For years employers and parents voiced concerns about the lack of child care in Douglas County, and now a coalition has formed to help those caring for the children.
For years employers and parents voiced concerns about the lack of child care in Douglas County, and now a coalition has formed to help those caring for the children.
A group of small business owners is calling for the immediate resignation or firing of Roseburg Police Chief Gary Klopfenstein, pointing to a series of events that have caused the group to cast its vote of “no confidence” in the chief.
Efforts to provide much-needed affordable housing in Roseburg are about to take a step forward with the announcement that Deer Creek Village, an apartment complex offering low-cost housing with a priority given to veterans, is getting ready to open early this spring.
Outdoor enthusiasts in the area can expect to have a larger selection of products to choose from following the announcement that Sportsman’s Warehouse has been bought by the parent company of Cabela’s and Bass Pro Shops.
Bars, restaurants, gyms, bowling alleys and other fun time businesses opened for indoor service New Year’s Day. How sweet is that!
A local builder that had to shut down its operations — leaving dozens of houses under construction in limbo for months — is being sued by a supply company for lack of payment.
Owners and customers of Douglas County bars, restaurants, gyms and other places where fun happens will be ringing in the new year with a little extra joy and enthusiasm on Friday with word that many establishments will reopen for indoor use.
Umpqua Bank, which is based in Roseburg, announced that it is handing out $300,000 in grants for nonprofit partners that are helping underrepresented communities most impacted by the disruptions of 2020, including one agency also based in Roseburg.
The City of Roseburg is looking for ways to encourage more affordable housing, and wants to hear from the public on one approach to do that.
Operation Christmas distributed hundreds of presents to families in southern Douglas County on Tuesday and Wednesday.
At this time last year I was polling all the local business leaders I could find to see what they thought the top business-related stories would be in 2020.
It’s almost like something out of a horror movie. Waves of invasive European green crabs are threatening the Coos Bay estuary, and its existing population of Dungeness crabs, as well as clams, oysters, and mussels, according to a recent report published by South Slough National Estuarine Res…
The unemployment rate in Douglas County dipped below 6% last month as the jobs market continues to stabilize following the devastation wrought by COVID-19.
Small business owners came to The News-Review Monday to pick up personal protective equipment that was being distributed by the Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board.
People of all ages are invited to participate in a free self-guided Frosty Fun Run through Stewart Park in Roseburg between Dec. 18 and Jan. 3.
It’s been a project two years in the making, with many more to go.
The announcement this week that the Sizzler restaurant is reopening is certainly good news for weary restaurant patrons, even if it is just for takeout and delivery initially.
RIDDLE — Lighted trucks, honking horns, bonfires ... it must be the second Saturday in December!
Personal protective equipment will be available for free to small businesses at two Douglas County locations Monday.
Just days before state legislators are scheduled to meet to discuss how to spend up to $800 million in coronavirus relief funding, the Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Thursday issued a call to arms in support of local businesses hit hard by COVID-19.
The Roseburg Sizzler, which has been a family favorite for some 50 years before shutting down in August, is planning to reopen this week for takeout and delivery service.
Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center wants to make sure that every single animal in the shelter has a home for the holidays, by hosting a special even Saturday and Sunday.
Umpqua Community College’s Southern Oregon Wine Institute could be made a regional epicenter for the industry to market and promote Southern Oregon wines, while the academic program may need to shift to more non-credit classes and industry certificates.
Oregon employers added more than 4,000 jobs in November, which dropped the unemployment rate to 6%, putting the state below the national unemployment rate of 6.7%.
Things are happening at the YMCA of Douglas County, despite the facility being shuttered due to statewide restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
CORVALLIS — Students in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have helped the trucking industry get a handle on a longstanding safety problem: drivers slipping and falling while exiting or entering their cab.
When Melinda and Travis Woodward bought the Steamboat Inn in 2017, the move was intended to secure their “forever” home.
Perhaps one of the country’s most dangerous guilty pleasures has come to Douglas County.
A trade group that represents restaurants in Oregon has launched a legal defense fund to help its members fight what it sees as unfair actions by the state — including restrictions and fines — in the ongoing effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
WINSTON — Wildlife Safari is offering virtual field trips and lessons about its many animals through Zoomfaris, which can be tailored to line up with the lessons students are learning in the classroom.
In September 2019, a group of small timberland owners and forestry officials gathered at a junction on South Lone Rock Lane east of Glide to recognize Doug and Becky Schlatter as the Oregon Small Woodlands Association’s 2019 Douglas County Tree Farmers of the Year.
Michael and Cherri Herrman spent nearly a year fixing up one of the oldest homes in Roseburg. Now they are hoping to share the history behind their home with the community.
A Roseburg brewpub owner caused a bit of a stir Tuesday when he posted a video on his Facebook page indicating the business would be open for customers — leaving the impression he might be violating a state mandate — only later to say that was not his intent.
Harvey Saul has spent his entire adult life involved with the logging industry.
