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Police and Fire Logs: July 2, 2009
These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.
Traveling dental lab makes a stop in Independence
INDEPENDENCE - Before it stopped here during the third week of June, the Tooth Taxi's route during the past several months sounded like an Oregon version of the Johnny Cash classic 'I've Been Everywhere.' 'We've been all over the state,' Tooth Taxi program manager Mary Daly said.
Miller goes a-courtin' to prove folk songs endure
The bad economy is good for folk singers. Just ask Adam Miller, a 48-year-old traditional folk singer and storyteller who brings his family-oriented show to the Larkspur Library at 3 p.m. Friday.
Weekend's Best Bets, June 19-21
The Pond and Patio Tour begins tonight and continues Saturday. News-Review file photo JIMMY AND THE BLUE SHADES - Catch this rootsy rock show at 7 tonight at the Drain Civic Center, 205 W. A St., Drain.
Small-town farmers' markets gain a following
DEXTER, Ore. - Pam Driscoll lives in a town where the only market is more convenience store than supermarket, and the nearest groceries are miles away.
North County city officials...
Several North County cities are banking on state grants to complete needed infrastructure projects.
Sail into summer reading programs
As a kickoff to the 2009 summer reading program, the Douglas County Library System will offer an adventure on the high seas.
Best bets for the weekend o...
An evening of fun is planned for 5:30 tonight with crafts and a 6:30 movie at the Douglas County YMCA, 1151 Stewart Parkway, Roseburg.
More county public works em...
The Douglas County Public Works Department will lay off another 10 workers in the new fiscal year beginning July 1 in order to trim its budget.
Drama teacher Christina Jamerson is coated with ketchup, to simulate blood, before portraying an accident victim in a mock drunk driving accident on the football field at North Douglas High School in Drain, Ore., Friday Representatives from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and local firefighters staged the accident to show students the dangers ...
DUII Mock Crash Drives Home Dangers of Drunk Driving
By Lindsey Doi May 1, 2009 A Drain, Ore.-- Emergency responders teamed up Friday to show students at North Douglas High School the true consequences of drunk driving.
Local Chef Sean Vincent used a wide variety of Indian spices during his cooking demonstration at the Sutherlin Community Center recently.
Drain man injured in motorcycle crash in Yoncalla
A Drain man was injured Saturday when he crashed a motorcycle on Elkhead Road. Omar Newbury, 38, was traveling east on a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle when he came up behind a slow moving truck as he rounded a corner on the 1000 block at about 5:40 p.m., according to a Douglas County Sheriff's Office report.
Police and Fire Logs: April 3, 2009
These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.
Sandee McGee offers a tomato seedling for inspection Wednesday at Oh My Gato Farms near Winston.
Police and Fire Logs: March 20, 2009
These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.
Yurok tribal members are looking into reintroducing endangered California condors into the lower Klamath River basin, a move that likely would mean a bird not seen in Oregon in more than a century would be ...
North County presents live ...
Lost Highway will perform at the Drain Civic Center on Friday. So you know... WHAT: The band Lost Highway is set to perform at the next concert arranged by the North Douglas Performing Arts Council WHEN: Door ...
Local Dog Breeders Raise Concerns over Proposed 'Puppy Mill Bill'
By Lindsey Doi February 24, 2009 A DRAIN, Ore. -- Dog breeders at Umpqua Valley Kennels are concerned over the proposed "Puppy Mill Bill," which is aimed at cracking down on breeders who turn out large numbers ...
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