Elkton News

After leaving school to serve their country decades ago, more than two dozen veterans got a long overdue award.

Area families, but not families of deer, will be able to enjoy the fruits of a community garden after the Sutherlin City Council agreed to donate land for a second consecutive year.

The Elkton School District will host its annual Veterans Day Celebration at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Elkton High School gymnasium, 739 River Road.

An Elkton teenager was flown to a Portland hospital after his vehicle crashed Saturday afternoon on Highway 138 West, Oregon State Police reported this morning.

Featured quilting artist Robin Fouquette will be on hand for an artist's reception between 4 and 6 p.m. Friday.

Three individuals who furthered the vision of Umpqua Community College as an institution of hope were inducted into the college's Hall of Fame Tuesday evening.

Annie Johnson, a 2009 South Umpqua High School graduate, sits among piles of clothing and other possessions as she prepares for her move to OSU.

Parked in a line outside Tomaselli's Pastry Mill & Cafe in Elkton, the Hondas and Harley Davidsons belonging to members of the Bikers for Christ gleamed purple, blue, black and red in the sunlight as their riders spoke in equally glowing terms about the beauty of the drive from there to Sutherlin and on to Oakland along the little-traveled Highway ...

A lesson in civility It's absolutely appropriate for Americans to have strong feelings about President Obama's call for triage on the nation's health care system.

President Obama addressed the nation Wednesday night to talk about health care reform.

Health officials hope confirmation that a dog died from ingesting blue-green algae along the Umpqua River will persuade Oregonians to take public-health algae advisories more seriously.

Tests confirmed blue green algae killed at least one of the two dogs that died along Elk Creek last month, according to Oregon State University.

This annual festival kicks off at 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday with a bass tournament.

A health advisory prompted by high algae toxin levels found in Elk Creek from the mouth at the Umpqua River to Elk Creek Tunnel on HWY 38, and the Umpqua River from Sawyers Rapids to the mouth of Elk Creek, located in and around Elkton, was issued Friday by the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Douglas County Health Department.

Toxic algae may be to blame for the mysterious deaths of four dogs in southwest Oregon.

State health officials confirmed today that water samples taken from a river where several dogs recently died contain high levels of toxic algae.

Porter Cable was a spirited, defiant puppy. Kuta Ku was a therapy dog, who brought comfort to dozens of people outside his family.

New paint for Douglas High School . Old asbestos tiling ripped out at Lincoln Middle School in Oakland .

The Douglas County Sheriff's office says three dogs have died under mysterious circumstances after visiting the confluence of Elk Creek and the Umpqua River.

The Douglas County Sheriff's office says three dogs have died under mysterious circumstances after visiting the confluence of Elk Creek and the Umpqua River.