Douglas County News

Turns out the Dreamgirls weren't busy that evening. So when they donned their dangle earrings, high heels, false eyelashes and sequined gowns slit up to here, it was for charity, not wages.

Imagine the Coast Range around Noti and Veneta becoming the land of the giant coastal redwood - the tallest tree on earth, the one you can drive your car through.

Students in local schools are getting an opportunity to listen to a giant in the aviation world this week.

An Antelope Lane home sustained minor damage from a fire Monday evening, officials said this morning.

Three suspects are in custody this morning after a high-speed chase on Interstate 5 Tuesday afternoon near Myrtle Creek, a Myrtle Creek police officer said this morning.

The News-Review's editorial staff has compiled a weeklong series that looks at how Douglas County has been affected by the downturn in the economy.

At least one person was injured Tuesday morning following a three-vehicle crash on East Central Avenue at Umatilla Street.

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

A huge crowd turned out for the downtown Roseburg Veteran's Day Parade Wednesday morning.

Pauline Childers holds several of her ferrets at her Rice Valley Road home this morning.

Schools will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. The News-Review office will remain open, and the newspaper will be delivered as usual.

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

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

More swine flu vaccine will soon be on its way to Douglas County and three clinics are planned this week to provide the vaccine to those who are most at risk of contracting swine flu, officially known as the H1N1 influenza.

Mystic Earth owners Ron and Michelle Sutten are moving their business into a new and larger location in downtown Roseburg.

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

The county is moving ahead with a project in southern Douglas County that would give Myrtle Creek another freeway access point.

Voters on Tuesday rejected two measures that Sutherlin city officials had hoped would bring some stability to municipal water rates.

The Sutherlin Police Department requested that the Douglas County Major Crimes Team review a use of force incident that occurred a week ago.

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