A “diverse array of music” will be offered Sunday at Umpqua Community College when music teachers and directors across the county come together to promote music, education and community.
A “diverse array of music” will be offered Sunday at Umpqua Community College when music teachers and directors across the county come together to promote music, education and community.
UMPQUA — Despite having no Scottish ancestry at all, Gary Williams, of Renton, Washington, ate five servings of haggis Saturday and placed second in a haggis-eating contest.
With spurs on and audience prompt cards at the ready, Oakland Community Theater aims to start a ruckus this weekend with its annual melodrama.
Douglas County is one of the 10 slowest growing counties in Oregon.
GLIDE — The two-inch-long red wigglers munching on compost at a worm farm at the Glide Transfer Site aren’t much to look at.
The Annual Oakland All-Years Reunion and Potluck will be held Aug. 1 in the Oakland Elementary School multi-purpose room, 499 NE Spruce St.
If you like stunning sunsets, cool evening breezes and even cooler classic cars, the 28th annual Kool Coastal Nights Car Show in Winchester Bay is the event for you.
The North Douglas County Fair is the longest running consecutive free admission fair in Oregon.
Sutherlin Mayor Todd McKnight is stepping down from his position before the end of his term.
ELKTON — Butterflies, musicians, vendors and the fun run will return to the Elkton Community Education Center on Saturday at the 15th annual Blooms n’ Butterflies & Butterfly Run.
SUHTERLIN — Music off Central, an annual free concert series, will return in July. All concerts will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Fridays at Central Park, on East Central Avenue, Sutherlin.
Glide High School’s graduating class of 2021 was inspired by its class motto, “Cherish yesterday, live for today and reach for tomorrow” as students celebrated the end of their high school careers Sunday at Bill Gray Legion Stadium at Champion Car Wash Field.
To all the graduates in Douglas County in the class of 2021 — Congratulations.
ELKTON — Tayla Swearingen has never shied away from a challenge during her time at Elkton High School.
Last Saturday, volunteers helped clean the Elkton Community Education Center and a replica of Fort Umpqua, from the mid-1800s.
OAKLAND — Richard and Donna Rawson have made it their mission to be stewards of their 66-acre forested property and its natural resources.
Standing at the base of a steep slope with black, dead, standing trees, black fallen trees and black stumps surrounding them, 40 high school students were instructed in the proper way to plant seedlings.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported six new cases Saturday.
Like so many events these days, this year’s Glide Wildflower Show will be a virtual one, with participants taking pictures and uploading them for the online show.
Sutherlin police arrested a suspect Friday evening in connection with a stabbing early Friday morning in Oakland.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported 18 new cases Tuesday and one death.
For the past 13 years, one of Travis Nash’s favorite things was to walk into his Pass Creek Nursery greenhouses and see all the happy plants waiting to greet him.
SUTHERLIN — What was once nothing more than deserted property around a forgotten log pond on the west end of town has begun transforming into a park.
Nominations are being accepted for the 65th annual Sutherlin First Citizens Awards. Categories include Man and Woman of the Year, Inspirational Leader, Outstanding Service Award and Outstanding Business. Nominations will be accepted until March 19.
Organizers of the Sutherlin Blackberry Festival are searching for a chairperson for the Blackberry Festival Cook-Off.
REEDSPORT — The Reedsport Volunteer Fire Department and other local fire agencies will be conducting learn-to-burn training on Monday and Saturday. Training will involve several structures in Winchester Bay in the vicinity of Discovery Point and Half-Moon Bay.
The Sutherlin Post Office was unexpectedly closed on Thursday afternoon. A handwritten sign taped to the front door of the office read, “closed due to cleaning” and the inner doors leading to the service area of the post office were closed and locked.
Nominations are being accepted for the 65th annual Sutherlin First Citizens Awards. Categories include Man and Woman of the Year, Inspirational Leader, Outstanding Service Award and Outstanding Business. Nominations will be accepted until March 19.
When David Baird took the job as facilities manager for the Elkton Community Education Center six years ago, he had no idea that he would one day be helping retrofit the fort he helped build for the film industry.
In an age of emails and text messages, Rebecca Machain became known for the numerous handwritten correspondence she sent out over the years.
In a year like no other, it is more important than ever before that we seek out ways to help others. This year, Oakland FFA made it a priority to do that.
SUTHERLIN — Sutherlin is a little less jolly this week after 20-25 miles per hour wind gusts damaged the 50-foot-tall electronic Christmas tree installed at Central Park earlier this month.
It’s been a project two years in the making, with many more to go.
The Sutherlin Timber Town Toy Land Electric Light Parade will return Saturday, Dec. 19 with vehicles of all sorts alight with Christmas lights by the thousands.
The City of Sutherlin Annual Christmas Tree scheduled for Sunday in Central Park announced last-minute modifications Friday in order to comply with Gov. Kate Brown's COVID-19 gathering limitations.
UPDATE: Power was restored at 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning.
