Riddle News

Forget the sparklers, snakes and smoke bombs. With several communities boasting "the best fireworks display" in Douglas County, there are plenty of opportunities to witness extravagant explosions this year for the Fourth of July, which falls on Saturday.

The Roseburg City Council voted Monday night against allowing "social gambling" in the city despite reports that other cities that allow it have seen few problems.

High school graduates around Douglas County captured more than $6.2 million in scholarship money this year.

Brytnee McCartt, 9, enjoys her first ride on a horse during a recent session at A Place of Promise in Riddle.

Ann Gilbert is of the belief that the term "at risk" refers to all youth, despite their backgrounds, despite a promising future.

The extradition hearing for the man accused of killing Riddle teen Stephanie Condon has been rescheduled for Monday in Nevada.

Trent Pynch of Dixonville has a few words with his lamb after the two earned grand championship honors Saturday at the Douglas County Lamb Show.

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

Police arrested an 18-year-old Riddle resident Friday in connection with an April burglary and theft at John's Auto Refinishing.

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

The South Umpqua School District may experience a 16 percent budget cut during the next year.

Two Douglas County schools brought home the first two state championship trophies of 2009 this week for the Oregon School Activities Association State Band Championships.

There are three candidates running for open positions on the Riddle School Board.

On a spring day in 1953, two babies were born at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in the Eastern Oregon town of Heppner - DeeAnn Angell of Fossil and Kay Rene Reed of Condon.

The annual Riddle Spring Craft Fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at the Riddle Community Center, 123 Parkside St.

Rock out for a good cause at 6 tonight at the Riddle VFW Hall, 127 Main St., Riddle.

Dressed in white shirts and black pants, students kept water glasses filled and quickly whisked away finished plates only to bring back a tray full of desserts Thursday.

Beckie Brooks lines up her kindergarten students at Oakland Elementary on Tuesday.

We'll never stop believing that one of the best gifts a community can offer its children is the chance to fulfill dreams, whether those dreams are lofty, playful or in between.

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