Members of the Sutherlin Tourism Committee will see their hard work come to fruition on Thursday when gates open for the first Sutherlin Country Concert.
Adrenaline still pumping, Brad Cooley stepped out of his 1986 Toyota Tercel and took off his helmet after his last race on a hot Saturday afternoon.
GLIDE — Three members of a five-man crew felled trees perched precariously close to the edge of an unstable hillside above Little River Road Wednesday.
Attention all wine lovers — the “Wine About Your Bike” event is rolling through Elkton on Saturday.
Repairs to the Sutherlin High School gymnasium, caused by February’s record snowstorm, are on track to have the facility ready for the first day of school.
Once they built their own precision agriculture farming machine, it didn’t take long for Sutherlin High School FFA students to see how FarmBot is revolutionizing food production.
Brewers hid under pop-up tents to get out of the sun at the first Oakland Brewfest on Saturday. The constant breeze kept locals and visitors moving across Locust Street and between vendors.
Douglas County's Flood Insurance Rate Maps are being updated, and the time for property owners to appeal or comment on the new maps ends soon, on Aug. 20.
The National Human Trafficking Hotline received a call about a potential sex trafficking incident involving a teenage girl July 10 at Rice Hill, according to Douglas County Human Trafficking Task Force founder Marion Kotowski.
The Douglas County Planning Commission on Thursday approved the location of a commercial explosives and storage operation near Yoncalla.
They’re juicy, they’re sweet and nothing can beat them as filling for a pie. Blackberries are everywhere in August, and Sutherlin celebrates that with an annual festival.
Local country music group Dan Harmon and Cascade Country will entertain both Myrtle Creek and Sutherlin this week for back-to-back shows at Music in the Park and Music off Central.
Take a tour through the reconstruction of historic Fort Umpqua while historic re-enactors demonstrate the life of a pioneer.
OAKLAND — It’s been 50 years and counting for the Oakland Museum.
Oakland, Oregon: The town that time forgot, but we hope that people don’t forget. One hundred years ago Oakland was the center of commerce at the end of the rail line. Everyone came to Oakland to ship their wool, hay, turkeys and timber to bigger markets. Other local cities have long since s…
DRAIN — Umpqua Community Health Center has opened its new North County Health Clinic that leaders hope will give residents in the area some much-needed access to health care.
REEDSPORT — City Manager Jonathan Wright remembers a time when most of Old Town’s storefronts sat vacant.
WINCHESTER BAY — The U.S. Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued six people from a boat which sank at the jetty point of the Umpqua River Bar on Friday morning.
YONCALLA — Yoncalla area residents made clear Thursday that their response to a proposed explosives storage facility was this: Not in my backyard.
The Drain/North Douglas High School all class reunion will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 30 at the Drain Civic Center, 25 West A St, Drain.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice announced Wednesday he’s dropping a proposal to allow ATV drivers to ride their vehicles on county roads in downtown Winchester Bay.
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UMPQUA — An Umpqua woman has died and her husband is in critical condition from injuries suffered in a head-on crash in the 3800 block of Tyee Road just after 4:30 p.m. Monday.
SUTHERLIN — Sadie, a 4-year-old English mastiff, recently moved to Sutherlin with her best friend Todd Kibbey.
Tractor Supply Company is opening a new store in Sutherlin in July, its first in Douglas County and the fourth in Oregon.
Boon to business or accidents waiting to happen? County plans open house on ATV road access proposal
All-terrain vehicles could soon be legal to drive on county roads in Winchester Bay.
The annual Sutherlin Woofstock Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sutherlin Central Park and Community Center.
An amendment that would protect Civilian Conservation Centers like the Wolf Creek Job Corps in Glide passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday on a bipartisan 313-109 vote.
Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice, the Douglas County Public Works Department, the Douglas County Parks Department and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office will hold an open house June 17 to discuss with citizens a proposal to allow OHVs on county roads in Winchester Bay.
Author Andrea Scharf will read from her book "Saving Big Creek" at a free event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Elkton Community Education Center Library, 15850 Highway 38 West.
There are three cars and a motorhome behind the Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store in Sutherlin on a Friday afternoon, but Director Rod Linton knows another donation could come any day.
Wolf Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center Director Gabe Wishart said Thursday his staff remains mission-focused, despite uncertainty about the program’s future.
The Wolf Creek Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in Glide trains students, often those who don’t respond well to more traditional schooling or work training, to pass the GED or learn job skills like construction, forest conservation and firefighting.
Coming off a successful Spring Craft Fair back in April, we are quickly moving into the busy season for us way up here in the Yoncalla area.
SUTHERLIN — Even with an impressive resume that includes easily two decades of teaching under her belt and known for her dedication to her students at Sutherlin Middle School, the 2020 Douglas’ Regional Teacher of the Year is still quick to deflect attention from herself.
David Ulsh talks about pigs in the road and pool tables in the truck while he pulls cooked chicken off the bone and puts it right on the griddle. He pours some homemade barbecue sauce on it and chops it up again.
Kelly Davis knew he couldn’t work in the woods forever after 37 years clearing trees, so he and his wife Marcy Davis opened Beast Burgers in Glide.
