Reedsport News

Douglas County is holding their largest H1N1 flu vaccine clinic on Monday in Roseburg.

Last week a U-S House committee approved wilderness designation for the Devils Staircase area outside Reedsport.

A Florence man was transported to the hospital after his son lost control of a vehicle on Highway 38 Thursday evening, Oregon State Police reported this morning.

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

Toni Rudolph is a volunteer counselor with the Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance program.

They're big, they look cuddly and now, they're wandering into coastal communities looking for food.

GARDINER, Ore. A rockslide came down across Highway 101 Wednesday afternoon, blocking several lanes and slowing traffic.

The City Council has scheduled interviews next week with three candidates for the interim city administrator's position.

REEDSPORT, Ore. - After losing his sight unexpectedly three years ago, a Reedsport man gets a new lease on life, in part thanks to the Oregon Commission for the Blind.

Nearly $45 million has been spent in Douglas County through money provided by the federal stimulus program, according to data released last week by the state of Oregon.

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

Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies , Inc. have signed a commercial engineering services agreement to develop OPTa s wave energy systems for use in future utility-scale power generation projects.

REEDSPORT, Ore. - A handful of boats in Oregon's crabbing fleet are returning to sea in search of derelict pots and buoys left behind by commercial crabbers.

Tucked away in the Coast Range near Florence, Sweet Creek Falls is worth a visit during spring when the stream is running at its biggest, in summer for its shady setting and in autumn for the colorful leaves.

Two weeks into the search for a new police chief, the City of Reedsport is on the prowl for someone who can manage their staff, as well as the city jail, while also adapting to small town life.

Reedsport's James Barrone Park recently received some much needed upgrades thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - The U.S. Forest Service has endorsed designation of a new wilderness area in an area of Oregon's Coast Range known for a remote waterfall called the Devil's Staircase.

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

The former Chief of Police in Reedsport, John Smart, has agreed to take over as Interim Chief after Shawn Essex suddenly resigned last week, apparently over management styles.

Doug White, co-owner of Flying "W" Alpacas of Sutherlin, pets one of his baby alpacas at his ranch last year.