I have much to report on from our Myrtle Creek-Tri City Area Chamber of Commerce. First, because of the recent resignation of President Paulette Jones, due to her obtaining new full-time employment, we’ve had a change in leadership. As vice-president, and in accordance with our bylaws, I am …
Dollar Tree and Grocery Outlet are coming to Myrtle Creek.
A week after Election Day, Myrtle Creek has its mayor.
Two days after the election, residents of Myrtle Creek still don’t know who will be their mayor or who will fill Position 4 on the city council. And it’s not because the races are too close to call.
Voters in Winston have elected Dick Hayes mayor. Hayes received 54.3 percent of the vote compared to his opponent, Gary Vess, who received 43.6 percent, according to unofficial final results released Wednesday morning.
The Bats youth baseball team, in conjunction with Brosi Sugartree Farms, will hold a food drive for UCAN and a fundraiser for the team, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Brosi's, 540 Winston Section Road, Winston.
WINSTON — Kids dressed up as cats, superheroes, princesses and more enjoyed early Halloween festivities under the watchful eyes of cheetahs, tarantulas and monkeys at the Wildlife Safari Zoobilee on Friday and Saturday.
With a little Transylvanian magic, a whole lot of anticipation and perhaps a bit of time warp, the strange journey known as Rocky Horror has come to Douglas County.
First, the car burst into flames while she was inside it. Then, just after she escaped, it exploded.
For over 44 years, Bethany Westfall has been teaching dance in southern Douglas County.
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No arrests have been made, but police continue to investigate a Thursday morning incident in which a Myrtle Creek police officer reported a gunshot was fired.
WINSTON — The Winston-Dillard Melon Festival was established in 1968 to honor the local melon growers — and even though the event has turned into a large fall festival there is still plenty of melon-eating.
GLENDALE — Thanks to a new historic marker unveiled Wednesday, a few more people will be reminded of Solomon Abraham’s role in this town’s history.
About 400 people gathered Saturday at the James Orchard in Winston to celebrate the life of Salu Polamalu, who passed away Aug. 30 at the age of 73.
The railroad crossing on Main Street in Riddle between East Fifth and East Sixth streets will be closed to all traffic from Sept. 10 to 14, while repairs are underway.
As school opens this week for many Douglas County schools, Canyonville Academy will begin the school year with its fifth name in the school’s 94-year history.
This November, residents of all the cities in Douglas County will choose their mayors and city councilors. In some cities, the familiar names of incumbents will fill the ballot, while in others voters will have some tough choices to make.
Glendale is getting a physical representation of its tie to Jewish American history with a historical marker downtown that tells the story of the town’s founding.
