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Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Public Library will host Dragon Theater Puppets for “Johnny Appleseed: Planting the Seeds of Adventure” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. The free show is geared toward children from pre-K through fifth grade and their families.

Reedsport Fire Department Seeks Volunteer Ham Radio Operators

Reedsport Fire Department Seeks Volunteer Ham Radio Operators

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Local News

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock brought dogs, families, vendors and a bigger mission to Sutherlin, helping raise support for affordable vaccine clinics and basic pet care for local animals.

Douglas ESD Program Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across County

Douglas ESD Program Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across County

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

Community

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Public Library will host Dragon Theater Puppets for “Johnny Appleseed: Planting the Seeds of Adventure” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. The free show is geared toward children from pre-K through fifth grade and their families.

Reedsport Fire Department Seeks Volunteer Ham Radio Operators

Reedsport Fire Department Seeks Volunteer Ham Radio Operators

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Umpqua Woofstock Brings Dogs, Families and a Bigger Mission to Sutherlin

Riverbend Live Opens 30th Anniversary Season Friday With Colin James

Riverbend Live Opens 30th Anniversary Season Friday With Colin James

Winston Grocery Outlet Peanut Butter Drive Collects 453 Jars to Help Feed Local Children

Winston Grocery Outlet Peanut Butter Drive Collects 453 Jars to Help Feed Local Children

Business

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Wingstop Opens Roseburg Location During Soft Launch

Wingstop has opened its new Roseburg location during a soft launch at the Roseburg Marketplace Shopping Center, bringing a dedicated chicken wing option to Northwest Stewart Parkway.

Oregon Sourdough Co. Announces Move From Roseburg to Myrtle Creek

Oregon Sourdough Co. Announces Move From Roseburg to Myrtle Creek

Adapt Names Diahann Barrera As New Chief Financial Officer

Adapt Names Diahann Barrera As New Chief Financial Officer

Timber Tots Trading Co. Opens With Soft Launch in Roseburg

Timber Tots Trading Co. Opens With Soft Launch in Roseburg

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

Events

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Library To Host Johnny Appleseed Puppet Show For Kids

Roseburg Public Library will host Dragon Theater Puppets for “Johnny Appleseed: Planting the Seeds of Adventure” at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. The free show is geared toward children from pre-K through fifth grade and their families.

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Summer Arts Festival Returns To Fir Grove Park This Weekend

Riverbend Live Opens 30th Anniversary Season Friday With Colin James

Riverbend Live Opens 30th Anniversary Season Friday With Colin James

Music On The Half Shell Opens 2026 Season Next Week With John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

Music On The Half Shell Opens 2026 Season Next Week With John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band

Umpqua Watersheds to Celebrate 30 Years at Membership Banquet

Umpqua Watersheds to Celebrate 30 Years at Membership Banquet

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

Recreation

Roseburg YMCA Swim Lesson Registration Opens June 22

Roseburg YMCA Swim Lesson Registration Opens June 22

Registration for the YMCA of Douglas County’s July swim lesson session opens online Monday, June 22, at 11 a.m. Classes are scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 30 through July 23.

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

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

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 Starts the Week in the 90s Before Cooler Weather and Rain Chances Arrive

Roseburg Starts the Week in the 90s Before Cooler Weather and Rain Chances Arrive

Roseburg will start the week warm, with highs near 93 Monday, 90 Tuesday and 88 Wednesday. A cooler pattern arrives later in the week, with rain likely Thursday night and a chance of rain Friday as highs drop near 70.

Cooler Weather Moves In, But Roseburg Still Stays Warm as Thunderstorm Pattern Develops

Cooler Weather Moves In, But Roseburg Still Stays Warm as Thunderstorm Pattern Develops

Roseburg Forecast Cools Down After Stretch of Hot Weather

Roseburg Forecast Cools Down After Stretch of Hot Weather

Roseburg Hits 99, Hottest Day So Far This Year

Roseburg Hits 99, Hottest Day So Far This Year

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

Police Logs

Police Log: June 19 - June 21, 2026

Police Log: June 19 - June 21, 2026

Roseburg police reported 21 incidents from June 19-21, including warrant arrests, trespass, DUII, theft, disorderly conduct, harassment and other calls. Date and time entries are listed as provided by police.

Police Log: June 18, 2026

Police Log: June 18, 2026

Police Log: June 16, 2026

Police Log: June 16, 2026

Police Log: June 15, 2026

Police Log: June 15, 2026

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

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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Reedsport Fire Department Seeks Volunteer Ham Radio Operators

Fire Crews Attack Vegetation Fire Along I-5 Near Milepost 144

Winston Teen Dies Following South Umpqua River Emergency

Juvenile Rescued From River at River Bend Park in Winston

Umpqua National Forest Moving to High Fire Danger, Stage 1 Restrictions Friday

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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Winston Police Station Receives $2.34 Million Seismic Upgrade Grant

Roseburg-Based Elk Island Reaches Phase One Milestone at Grants Pass Shelter Village

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

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