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.
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WINSTON — A man who barricaded himself in an apartment for several hours in the 300 block of Southeast Carroll Street is in custody Saturday night.
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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.
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.
A Myrtle Creek man is dead and another is in critical condition after a single-vehicle accident in Roseburg at about 2 a.m. Thursday.
WINSTON — Quick thinking by neighbors when a fire broke out in an apartment complex in Winston early Sunday morning may have saved some lives.
RIDDLE — The Sawdust Jubilee has been a Riddle tradition since the early 1980s, encompassing a weekend of vendors, live entertainment, food, family events and fireworks. This year’s festival was canceled due to state gathering restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CANYONVILLE — Several years of financial hardship combined with the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the South County YMCA to close permanently, it was announced Thursday.
WINSTON — Getting red pandas to Wildlife Safari has been a goal of staffers there for at least the past two years. Achieving that goal during a worldwide pandemic became a bit of a challenge.
WINSTON — A wall with mosaics on either side that has stood at Douglas High School since the early 1950s will likely have to be preserved through the fundraising efforts of a community group after the school board took no official action during Wednesday’s meeting.
For graduating senior Janis Faldalen, getting her diploma at a drive-thru ceremony Saturday didn’t dim the excitement one bit.
CANYONVILLE — Seven Feathers Casino Resort reopened Friday after being closed for more than two months, an event that was met with enthusiasm by customers and workers alike, all eager to regain some sense of normalcy.
Douglas County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a death in southeastern Douglas County after a body was located Monday morning, about 5 miles southeast of Days Creek near the Tiller Trail Highway.
MYRTLE CREEK — For more than 50 years, the hamburger restaurant in Myrtle Creek, now known as Tommy’s All-American Burgers, has been a place where high school students would get their first job.
WINSTON — Dan Van Slyke couldn’t help but smile when he talked earlier this week about a recent resurgence of Wildlife Safari.
