Brighid Rickman was crowned Miss Douglas County and Emily Warren was crowned Miss Umpqua Valley in a virtual ceremony Sunday.
As most days have dawned over the past couple of months, driftboat after driftboat have rolled off of trailers and into the Umpqua River system.
After a one year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Miss Douglas County Scholarship Program will return to crown four new titleholders in a virtual ceremony on Sunday.
Kaley Kuxhausen was named Distinguished Young Woman of Umpqua Valley and Alexis Reneau was named Distinguished Young Woman of Greater Douglas County during a virtual ceremony on Facebook Live on Saturday.
Zonta Club of Roseburg presented four key members of the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team with yellow roses, signifying the 2021 Rose Day Award, for their work to unselfishly improve the community.
Over the past year, Douglas County residents have enjoyed moderate prices when they pull up to a gas pump.
Janet Grosz simply wanted to help. So when a man named John Paul Hope told her about his plans to create a place where disabled veterans could live in dignity, she was all in. Grosz, a widowed, retired nurse, agreed to give him 3 acres of her 55-acre ranch in Elkton for his plan to build hou…
Celebration of Literacy will continue for the 20th year this February in Douglas County, with three new events — a book giveaway, drive-thru at Wildlife Safari and creative competition for seventh and eighth graders in Riddle, Sutherlin and Yoncalla.
After weathering substantial damage from the Archie Creek Fire, the owners of the Steamboat Inn are determined to open on schedule to guests on March 13.
Lexi is an ordinary house cat who, as far as her family knew, didn’t even know how to hunt.
Citizens Against Tyranny has a new list, this one of alleged supporters of the cause. But not everyone named on the list is happy about it.
Connie Page was recently elected chairperson of the Democratic Party of Douglas County.
In the 1800s and 1900s, there were at least 36 covered bridges in Douglas County. Now, only six remain.
1. GOP headquarters suffers repeated vandalism
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Douglas County will be allowed to ease some restrictions for businesses and other facilities beginning New Year’s Day.
DIAMOND LAKE — The mountains in eastern Douglas County turned into a winter wonderland this December, which brought hundreds of visitors to Diamond Lake last weekend.
This was an eventful year — COVID-19, economic uncertainty, the presidential election, and wildfires up and down the West Coast were just a few of the top headlines.
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.
A Rottweiler puppy curled up quietly next to David Hartt of Riddle as he and his wife Terri Hartt sat in an office room at Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center Saturday afternoon, wrapping up the formalities of her adoption.
Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman has been re-elected for his fifth term as the president of the Association of O&C Counties.
Robert Johnson vividly remembers getting $75 to spend on whatever he wanted for Christmas during a particularly tough year in his childhood.
The Roseburg branch of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking to reward anglers for going fishing.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s deadline to apply for disaster assistance passed Monday, but help for wildfire survivors is still available as FEMA is continuing its work with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management.
Thanks to a Grinch of a COVID-19 pandemic, Roseburg’s traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Douglas County Courthouse became virtual, much like other events this year. Roseburg Mayor Larry Rich, City Councilor Andrea Zielinski, Commissioner Tom Kress and Santa Claus himself wer…
In a normal year, the Camas Valley community would be in the midst of organizing its long-standing holiday tradition known as the annual Camas Valley Appreciation Dinner. This year, that event has been replaced with a drive-thru style celebration called Sirens & Santa.
The Mercy Foundation’s Festival of Trees will turn to technology this year to keep the event going for its 27th year.
For 28 years, the Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights has made River Forks Park west of Roseburg a beacon of the holiday season. That tradition will continue, when more than a half-million lights and over 90 displays light up each night through Jan. 1.
Operation Christmas started providing gifts for families in Glendale more than a decade ago. Now, it is providing gifts for families in surrounding towns as well.
Douglas County’s unemployment rate dropped again in October, yet another sign the economy is continuing to turn around on the job front.
Christmas tree permits are now available from the Bureau of Land Management's Roseburg District Office.
Cup of Joe, a coffee shop in downtown Roseburg, will be closed for a few weeks because the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Douglas County has started hitting close to home for owner Joe Bardaville.
Abbie Malek didn’t hesitate to say why she joined close to six dozen people on Saturday for a rally in Roseburg in support of President Donald Trump.
CORVALLIS — Oregon State University and state Department of State Lands officials participated Thursday in a two-hour remote session on OSU’s draft plan for the Elliott State Forest.
Douglas County voters want to remain a part of Oregon.
In a move cheered by ranchers and bemoaned by environmentalists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Thursday it was removing gray wolves from Endangered Species Act protection across the Lower 48 states.
Much of the equipment the Douglas County Wolf Advisory Board plans to purchase for non-lethal gray wolf management was determined Monday afternoon during the board’s public meeting at the Douglas County Courthouse.
