A recent analysis said the population of Douglas County jumped by one-half percent this past year, the lowest population growth rate in Oregon for counties with populations of 100,000 or more.
COOS BAY — The proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas terminal and its 230-mile feeder pipeline in southern Oregon would have some adverse and significant impacts, according to staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
MYRTLE CREEK — Bonnie Gregory has put her Ye Olde Art Shoppe in Myrtle Creek up for sale and it’s difficult to argue with her logic.
Roseburg Forest Products laid off about 30 employees at its Dillard plywood plant Friday, citing “unfavorable conditions in the North American plywood market” as the reason for the move.
Volunteers with The Salvation Army Roseburg Corps will take 184 children shopping for the annual Dress-A-Child program this month.
If there’s one thing we all need from time to time its hospital care. As that need increases, so does the need for volunteers at Mercy Medical Center. Its needs are varied so it’s not difficult to find a place to fit in.
Perched on a bluff at the mouth of the Umpqua River in Winchester Bay is the Umpqua River Lighthouse, one of the state’s nine still-standing, historic light stations. It’s also the site of the first lighthouse ever built in the Oregon territory in 1857.
On the first day of school, Jo Lane Middle School seventh grade language arts teacher George Graham hands out a test to his students that’s all about getting to know Mr. Graham.
A Roseburg man, who was driving his pickup when he allegedly crashed into a tree, killing his wife, has been indicted by a Douglas County grand jury.
A Roseburg man was arrested Sunday evening after reportedly leaving his 5-year-old child at River Forks Park and attempting to give away another child, a 10-month-old infant, according to police.
Police officers, domestic violence advocates and other community members have come together in an effort to protect survivors and prevent the escalations in family violence that could get them killed.
Human remains found at the end of September have been identified as those belonging to person reported missing in September.
Two crews from Douglas County are in California to help fight some of the fires that are being fanned by heavy winds.
WINCHESTER — Work on the Old Highway 99N/Winchester Area Improvement Project is taking longer than expected.
When Janice Matthews was working in the emergency room at CHI Mercy Medical Center, her supervisor wanted everyone to be on one of the hospital committees. So she suggested an art committee.
If music really helps heal, then a lot of people at CHI Mercy Medical Center are going to heal a lot faster.
Halloween came early at the Douglas County Museum on Saturday as the exhibit halls were covered with spider webs, bats and other creepy crawlies, and rumor has it there may have even been a Sasquatch sighting.
The fall community food drive for the FISH Food Pantry will be held Saturday at four Roseburg grocery stores, including Sherm’s Thunderbird Market, Fred Meyer, Safeway, and Albertsons. Volunteers will be collecting donated food at these stores from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Douglas County Tax Office began mailing out 2019-20 property tax statements this week.
The Douglas County Museum will present a Supernatural Saturday at the Museum event this weekend featuring Halloween-themed activities for kids and families.
Mandy Piercey doesn’t know how many times her daughter, Alana, has broken bones in her body. That’s because any effort to keep track, she said, would be an effort in futility and frustration.
An alliance of health leaders and providers hope a first-of-its-kind e-cigarette quit program will help convince young people in Douglas County to quit vaping.
Data from research firm Dean Runyan indicate that spending in Douglas County’s travel and tourism industry continued to grow in 2018, the ninth straight year of growth after dropping off during the Great Recession.
TRI CITY — Douglas Public Health Network, in partnership with local emergency management and medical personnel, will provide free drive-thru flu vaccinations 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Tri City Fire Department.
Farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought, flooding or other severe weather in recent years now have more time to get some tax relief from the IRS.
Staff from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service confirmed Friday morning that a wolf group located in the Umpqua National Forest has given birth to pups.
Jamie Todd Adams, a 44-year-old former Glide School District maintenance worker, was sentenced to 12½ years in prison for sexually abusing his stepdaughter.
The venerable building that housed Harvard Avenue Drugs and Gifts in Roseburg for 60 years before the business closed at the end of July is being torn down.
A Salem area man was sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Douglas County judge this week after he was convicted on drug charges.
On Sunday, Dr. Connie Grady will be modeling in the 20th annual Douglas County Cancer Services annual Tea and Fashion Show in Canyonville. But she is not only an internal medicine doctor, she’s also a survivor of breast cancer.
The lure of the North Umpqua River and other scenic parts of the Umpqua Valley drew dozens of artists from around Oregon and beyond to the area this week.
A Curtin man who is accused of shooting at his girlfriend at a home in Curtin with a young child present, will stand trial in October.
Children stroll through the walkways at the hilly campus of Winchester Elementary School. Meanwhile on the other side of a blue slatted fence, garbage is piled high and the residents are known drug users.
Two well-known and longstanding Myrtle Creek businesses plan to move their stores to nearby locations that will allow them to spread out and grow.
The Douglas County Transportation District will hold a public hearing Monday to consider changing the name of the district.
