Jared Cordon officially started his new job as superintendent of Roseburg Public Schools on July 1, and he’s been getting to know the people in the district over the past few weeks.
From birds to bunnies, dogs to horses, and everything in between, a classroom full of children has been learning all they can about animals this week at Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center’s summer youth program.
WINCHESTER — A fictional plane crash stranded children on Skull Island with only one way to escape, in this week's Roseburg Summer Fun summer camp organized by Umpqua Community College.
CAMAS VALLEY — Logan Dancer said he didn’t mind coming to school in the summer, at least not if it meant he got to learn 3D printing and robotics.
Swimming, golf, tennis, basketball, soccer, hiking, fishing and taekwondo are among the activities children attending PartnerSports Camp are participating in this summer.
The City of Roseburg will remain a funding partner for a proposed allied and mental health college despite the project receiving less money from the Oregon State Legislature than city officials hoped, they said.
Oakland will hold its annual all years reunion and potluck dinner on Aug. 4 at the Oakland Elementary School gymnasium and multi-purpose room.
Children marched around the Hucrest Community Church parking lot while patriotic songs played in the background.
OAKLAND — Hometown Heroes, an event at the Oakland City Library, started with free lunches and ended with sirens and the search for a “missing” child.
Our local AFS chapter to find host families for some wonderful high school students (ages 15–18) from all over the world who want to spend a year in the US and be your hosted son/daughter or sibling. Students arrive this year in early August, and they’ll depart about 3 weeks into June of 202…
OAKLAND — A group of campers has been learning wilderness survival skills this week at Mildred Kanipe Memorial Park.
I have always wanted to travel and see the world. Fueled by my desire to explore new places and experience new things, I decided to go out of my comfort zone and set off into the unknown.
Jared Cordon attended his first Roseburg Public Schools board meeting Tuesday as the district’s superintendent.
Applications for UCC Foundation scholarships are due by 11:59 p.m. Aug. 18.
WINCHESTER — Steve Loosley was reelected as board chair for the third consecutive time Wednesday at Umpqua Community College.
Nearly 60 Cub Scouts and their leaders have converged at the Roseburg Rod & Gun Club for five days of Cub Day Camp. On Wednesday, during “How the West was Fun,” boys rotated to different activities, including Cherokee stick ball, Pony Express Relay, dutch oven cooking and archery. The ca…
Rose School and Roseburg High School both underwent an accreditation process by AdvancED this year and exceeded expectations.
Skyler Harrington was awarded the ATRIO First Responders Endowment scholarship this year through the Umpqua Community College Foundation.
WINCHESTER — Teachers, staff and family members of current students welcomed the community to the new site of Maple Corner Montessori on Tuesday.
Take Root Parenting Connection in Douglas County will be adding classes for parents of teenagers for the 2019-20 school year.
Roseburg High School incoming senior Margo Boyd was elected as the Future Business Leaders of America’s national secretary during the 2019 National Leadership Conference, which wrapped up Tuesday in San Antonio.
Blueberry and cherry pie were on the menu Wednesday at the Boys & Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley.
Umpqua Community College students Savannah Slay, Jessica Summers and Elaine Dowdy were each awarded a $1,500 scholarship by PEO Chapter CU.
Roseburg’s medical college is one step closer to being built after the Oregon State Legislature approved $10 million in state lottery bonding for the Southern Oregon Medical Workforce Center.
Jessica Ann Wagoner of Oakland was named to the Dean's Honor Roll at Fort Hays University in Hays, Kansas, for the spring 2019 semester.
This year, seven students received scholarships from the Noon Roseburg Rotary Club.
Marin Gray was crowned 2019 Miss Oregon Outstanding Teen on Saturday in Seaside.
Jake Calkins was vacationing with his family in St. Croix several years ago when the Roseway — a historic fishing and naval yacht — docked and allowed visitors aboard the schooner. This summer he’s returning to the same ship for an ambassador program.
Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded $556,850 to 83 nonprofits serving Coos, Deschutes, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lane counties.
Below are students who have achieved honor roll at Geneva Academy for the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 school year.
The following are students that have achieved honor roll at Joseph Lane Middle School for the fourth quarter of the 2018-2019 school year.
Tribal elders and members listened to the blessing spoken in their native Takelma language with hands down and palms up.
DRAIN — Children counted down from 10 to launch rockets on a grass field outside the Mildred Whipple Library on Wednesday as part of the 2019 summer reading program “A Universe of Stories.”
The following students made the Canyonville Middle School honor roll during the fourth quarter of the 2018-19 school year.
The following students made the second semester honor roll at Elkton High School.
Douglas County kindergartners were below the state average in three core areas of learning during assessments that were done in the fall of 2018.
WINSTON — Wildlife Safari hosted a summer camp focused on all of the grossest things in the animal kingdom for 4 to 7-year-olds this week.
