Oregon State University College of Forestry will spend the next year working with the Department of State Lands to transform the Elliott State Forest into a research forest, the State Land Board decided Tuesday.
Douglas County government and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians submitted letters of interest to the State Land Board last week saying they would like to buy the Elliott State Forest.
Elkton, which was virtually split down the middle in the 2016 presidential election, was again closely divided in this year’s elections.
Interim Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, will keep his state Senate seat. In unofficial final results released Wednesday night by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, the Republican senator defeated Democratic challenger Shannon Souza of Coos Bay by 64.3 percent to 35.5 percent.
Interim Rep. Gary Leif, R-Roseburg, will keep his House District 2 seat. In unofficial final results released Wednesday morning by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, Leif defeated Democratic challenger Megan Salter 66.2 percent to 33.6 percent.
Incumbent House District 7 Rep. Cedric Hayden, R-Fall Creek, defeated Democratic challenger Christy Inskip 61 percent to 39Â percent, according to unofficial results updated at 11 p.m. Tuesday by the Oregon Secretary of State's Office.
The November election for state representative in House District 7 will pit incumbent Republican Cedric Hayden against Democratic challenger Christy Inskip.
The incumbents are raising a lot more money than their challengers in the legislative races for House Districts 2 and 7 and Senate Districts 1 and 4.
At 33, Dallas Heard is the youngest member of the Oregon Senate by about a decade. He got his start in politics four years ago, at 29, when he was elected the youngest member of the House, representing District 2.
Four candidates for three state legislative positions discussed the economy, education, healthcare and other issues at the League of Women Voters legislative candidate forum Tuesday at the Holiday Inn Express in Roseburg.
Time is running out to register to vote in the November election. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Tuesday.
The November election for state representative in House District 2 will pit incumbent Republican Gary Leif against Democratic challenger Megan Salter.
Shannon Souza will be allowed a seat at a Tuesday candidate forum after all. The League of Women Voters of Umpqua Valley announced Friday it was reversing an earlier decision to not seat Souza. The original decision was made because her opponent, Interim Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, had dec…
The slate of legislative candidates who will appear at the League of Women Voters of Umpqua Valley's forum next Tuesday continues to shift.
Cedric Hayden and Christy Inskip, candidates for state House District 7, which includes North Douglas County, will attend the League of Women Voters of Umpqua Valley candidate forum on Tuesday.
At a legislative candidate forum next week, attendees won’t be hearing from the candidates for state Senate District 1.
ZIGZAG — Authorities say they are investigating whether an adult female cougar they killed at the site of a fatal attack on a human is the same animal that killed the 55-year-old hiker.
