The first case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 has hit the West Coast, and it's right here in Douglas County, Oregon.
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The first case of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19 has hit the West Coast, and it's right here in Douglas County, Oregon.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported 14 new cases Monday and 11 new cases Sunday.
The Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team reported 25 new cases and one new death Thursday.
The Sutherlin Post Office was unexpectedly closed on Thursday afternoon. A handwritten sign taped to the front door of the office read, “close…
Douglas County has one of the lowest per capita vaccination rates in the state.
Two more Douglas County residents have died of COVID-19.
Douglas County will move up to the “extreme risk” category of COVID-19 regulations Friday.
Seniors 70 and older are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and can call their health care provider or a local health care facility to sche…
State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Myrtle Creek, was elected Saturday to serve as chairperson of the Oregon Republican Party.
Rose Haven Nursing Center in Roseburg is struggling with a major COVID-19 outbreak. Fifty-two staff members and residents there have contracte…
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The goal of the publicity was to encourage others to come and to help. Otherwise, how would anyone know about the program?
These spots ordinarily remain vacant this time of year, so the county isn't losing income.
In addition, he hopes local residents will step up to loan their RVs for a few months to Paradise refugees who want to stay here but don’t have RVs. Just as most RV spaces are vacant during the winter, most people’s RVs stay parked in their driveways for most of the season, he said.
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A couple other facts that might be of interest are that the owner of a $200,000 home would have paid $88 per year under the library district tax, if the majority of voters had agreed with you. Also, nonresident fees are typical at city libraries. The Eugene library, for example, charges $130…
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The $60 fee is annual. It's meant to share the load, since taxpayers inside the city are already paying city taxes to support the library, and people who live outside the city limits do not pay those taxes.
Carisa Cegavske commented on On the ballot: Measure 110 would decriminalize drug use and use marijuana tax dollars to fund treatment
This bill deals strictly with people in possession of a small amount of a drug for personal use. Dealing drugs, and possessing large amounts of drugs would continue to be illegal and punishable as a crime.