocolate and basically anything and ev …
Read More »Roseburg School District bond fails
The Roseburg School District’s $6 million bond levy failed Tuesday, sealing plans to close Rose Elementary School this fall. Some 58 percent of voters said “no,” solidifying a school board decision last month to close Rose in Southeast Roseburg if t …
Read More »Exercise helps family caretaker heal depression, get healthy
Meet Sherry Harmon. Sherry is a 60-plus-year-old who lives in Roseburg. She was a stay-at-home mom while her three children were growing up and now spends her time enjoying her five grandchildren and great-grandchild; that, plus staying healthy for h …
Read More »Race Training: Here’s a half marathon training plan for beginners
In the fashion world, May marks the time of year where women can begin wearing white pants. In the running world, May heralds a new fashion milestone: The shedding of the long winter running tights and warm technical shirts, which, along with hats an …
Read More »- Sen. Ron Wyden releases framework for O&C lands management
- Bureau of Land Management to release timber money to Douglas County
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- Drain man suspected of child sex crimes
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