Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of monthly profiles of the mayors of Douglas County. “Meet The Mayors” explores the men and women who occupy the most visible unpaid role in each of their respective cities.
For 11-year-old Brynlee Roberts, who had surgery last year to remove a cancerous brain tumor, laughter really has been great medicine.
Five of Roseburg Public Schools’ board members and an administrator spoke in favor of changing the Roseburg High School mascot during a work session Wednesday, while board member Charles Lee was the only person opposed to changing the name.
Lauren Sandfort was named Future First Citizen at the Roseburg High School Foundation Scholarship Night on Tuesday.
The Roseburg High School Foundation will host its annual scholarship night at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Facebook, where the Future First Citizens will be announced.
A decision on whether to allow WinCo Foods to build a supermarket at the site of the vacant Kmart will not be rendered for at least six weeks, and most likely longer, as the legal wrangling over the proposal has begun.
Back in 1921, several Douglas County farmers formed a cooperative to secure needed farming supplies and to save money in the process. They named the co-op the Douglas County Farm Bureau Cooperative Exchange.
When Shari Adams saw the Easter Bunny costume at the store she knew what had to be done.
The decision to build a WinCo Foods supermarket in Roseburg has been a long time coming.
Neighbors who live along Northwest Stewart Parkway and Northwest Valley View Drive experienced an unexpected surprise Friday night when a black Camaro ended up in their backyards. Shortly before 5 p.m. Friday, the vehicle that appeared to be traveling south on Northwest Stewart Parkway, left…
The Roseburg Fire Department will be flushing hydrants from April 1 through June 30. Flushes will be conducted seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A lot has changed at the Friendly Kitchen Meals on Wheels program during the pandemic.
It’s been a tough year for many merchants, but candy, cookie and flower sales are going strong this week at local stores that cater to Valentine’s Day shoppers.
Say what you want about Daniel Thomas, but he doesn’t give up easily.
The coronavirus has taken a significant bite out of revenues for the City of Roseburg, which has led to cuts in spending and a steep drop in the amount the city is able to put away in reserve.
If you go outside in the evening and look up at the sky, you might be able to spot the International Space Station. From Roseburg, the space station may just look like a bright light swiftly flying across the horizon, but it is much more than that.
Two men were taken into custody after a report of gunshots in a northwest Roseburg neighborhood late Saturday night.
The Floed-Lane House, located in downtown Roseburg, is a historical house, museum and open to the public.
The Roseburg City Council issued a special statement Monday night expressing its full support of Roseburg Police Chief Gary Klopfenstein amid a call for his resignation or termination from a group of small business owners.
Stephani Bastian couldn’t get in touch with her 81-year-old father, Kenneth Plank, who lived alone in the Elk Apartments on Main Street in Klamath Falls. Although it’s not unusual for him to miss occasional calls from his daughter who now lives in Roseburg, Bastian said she had a feeling tha…
The Roseburg Dream Center will hold a "Flash Giveaway" of children's clothing 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at 2555 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.
Alex Hubbard and his sister, Aubrey Pooler, were just some of the Douglas County residents packing Stewart Park on Saturday to soak in the rare 62-degree day, the second time Roseburg reached 60 degrees in the last seven days.
A Roseburg man was found dead in the South Umpqua River near Gaddis Park on Friday.
Owners and customers of Douglas County bars, restaurants, gyms and other places where fun happens will be ringing in the new year with a little extra joy and enthusiasm on Friday with word that many establishments will reopen for indoor use.
The City of Roseburg is looking for ways to encourage more affordable housing, and wants to hear from the public on one approach to do that.
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.
Michael and Cherri Herrman spent nearly a year fixing up one of the oldest homes in Roseburg. Now they are hoping to share the history behind their home with the community.
The Stewart Park Nature Area is being remodeled.
Santa Claus has a mailbox in Roseburg and his helper, Melody Rogers, makes sure to check it each day for letters.
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…
Stores were bustling Saturday in downtown Roseburg as people came to do holiday shopping during Small Business Saturday.
At about noon Tuesday, a 30-foot Sequoia tree arrived at the Douglas County courthouse.
Dozens of volunteers strung Christmas bulbs around trees and poles Saturday morning so they’d be ready to light up downtown Roseburg by evening and through the long winter nights ahead.
