For the second time in two months, the Oregon Health Authority reported a COVID-19 workplace outbreak at CHI Mercy Medical Center.
TODAYOvereaters Anonymous — 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church Room 17, 1771 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg. Meetings will be held outside if weather permits during COVID restrictions. 541-637-8555.
Winston Middle School’s new counselor resigned because she didn’t feel safe returning to work — and she’s not alone.
The Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center reports two of its staff members and five of its patients have active cases of COVID-19.
Smoking will no longer be allowed at public outdoor events in most of downtown Roseburg following a vote by the Roseburg City Council on Monday night.
A first grader at East Primary School in Sutherlin has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an announcement from Superintendent Terry Prestianni.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported four new cases of positive coronavirus test results, bringing the county’s total to 229 positive cases as of noon Saturday.
“Though she be but little, she is fierce.”
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported two new positive test results in its noon update Friday.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported two new positive test results for coronavirus in its noon update Thursday.
CHI Mercy Medical Center answers questions about hospital operations during the coronavirus pandemic
The News-Review got a chance to ask CHI-Mercy Medical Center Communications Director Kathleen Nickel about some of the issues the hospital has had during the coronavirus pandemic. The following are some of her responses.
Several school districts in Douglas County were told by state officials that they cannot start on-site instruction for all grades due to a recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Douglas County.
A workplace outbreak has been reported at Roseburg Forest Products, according to the Oregon Health Authority.
Hospitals across Oregon — including Chi Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg — suffered steep drops in revenue in the first quarter of this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to data released this week by the Oregon Health Authority.
RIDDLE — Instead of returning to the classroom, students at Riddle School District will continue distance learning a little while longer.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported the county’s fourth death related to the coronavirus pandemic Monday.
Jane Harvey has delivered food a few times to a woman in Roseburg who is at a higher risk for contracting COVID-19, but she hopes to start delivering to more people soon through PDX Concierge.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported two new people with confirmed test results of COVID-19 and five new presumptive cases for a total of 221 since its noon update on Monday.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported six new positive test results in the county as of Saturday, bringing the total of confirmed and presumptive cases in the county to 208.
Another three new COVID-19 cases were reported in Douglas County on Friday, while one of the five cases reported Thursday was retracted from the total after it was learned that patient is not a county resident.
The Henhouse Cafe and Lounge in Riddle has closed its doors temporarily after learning a customer had tested positive for COVID-19.
TODAYOvereaters Anonymous — 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church Room 17, 1771 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg. Meetings will be held outside if weather permits during COVID restrictions. 541-637-8555.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported three new positive cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, pushing the total number of confirmed and presumptive cases in the county to 188.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported two new presumptive cases, but no new positive tests for COVID-19 on Friday.
WASHINGTON — Try as he might to change the subject, President Donald Trump can’t escape the coronavirus.
TODAYOvereaters Anonymous — 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church Room 17, 1771 W. Harvard Ave., Roseburg. Meetings will be held outside if weather permits during COVID restrictions. 541-637-8555.
Gone are the days that school buses pull up to the Boys & Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley to drop off students for after-school care and activities.
Roseburg Public Schools is starting remote learning today for all grades.
Douglas County reported no new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, leaving the total of positive and presumptive cases at 180.
There were no new reported cases of COVID-19 in Douglas County as of noon Friday, which means the total number will stay at 180.
Teachers at Hucrest Elementary School took shelter underneath canopy tents while students and their parents drove through the parking lot as part of a Beep and Greet event Wednesday afternoon.
A new study by the Douglas Public Health Network indicates that 81% of the earliest reported COVID-19 patients in Douglas County are still feeling ill today.
The Winston-Dillard Melon Festival, a tradition in Douglas County for more than 50 years, joined the long list of events canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Lora Lubbecke’s junior year started the same way all the other years have.
A 70-year-old woman from Douglas County who had contracted the coronavirus died Saturday at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, according to Douglas County Public Health Officer Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer.
For the second day in a row and the fourth day in a week, Douglas County had no new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday.
Memories of all of the stories Dan Bain has told as a media person have come flooding back in recent days.
