As we move into fall, we have a theme for Myrtle Creek! And it includes the Tri City area too! It is called The Steelhead Run.
The flavors sound like something you’d find at a juice bar, tiki lounge or bakery: Blue Raspberry, Mad Mango, Grape Runts and Lemon Cupcake.
It’s been six years since an apartment building has gone up in Roseburg. Now, on the heels of a report outlining the dire need for such housing, it appears that’s about to change in a big way.
It has been an amazing summer here in Yoncalla. It’s hard to believe that it is almost over.
A pizzeria with more than 200 outlets in California but only one in Oregon is set to open a new restaurant near Roseburg High School early next year.
Five Guys, an international restaurant chain that has developed a bit of a cult following for their made-to-order burgers, fresh-cut fries and milkshakes flavored with real bacon bits, is looking to come to Roseburg.
Reedsport and Winchester Bay have been bustling with activity this summer! The annual events in the area have all gone well and we are hoping to expand those.
There is a stack of correspondence — most with invitations to dinner, or to simply “B.S.” — illustrating the 60-year business and personal relationship between Lauren Young and Les Schwab.
Oregon Pacific Bank has added Jeff Benham as vice president, commercial relationship manager in their Roseburg branch at 2555 NW Edenbower Blvd.
Fresh coffee, milkshake machines and a beer cave are some of the state-of-the-art features available at the new Chevron gas station on Garden Valley Boulevard.
The town of Elkton is putting out the welcome mat Labor Day weekend for our annual Fort Umpqua Days Celebration.
As the Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce rolled into 2019, we knew it would be a year of changes, challenges and chances. Chances to provide new and expanded services to our members and the Douglas County business community. Well, 2019 has not disappointed.
NeighborWorks Umpqua is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m., Aug. 29 at 2843 NE Douglas Ave. for the low-income housing community, Deer Creek Village. The organization expects to have people move in by mid-2020.
Despite a settlement between Roseburg Forest Products and the City of Weed, both sides of a long-running water dispute still face some unfinished business in court.
A judge approved a settlement between Roseburg Forest Products and the City of Weed, California, last week, ending a two-year legal dispute over water rights.
The City of Myrtle Creek is getting two charging stations; one at Creekside Park and the other at Goodog Bakery.
The Oregon Heritage Commission is offering grants for qualified projects for the conservation, development and interpretation of Oregon’s cultural heritage. Awards typically range between $5,000 and $20,000. The grant application is due by Oct. 1.
Ashley Wells tried for three years to get an Applied Behavior Analysis facility in Douglas County for her two sons, 5 and 7, who both have autism.
Every day of the week since they opened on July 29, Vernon Faulkner and Dale McAlpin have had people drive up and ask them to work on their vehicles.
NEW YORK — Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to manage the crisis of print’s decline through sheer size.
Brewers hid under pop-up tents to get out of the sun at the first Oakland Brewfest on Saturday. The constant breeze kept locals and visitors moving across Locust Street and between vendors.
Individuals with developmental disabilities will have a bigger, more accessible space to meet in the old Wells Fargo building at 662 SE Jackson St. in downtown Roseburg.
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers slowed their hiring in July but still added a solid 164,000 jobs to an economy that appears poised to extend its decade-long expansion.
Umpqua Health is consolidating its two locations into one.
Roseburg Forest Products laid off approximately 90 employees at its plywood plant in Dillard on Friday morning.
Melanie McLeod Prummer, decked out in a lavender theme, won over the judges and earned $1,000 for her lavender farm at the first-ever pitch fest hosted by the Umpqua Economic Development Partnership on Wednesday night.
Dallas Amer cracked open a beehive and knew immediately that there was something wrong with the hive.
Putting the shovel to the dirt was a dream three years in the making for Joshua Myers. He’s owned the land on the edge of Winston since 2016 and has been waiting for everything to fall into place so he could build a new dentist office.
Construction employment is up in 42 states and is the highest it’s ever been in Oregon, Colorado and Texas, according to the Associated General Contractors of America Labor Department.
WINSTON — When high school javelin coaches need new points, paint, or grips or need the whole implement to be aligned, they call Ron Johnson.
Kaellen Hessel has a message for those in Douglas County with disabilities: It is possible to save money for tomorrow.
The Boys and Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley is partnering with TenDown Bowling to expand its summer bowling program and to create the first elementary school league.
Oakland, Oregon: The town that time forgot, but we hope that people don’t forget. One hundred years ago Oakland was the center of commerce at the end of the rail line. Everyone came to Oakland to ship their wool, hay, turkeys and timber to bigger markets. Other local cities have long since s…
After a lengthy discussion ending in a 4-2 vote, the Roseburg City Council approved an ordinance regulating secondhand stores Monday.
NeighborWorks Umpqua is looking to strengthen the economy by investing in local fisheries or agriculture projects.
