Drain News

Mrs. Sowell was born April 27, 1952, in Delta, to Norman and Kathryn Smart. She spent her childhood in Delta.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

The Elkton School District received a $506,000 shot in the arm Monday, capturing a big grant for start-up charter schools.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

In the wake of state health officials deciding to open up H1N1 vaccinations to all who want them, 10 clinics have been set up in Douglas County to offer the swine flu vaccine in coming weeks.

Dan Forbess starts his day teaching industrial arts at Oakland High School. After classes on Tuesday and again Thursday, he turns to his duties at the district office.

Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. Monday. DRAIN - A Coos Bay woman was found dead in a car that was discovered in a creek along Highway 38 west of Drain Monday morning, police said.

A car is seen submerged in a creek off of Highway 38 west of Drain Monday. A dive team located the driver's body inside.

Associated Press A November 23, 2009 A DRAIN, Ore. -- State police say divers Monday afternoon found a woman's body inside a car that was partially submerged in Elk Creek along Highway 38 west of Drain.

Oregon State Police, Douglas County Sheriff's Office, ODOT and local emergency responders are on scene Monday afternoon of a confirmed fatal traffic crash following the report of a vehicle found in a creek along Highway 38 west of Drain.

A Coos Bay woman is dead after a vehicle crash sent her car into a creek along Highway 38, west of Drain.

Oregon State Police are investigating a traffic fatality in which one person was found inside a car that was submerged in a creek.

A missing 42-year-old California man was found Sunday, safe but wet, cold and confused.

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking the whereabouts of 16 Douglas County residents who are owed unclaimed income tax refunds.

Rather than be disappointed the empty building, a former diner, wasn't selling, Dave Akins decided to fill it full of Christmas cheer.

Douglas County Public Health has scheduled four clinics to provide H1N1 vaccines for people considered to be in priority groups for inoculations.

A Springfield man was hurt in a one-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon on Highway 38 near Drain, Oregon State Police reported this morning.

Douglas County Sheriff's Deputies reach out to control a load of marijuana as it is lowered from a helicopter into a truck for disposal Sept.14, 2007 near Glendale.

A scheduled hearing for arraignment of a Drain man was cancelled in Douglas County Circuit Court Monday morning.

Police say multiple young women have come forward saying they had sexual encounters with a teacher while they were underage, but the teacher says it's not true -- and school officials say police never contacted them about the allegations.