Riddle is celebrating a big number this year, 127 to be exact. On Jan. 30, our fair city will celebrate its 127th birthday. There will be singing in the streets, cupcakes and trivia and we are hoping to incorporate the high school band in the mix — lots of moving parts to make that happen, s…
Nominations for the Myrtle Creek-Tri City Area Chamber of Commerce 2020 Citizen of the Year awards are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 1.
When Kivonna Coccia decided to get a tattoo on her left forearm, she didn’t pick a butterfly, or a flower, or the symbol for Chi.
A second Tractor Supply Co. has opened in Douglas County, this one in the South County area.
RIDDLE — Umpqua Cheer’s All-Star team was the first and only Oregon recreational cheer team to receive an invitation to the Varsity Question Championships in Florida, but now team members have to earn the money to get there.
It’s a chilly December morning as Teresa O’Sullivan pulls into the Dutch Bros. coffee kiosk on Northeast Garden Valley Boulevard, the barista greets her by name and starts on her order — Golden Eagle, super hot — before she can get a word out.
A few weeks ago I sat in on an early morning webinar titled “A New Vision and Future for Chambers of Commerce” by Roger Brooks. It was very informative and was hosted by Henry Stevens with the Bring Em In Committee.
The Douglas County Museum of Natural and Cultural History ranked second in a list of the Top 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon for 2020.
By all accounts, it has been a difficult year for the Douglas County Industrial Development Board.
TR CITY — The McDonald’s here was the place to be Saturday night, and it was not because of the Big Mac’s, fries or clean bathrooms (although those did come in handy).
What was it that put Tom and Angie Criss here, at this moment, running a Grocery Outlet in Tri City, where they carry out daily acts of kindness?
The highway between Riddle and Myrtle Creek will light up with hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights Saturday evening for the 26th Annual D.R. Johnson Memorial Timber Truckers Light Parade.
Troy Polamalu, who is close to being a first-ballot inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will have at least one Hall of Fame induction to his name as of Tuesday night.
Ganglioglioma is very rare, but 2-year-old Elizabeth Woods, of Winston, was diagnosed in April with an inoperable, low-grade ganglioglioma tumor. Because of its location on the brain, doctors can’t operate on it, so Elizabeth has to go to Portland once a week for chemotherapy.
MYRTLE CREEK — With a flip of the switch, lights on the Myrtle Creek Christmas tree were turned on at 6 p.m. Saturday, the final part of the eight day community-wide decorating party.
Counseling that improves struggling parents’ interactions with young children and expanded Sutherlin library services are among the local projects that will benefit from the most recent round of grants from the Oregon Community Foundation.
Decorated trees will be auctioned off again this year to raise funds for children’s healthcare programs.
MYRTLE CREEK — Bonnie Gregory has put her Ye Olde Art Shoppe in Myrtle Creek up for sale and it’s difficult to argue with her logic.
Roseburg Forest Products laid off about 30 employees at its Dillard plywood plant Friday, citing “unfavorable conditions in the North American plywood market” as the reason for the move.
MYRTLE CREEK — Near the end of a draw about 7 miles east of Myrtle Creek off of Frozen Creek Road, a strange-looking animal roams in the fields, foraging for food on the Uneven Ground Farm.
Human remains found at the end of September have been identified as those belonging to person reported missing in September.
Greetings from Glendale!
Mandy Piercey doesn’t know how many times her daughter, Alana, has broken bones in her body. That’s because any effort to keep track, she said, would be an effort in futility and frustration.
MYRTLE CREEK — More than 25 businesses in Myrtle Creek are embracing the fun of the Halloween season with the first Myrtle Creek Scarecrow Contest.
WINSTON — Elementary school students from Days Creek Charter School spent Thursday morning picking pumpkins, getting lost in a corn maze and listening to a story at Brosi’s Sugartree Farms.
MYRTLE CREEK — Besides its sheer beauty, an appealing feature of the Cougar Canyon Golf Course outside of Myrtle Creek is just how quiet it is. One brochure for the course refers to it as A Peaceful Escape.
Fall is here, school is in session and things are certainly hopping in Riddle! The Main Street flower baskets have given way to fall colors of the planter boxes. The beauty of fall is all around us.
MYRTLE CREEK — Ask just about anyone and they’ll tell you that the sixth hole at Cougar Canyon Golf Course is the toughest of the bunch. At about 340 yards, it’s not that long, but the fairway is narrow and uphill and the green is tight.
WINSTON — The Winston-Dillard Melon Festival, in its 51st year, began with overcast skies Saturday morning before giving way to blue skies and sun on a day that began with a parade and carried over to Riverbend Park.
WINSTON — The 51st Winston-Dillard Melon Festival opens a three-day run Friday at Riverbend Park in Winston.
CANYONVILLE — A sewer line break has led Canyonville officials to caution residents that Canyon Creek may be contaminated with untreated sewage.
CANYONVILLE — Beds on wheels raced down Main Street as crowds cheered them on at the 53rd annual Pioneer Days on Saturday afternoon.
MYRTLE CREEK — Bill Michalek’s morning hello comes with an offer of a cup of coffee.
DAYS CREEK — Thursday marked the inaugural back to school bash at Days Creek.
The tax levy for the 20-year bond to improve Douglas High School will be lower than expected, according to the Winston-Dillard School District.
TRI CITY — Kate McLaughlin received a warm welcome by South Umpqua School District staff.
