Much of Douglas High School is blocked off by safety fences as construction crews work to bring the buildings into the 21st century.
Much of Douglas High School is blocked off by safety fences as construction crews work to bring the buildings into the 21st century.
Damaged telephone lines knocked out landline telephone service for several hours Wednesday in South County and hampered customers from calling 911, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
Stephanie Myers could hardly contain herself.
Police have shut down Interstate 5 near milepost 95 on Saturday for a noncompliant driver in a suspected stolen vehicle.
For 27 years, thousands of people have taken to south county streets the second Saturday in December to watch a variety of vehicles covered in hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights travel between Riddle and Myrtle Creek for a holiday tradition known as the D.R. Johnson Memorial Timber Tr…
TRI CITY — Second graders from Tri City Elementary School gathered at the Tri City Fire Department to decorate the community Christmas tree on Monday afternoon.
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.
DAYS CREEK — A search warrant served in Days Creek on Thursday resulted in the arrest of a man on suspicion of weapons and animal abuse charges, among others.
The South County CTE Collaborative, once touted as state-of-the-art and a way to develop the local workforce and sustain industries, was forced to undergo changes that included returning a 10.99-acre property the agency was given by the county.
MYRTLE CREEK — Four year old Olivia Lamb picked out a pumpkin just her size on Saturday at the Great Pumpkin Giveaway.
MYRTLE CREEK — Seconds after Jim Forrester was introduced as the new city attorney for Myrtle Creek, councilors asked for his legal opinion on the red, white and blue road markings but ultimately did not make a decision.
Greetings from the Myrtle Creek Tri-city Area Chamber of Commerce! I have a lot of things to write about in this Chamber Corner.
MYRTLE CREEK — Streets in Myrtle Creek received a patriotic makeover on Aug. 28, but it also caused some legal concerns for city officials.
The Winston-Dillard Melon Festival, a tradition in Douglas County for more than 50 years, joined the long list of events canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Memories of all of the stories Dan Bain has told as a media person have come flooding back in recent days.
The City of Riddle is seeking proposals for once-weekly janitorial services at Riddle City Hall, the Sheriff’s Sub Station and the Riddle City Library. Applicants must be licensed and bonded and must be able to pass a background check.
A fire burned 2 acres of grass 3 miles southwest of Winston near the 2000 block of Highway 42 on Monday evening.
When Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryanna Oelrich found a fellow veteran in need Aug. 6, she didn’t stop until she found a place for him to stay and gave him a meal.
A Winston man who is accused of shooting and killing two men in a residential area of Winston in the early morning hours of March 15, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
MYRTLE CREEK — Crews repaired the water main break Tuesday evening in Myrtle Creek, but city officials are asking people to continue to conserve water.
Two fires in Douglas County kept crews busy on Monday — one near Riddle Bypass Road that burned 1/100th of an acre, and another 5 miles south of Elkton that burned 3/4 of an acre near the 20,0000 block of Highway 138 West.
GLIDE — On Sept. 2, 1984, Raymond Stanley, 23, of Myrtle Creek, took his wife, Julie Stanley, who was 20, for a ride in their small pickup for what would be their last time.
A California man accused stealing guns from a Myrtle Creek gun store and leading police on a chase down Interstate 5, has been ordered by a Douglas County judge to be sent to the Oregon State Hospital in Salem.
A Winston man was arrested after a stabbing incident Saturday night on Northwest Main Street near Thompson Street in downtown Winston.
The attorney for a California man accused of breaking into a storage facility and into a gun shop in Myrtle Creek, stealing firearms and leading police on a chase on Interstate 5, plans to file a motion that his client is not fit to proceed to trial.
Emergency crews had nearly completed a fire line around the Days Creek Road Fire on Monday night, with fire activity substantially dropping from earlier in the day.
A natural cover fire west of Glendale was stopped at about one acre Sunday evening, according to Douglas Forest Protective Association.
MYRTLE CREEK — About 70 classic cars, pickups and trucks rolled into Myrtle Creek early Saturday for the annual Tommy’s Show-N-Shine hosted by Tommy’s All-American Burger’s on Main Street.
South Umpqua School District registration will take place Aug. 4 and Aug. 5. Registration will be done electronically.
A Myrtle Creek man accused of murder has waived his right to a jury trial and will put his fate in the hands of a Douglas County judge.
A Douglas County judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges for Travis Leroy Bean, an Azalea man, who is accused of murdering two people on Sept. 3, 2016, near Azalea.
Firefighters from three departments responded to a blaze on the Interstate 5 median south of Roberts Mountain just after 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Strong winds quickly spread the blaze, which burned about 5 acres before firefighters had it out.
A Douglas County judge has set a trial date for next year for a man accused of shooting and killing two men in Winston in the early morning hours of March 15.
