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Remains identified as belonging to missing Myrtle Creek woman
Human remains found in late June six miles north of Tenmile in a heavily forested area have been tentatively identified as a 55-year-old Myrtle Creek woman who went missing in early 2011. The death of...
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Editorial: Time for talk about taxes to get on board
The campaign to form a Douglas County transit district rolls along unencumbered by the problem that stopped a library district. The problem is taxes. Library backers last year talked forthrightly...
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Editorial: Roses & thorns
ROSE Play it again Sometimes playing a simple jingle can net great rewards. That’s certainly the case for the Roseburg High School marching band. Those who are tuned into Monday Night Football this...
View ArticleROSEBURG Confiscated cats need donations
Saving Grace is asking for cash and cat food to help them care for 68 cats seized Sept. 20 by Douglas County Animal Control. Two more cats were brought in the next day and one cat has delivered a...
View ArticleRain and moon to make spooky Halloween
Halloween Happenings: MYRTLE CREEK HALLOWEEN STREET FAIR — Afternoon and early evening, Main St., Myrtle Creek. HALLOWEEN OPEN HOUSE — 4 to 7 p.m., Wisdom of Wellness Chiropractic and Massage Center,...
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Roseburg’s Georgia Stiles writes memoirs
Georgia Stiles’ earliest memory is of chopping down a Christmas tree with her family at age 3 in Eastern Oregon. Stiles’ father invited the family to help pick a tree, but when it came time to chop...
View ArticleOakland man among finalists for city recorder job
OAKLAND — The City Council this week interviewed an Oakland man, a former Oakridge city official and the current Hines city administrator for the job of city recorder, Mayor Bette Keehley said today....
View ArticleJudge upholds bird habitat
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ruled that a proposal to drop nearly 4 million acres of designated critical habitat for the marbled murrelet would be too risky. The decision, filed Saturday,...
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Legislators OK mascot bill, but governor threatens veto
A bill allowing public schools to retain Native American-themed mascots has passed the Oregon Legislature, but faces a veto by Gov. John Kitzhaber. The Senate on Monday gave final approval to Senate...
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