For many, 2020 was going to be the year.
In other times, under different circumstances, it might have been worth a chuckle.
Sometimes it takes a crisis to highlight a problem that had been right there in front of us all along.
In times of crisis like we are in now, so much happens so fast that it can be hard to keep up, and important matters can slip by without the proper acknowledgement.
Living through a global pandemic is obviously not how anybody saw their year going, but here we are. And the question going through many people’s minds, the question that arises whenever a major crisis occurs, is this: How can I help?
By now we have all heard of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was signed into law last week. Broadly speaking it is aimed at helping individuals and businesses that have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
The announcement this week that Umpqua Transit was cutting back on its bus service due to outfall from the COVID-19 outbreak is a tough pill to swallow for the agency and the countless people that rely on its commuter services to get around.
We know, the last two weeks have been overwhelming on many levels and life as we know it has been turned upside down. We all know someone who is now out of work, some favorite restaurant that is closed, some park we love shut.
We suspect by now some of you have heard about them in drips and dribbles, the small acts of kindness that members of our community have shown to one another during these trying times.
It was just a little over three weeks ago when Oregon’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed. Since then so much has changed — as of Wednesday morning 209 cases have been detected in Oregon, including eight people who have died — that it’s hard to keep up. And not just with the dizzying spre…
Tucked inside today’s News-Review is a special section that we encourage you to spend some time with. “Douglas County Timber: Past, Present, Future” is just what the name implies — a comprehensive look at the timber industry in the region, and the impact it has had on this community, over th…
On Monday, Oregonians got the news we feared might be coming but hoped we could avoid — bars and restaurants closed except for takeout and delivery service, gatherings of more than 25 people banned, the governor urging Oregonians to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people.
With everyone’s attention fixated on the coronavirus, some people have neglected getting their standard flu shot. That’s a mistake.
Things are moving so fast with the coronavirus that it is hard to keep up. One day schools are in session, the next day they’re canceled. Same for sporting events, conferences and the like.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice was right when he said contention wouldn’t solve the homeless crisis.
Journalists aren’t unaccustomed to dealing with resistance when reporting on government affairs, but reporters in Malheur County were met with a new — and baffling — barrier.
The hiring process for Roseburg’s new city manager has gone from bad to worse.
Democratic leaders in the Oregon Senate agreed to give up on two high-profile bills in exchange for ending the Republican walkout. But as it often does, the squabbling of partisan politics by Oregon’s representatives has endangered the very people they are sent to Salem to protect.
If you’ve been reading the newspaper recently, you’ve read about the heartbreaking story of 28 veterans whose remains sat forgotten for as many as 44 years.
Seventy-five days and nearly $1 million later, the Oregon-Washington measles outbreak is over. But thanks to growing opposition to vaccinations, it’s unlikely to be the last.
The Roseburg Education Association, the Oregon Education Association and the Oregon Legislature seem to be forgetting something when talking about school funding: the Public Employees Retirement System.
Times are changing and the Sutherlin City Council is looking to catch up.
Times are changing and the Sutherlin City Council is looking to catch up.
A bill proposed in the Oregon State Legislature aiming to ban clearcutting in forestland watershed is bad news for Oregonians.
If a tree falls in Douglas County, someone is sure to have heard it.
Just about every day has some sort of holiday attached to it these days. March 3 was National If Pets Had Thumbs Day, March 6 was National Frozen Food Day, and Sunday was National Find a Pay Phone Booth Day.
The snow is mostly gone, but stories of complete strangers shoveling driveways, clearing trees, and checking on their neighbor keep pouring in.
Oregon legislators will consider a slew of gun control proposals this session including SB 501, a catchall bill, and a few lesser bills that mostly propose portions of what the larger bill sets out to do.
The Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center is set to have new leadership next month, giving veterans their fifth director in five years.
It’s almost impossible to imagine the United Community Action Network being steered by anyone other than Mike Fieldman.
The fight against fake news just won’t end — but it seems like it’s going to be much harder to kill than we thought.
That big gust of wind you likely felt on what was an otherwise calm and sunny Friday last week didn’t have anything to do with the weather.
If you caught this year’s State of the County address, you heard that Douglas County had a pretty good year.
Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish-American industrialist thought to be one of the richest people in history, would have been proud to walk into the Roseburg Public Library’s grand opening ceremony earlier this month.
With 5 days left until the end of deer hunting rifle season in Oregon, hunters with unfilled tags may be feeling pressure to get their shot. Unfortunately, some of that pressure can be traced to those who don’t care to follow the rules for hunting.
One thing is certain in Douglas County: There’s a passionate sports fan base here.
A local state senate seat is on the line, but Douglas County voters won’t have the opportunity to see the candidates debate one another.
