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Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

A campaign seeking to repeal Oregon’s expanded Waterway Access Permit has turned in its first signatures, but organizers still need about 90,000 more valid signatures by July 2 to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

Paul Morgan Observatory Reopens Public Stargazing Season at UCC

Paul Morgan Observatory Reopens Public Stargazing Season at UCC

All ODF Districts Now in Fire Season Across Oregon

All ODF Districts Now in Fire Season Across Oregon

Glide Sasquatch Festival Returns This Weekend With Music, Bigfoot Stories and Family Fun

Glide Sasquatch Festival Returns This Weekend With Music, Bigfoot Stories and Family Fun

Local News

Douglas ESD Program Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across County

Douglas ESD Program Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across County

Douglas ESD’s School-Based Mental Health program expanded student access to care across Douglas County while helping train local mental health providers through school placements and graduate partnerships.

Boat Dock Replacement Project Begins at Cooper Creek County Park

Boat Dock Replacement Project Begins at Cooper Creek County Park

UCC to Celebrate Class of 2026 Friday Evening

UCC to Celebrate Class of 2026 Friday Evening

Cheryl Flick Receives 2026 Golden Sparky Award

Cheryl Flick Receives 2026 Golden Sparky Award

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $606,815 to Southern Oregon Nonprofits

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $606,815 to Southern Oregon Nonprofits

Kent Creek Fire Burns 12 to 15 Acres Southwest of Winston

Kent Creek Fire Burns 12 to 15 Acres Southwest of Winston

Roseburg Schools to Offer Free Summer Meals for Children

Roseburg Schools to Offer Free Summer Meals for Children

Community

Paul Morgan Observatory Reopens Public Stargazing Season at UCC

Paul Morgan Observatory Reopens Public Stargazing Season at UCC

UCC’s Paul Morgan Observatory has reopened for its summer and fall public stargazing season, with events planned through September featuring planets, star clusters, distant galaxies, the Milky Way and a lunar eclipse viewing.

Glide Sasquatch Festival Returns This Weekend With Music, Bigfoot Stories and Family Fun

Glide Sasquatch Festival Returns This Weekend With Music, Bigfoot Stories and Family Fun

Umpqua Watersheds to Celebrate 30 Years at Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds to Celebrate 30 Years at Membership Banquet

Douglas County Honors Women Veterans with June 12 Proclamation

Douglas County Honors Women Veterans with June 12 Proclamation

U-Pick Blueberry Season Opens Saturday at Big Bend Berries

U-Pick Blueberry Season Opens Saturday at Big Bend Berries

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $606,815 to Southern Oregon Nonprofits

Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Awards $606,815 to Southern Oregon Nonprofits

Umpqua Valley Composite Invites Students to Try Mountain Biking This Summer

Umpqua Valley Composite Invites Students to Try Mountain Biking This Summer

Business

Timber Tots Trading Co. Opens With Soft Launch in Roseburg

Timber Tots Trading Co. Opens With Soft Launch in Roseburg

New children’s resale shop Timber Tots Trading Co. is holding a soft opening in Roseburg, offering pre-loved kids’ clothing, shoes, toys, and gear, with a larger grand opening planned for Fourth of July weekend.

Wholistic Earth Looks for New Owner as Current Owner Plans Relocation

Wholistic Earth Looks for New Owner as Current Owner Plans Relocation

Oregon Regulators Reject PacifiCorp Request For Temporary Rate Increase

Brix Grill Rooftop Reopens Friday For Seasonal Grand Opening

Brix Grill Rooftop Reopens Friday For Seasonal Grand Opening

The Yardsale Emporium Closing Downtown Roseburg Store, Plans To Reopen Later

The Yardsale Emporium Closing Downtown Roseburg Store, Plans To Reopen Later

Farmhouse Decor Vendors Relocating To Serendipity In Downtown Roseburg

Farmhouse Decor Vendors Relocating To Serendipity In Downtown Roseburg

Gilberto’s Mexican Restaurant To Close After More Than Four Decades In Roseburg

Gilberto’s Mexican Restaurant To Close After More Than Four Decades In Roseburg

Events

Umpqua Watersheds to Celebrate 30 Years at Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds to Celebrate 30 Years at Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds will celebrate its 30th Membership Banquet on June 21 in Roseburg, with the theme “Community Ripple,” dinner, a panel presentation and keynote speaker Stan Petrowski.

Myrtle Creek’s Music in the Park Returns for 39th Season

Myrtle Creek’s Music in the Park Returns for 39th Season

Pioneer Indian Museum to Host Open House Honoring Local Veterans

Pioneer Indian Museum to Host Open House Honoring Local Veterans

Myrtle Creek Elks to Host Flag Day Ceremony at Millsite Park

Myrtle Creek Elks to Host Flag Day Ceremony at Millsite Park

Oakland Community Theater to Present Free Annual Melodrama in the Park

Oakland Community Theater to Present Free Annual Melodrama in the Park

Sawdust Jubilee Truck Show Rolls Into Riddle June 27

Sawdust Jubilee Truck Show Rolls Into Riddle June 27

Umpqua Woofstock Festival Bringing Dogs, Vendors and Family Fun to Sutherlin on June 20

Umpqua Woofstock Festival Bringing Dogs, Vendors and Family Fun to Sutherlin on June 20

Recreation

Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

A campaign seeking to repeal Oregon’s expanded Waterway Access Permit has turned in its first signatures, but organizers still need about 90,000 more valid signatures by July 2 to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

Kids’ Free Fishing Derby Returns To Diamond Lake Resort June 6

Kids’ Free Fishing Derby Returns To Diamond Lake Resort June 6

Oregon State Parks To Offer Free Day-Use Parking June 6 For State Parks Day

Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend Set For June 6-7

Oregon’s Free Fishing Weekend Set For June 6-7

Crime

Roseburg Police Arrest Woman After Reported Bomb Threat

Roseburg Police Arrest Woman After Reported Bomb Threat

Roseburg police arrested a woman Monday night after officers responded to a reported shooting on SE Stephens Street and said she caused public alarm by yelling about a bomb.

Nurse Burned After Hot Coffee Thrown During Care at Mercy Medical Center

Nurse Burned After Hot Coffee Thrown During Care at Mercy Medical Center

DUII Crash Leaves Historic Gold Hill Bridge Closed Indefinitely

DUII Crash Leaves Historic Gold Hill Bridge Closed Indefinitely

Roseburg Man Sentenced To Nearly 15 Years In Child Exploitation Case

Roseburg Man Sentenced To Nearly 15 Years In Child Exploitation Case

Roseburg Man Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Crashes Near Sunshine Park

Roseburg Man Arrested After Stolen Vehicle Crashes Near Sunshine Park

Sutherlin Police Investigate Early Morning Assault And Weapon Incident

Sutherlin Police Investigate Early Morning Assault And Weapon Incident

Roseburg Police Arrest DUII Suspect After Report Of Infant In Vehicle

Roseburg Police Arrest DUII Suspect After Report Of Infant In Vehicle

Weather

Roseburg Hits 99, Hottest Day So Far This Year

Roseburg Hits 99, Hottest Day So Far This Year

Roseburg hit 99 degrees Sunday, making it the hottest day of the year so far. The heat came during the first major warm-up of the season, with a Heat Advisory in place for parts of Douglas County.

First Summer Heat Wave Expected to Bring Elevated Heat Risk Sunday Through Tuesday

First Summer Heat Wave Expected to Bring Elevated Heat Risk Sunday Through Tuesday

Heat Wave Expected to Bring Near-Triple-Digit Temperatures to Roseburg This Weekend

Heat Wave Expected to Bring Near-Triple-Digit Temperatures to Roseburg This Weekend

Light Rain Monday Before Roseburg Warms Into the 90s by Saturday

Light Rain Monday Before Roseburg Warms Into the 90s by Saturday

Western Oregon Could See Fire Risk Build as Summer Moves Along

Western Oregon Could See Fire Risk Build as Summer Moves Along

Roseburg Sees Hottest Day Of 2026 So Far

Roseburg Sees Hottest Day Of 2026 So Far

Warmer, Drier Weather Starts the Week in Southern Oregon

Warmer, Drier Weather Starts the Week in Southern Oregon

Police Logs

Police Log: June 15, 2026

Police Log: June 15, 2026

Roseburg police reported 11 incidents in the June 15 log, including warrant arrests, prohibited camping, theft, disorderly conduct, criminal trespass and DUII-alcohol.

Police Log: June 12 - June 14, 2026

Police Log: June 12 - June 14, 2026

Police Log: June 10, 2026

Police Log: June 10, 2026

Police Log: June 9, 2026

Police Log: June 9, 2026

Police Log: June 8, 2026

Police Log: June 8, 2026

Police Log: June 5 - June 8, 2026

Police Log: June 5 - June 8, 2026

Police Log: June 4, 2026

Police Log: June 4, 2026

Road Conditions

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Night Work Begins This Week On I-5 Winchester Bridge Project

Nighttime Paving To Begin April 26 On Oregon 42 Between Winston And I-5

Nighttime I-5 Off-Ramp Closures Planned Across Douglas County Through End of April

ODOT: Oregon 42 Project In Winston Continues With Night Work In Early April

ODOT Plans I-5 Winchester Bridge Repairs Near Roseburg

Public Safety

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All ODF Districts Now in Fire Season Across Oregon

DFPA Crews Respond To Several Weekend Fires As Fire Restrictions Take Effect

Cooper Fire Near Sutherlin Fully Lined, in Mop-Up Status

Glide Man Dies in Head-On Crash on Little River Road

Fire Restrictions Increase Across Douglas District as Hotter, Drier Conditions Build

Environment

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Boat Dock Replacement Project Begins at Cooper Creek County Park

Diamond Lake Campground Opens For Season, New Scan And Pay Rules In Place

OSU Extension To Host Landslides In Forested Landscapes Field Tour

Kellogg Rural Fire District Receives Wildfire Season Staffing Grant

Douglas County Issues Emergency Drought Order

Technology

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Widespread Facebook Outage Logs Users Out, Disrupts Messenger

Canvas Cyberattack Shuts Down Learning Platform

From Word of Mouth to Wi‑Fi: How Roseburg Businesses Are Adapting

Sports

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Umpqua Valley Tennis Center Launches New Tennis Classes

Roseburg Boys Lacrosse Eyes Possible Conference Title During Senior Night Matchup

YMCA Roseburg Junior Cheer To Hold Clinic, Tryouts For 2026-27 Season

UCC Women’s Basketball Coach Dave Stricklin Earns 1,000th Career Win in Riverhawks Victory

Pets and Animals

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Saving Grace Humane Society To Host Barks & Recreation At Stewart Park

Local Government

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Oregon Paddle Permit Repeal Effort Turns In First Signatures, Faces Tight Deadline

Douglas County Honors Women Veterans with June 12 Proclamation

Roseburg City Council Adopts Sanctuary Law Compliance Ordinance

Thousands of Oregonians Lose SNAP Benefits After Federal Work Rule Changes

Douglas County Commissioners Recognize Search And Rescue Volunteers During National Search And Rescue Week

Politics

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Douglas County Commissioner Incumbents Lead In Preliminary Election Results

Douglas County Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Measure 120 Gas Tax And Fee Increase

Today Is The Last Day To Vote In Oregon’s May 19 Election