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Joseph Ziegler

Roseburg, Oregon

Roseburg Fall Swift Watch Returns for Two September Evenings

Roseburg Fall Swift Watch Returns for Two September Evenings

Roseburg’s Fall Swift Watch returns to Fir Grove Park on Sept. 18 and 25, offering two free evenings of birdwatching, educational activities and live Americana music near the Clay Place chimney.

Two Drivers Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 38

Two Drivers Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 38

Two drivers were killed Tuesday afternoon when a Honda Ridgeline crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Douglas County Public Works dump truck on Highway 38, according to Oregon State Police.

Roseburg-Based Romtec Utilities Contributes to Two Nationally Recognized Infrastructure Projects

Roseburg-Based Romtec Utilities Contributes to Two Nationally Recognized Infrastructure Projects

Roseburg-based Romtec Utilities contributed to two major infrastructure projects selected for national recognition by the American Society of Civil Engineers, including work at Portland International Airport and a water purification facility in Los Angeles.

Industrial Fire Restrictions Drop to Level 1 Across Douglas District

Industrial Fire Restrictions Drop to Level 1 Across Douglas District

Industrial fire restrictions will decrease to IFPL Level 1 across DFPA-protected lands at 12:01 p.m. Sept. 3 following recent rainfall and improved conditions. Public Use Restrictions remain at LOW, and debris burning remains prohibited.

Buckeye Bridge and Forest Service Road 29 to Close for Repairs

Buckeye Bridge and Forest Service Road 29 to Close for Repairs

Buckeye Bridge and NFS Road 29 (Tiller Ranger District) will be closed Sept. 7–11 for road construction and bridge approach repairs. Please avoid the area and expect route changes during this five-day project. NFS Road 28 stays open, so South Umpqua Falls remains accessible.

ODFW Advises Against Harvesting Bay Clams in Alsea Bay

ODFW Advises Against Harvesting Bay Clams in Alsea Bay

ODFW recommends avoiding softshell and bay clams from the Alsea Bay estuary near Waldport after very high saxitoxin levels were detected in nearby Eckman Lake. The recommendation is limited to Alsea Bay and is not a coastwide closure.

BLM Launches Emergency Rescue of Wild Horses Facing Water Shortage in Southeast Oregon

BLM Launches Emergency Rescue of Wild Horses Facing Water Shortage in Southeast Oregon

The BLM is launching an emergency operation to remove as many as 499 wild horses from a southeast Oregon range where drought, wildfires and dwindling water supplies threaten the animals’ survival.