Myrtle Creek News

A California girl who suffered life-threatening injuries in a car accident Wednesday just north of Myrtle Creek remained in critical condition today at Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend, a hospital spokeswoman said.

A family dog attacked a baby boy's face Thursday morning, sending the child to Portland for reconstructive surgery.

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

NICHOLAS JOHNSON/The News-Review Frank Bartley of Hanson Jewelers in downtown Roseburg examines a diamond Wednesday at the shop.

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

Douglas County's lone animal control deputy, Lee Bartholomew, drives about 250 miles each shift.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review Ellie Rapp, left, and Kaye Lehne, both of Roseburg, check out the displays at the Glide Wildflower Show Saturday.

'Murder at the Jolly Roger," a pirate-themed play served up with dinner, will be staged for its last weekend at 7 tonight and continues at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at The Grand Victorian, 828 N. Old Pacific Highway, Myrtle Creek.

In Douglas County, there is no actual organized event because the county is equipped with year-round drug drop boxes.

One southbound lane of Interstate 5 at Milepost 108 in Myrtle Creek is blocked by an overturned truck, according to an alert issued by the Oregon Department of Transportation shortly before 2:30 p.m. today.