September 8, 2026

Good morning Douglas County! Here are today's updates live from the Roseburg Receiver Communications Center.

Fire Weather Forecast for southern Oregon and northern California National Weather Service Medford, OR | 125 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

A warming and drying trend is expected through Thursday. Moderate to locally poor ridge top humidity recoveries are expected through early Thursday. Breezy easterly winds are expected over the coastal ridges this morning and again over the higher terrain west of the Cascades Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Warmest days with low afternoon humidity will be Wednesday and Thursday. Breezy to gusty westerly winds are expected on Thursday ahead of a dry front. Then a low will bring a cooling trend Friday and Saturday. There is a chance (20-40%) for showers and low chance for thunderstorms (10-20%), mainly at the coast and into Douglas County on Saturday.

DFPA Protected Lands

US Forest Service - Umpqua National Forest

ROSEBURG, Ore. - The Art Gallery at Umpqua Community College will showcase work by three members of the college’s visual arts faculty this fall.

The exhibition, featuring artists Jon Hoffman, Greg Price and Brian Willett, will run from Sept. 14 through Oct. 14 in the Whipple Fine Arts Center. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The exhibition gives visitors a chance to see work created by faculty members who continue their own artistic practices while teaching UCC students.

“All of the faculty in visual arts at Umpqua Community College are active and practicing artists,” Hoffman said. “It is important to show our students that we practice what we teach.”

A free public reception and artist talk is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Attendees will be able to meet the artists and learn more about their work and creative processes.

Admission to both the exhibition and reception is free.

The UCC Art Gallery is located inside the Whipple Fine Arts Center at 1140 Umpqua College Road in Roseburg. The gallery presents six exhibitions each year featuring work in a variety of media by emerging and established artists.

CANYONVILLE, Ore. - A Roseburg man died Tuesday evening after his pickup left Tiller Trail Highway and struck a tree outside Canyonville.

Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 8 p.m. Sept. 1 to the crash in the 7000 block of Tiller Trail Highway.

Deputies found a 1986 Ford F-150 that had traveled off the roadway and struck a tree. The driver and sole occupant, 56-year-old Derek Edward Knuuttila of Roseburg, was pronounced deceased at the scene by fire and emergency medical personnel.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said alcohol is suspected to have contributed to the crash.

The Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office responded, and Knuuttila’s next of kin was notified.

Days Creek Fire, South Umpqua Fire, the Riddle Fire Department and Umpqua Valley Ambulance assisted the Sheriff’s Office at the scene.

MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. - A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office police dog helped locate a man hiding in tall grass following a reported burglary Saturday night near Myrtle Creek, authorities said.

Deputies were dispatched at approximately 10:40 p.m. Sept. 5 to a home in the 1000 block of North Gazley Road after receiving a report of a burglary in progress. The caller reported seeing two men inside the residence and said a woman associated with a black 2007 Honda Fit drove away after being confronted.

Deputies located the Honda and conducted a traffic stop while responding to the property. The driver, identified as 45-year-old Amber Leigh Cates of Canyonville, was detained and later taken into custody.

At the residence, the victim told deputies one man had fled on foot and another might still be inside. Deputies made several announcements warning that a police dog would search the home and instructing anyone inside to surrender, but received no response.

K9 Zoro searched the residence but did not find anyone. Deputies then began searching the surrounding property.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, Zoro tracked north into a large field before showing strong interest in an area of tall grass. The dog continued following the scent and turned east.

After approximately 15 yards, a man stood up from the grass with his hands raised. Deputies identified him as 50-year-old Tommy Coggswell of Canyonville and took him into custody without further incident.

Deputies and Zoro continued searching for the second man reportedly involved, but he was not located.

Cates was lodged in the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a Class C felony and unlawful possession of methamphetamine. Coggswell was lodged on suspicion of second-degree burglary.

The allegations have not been proven in court.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office at 541-440-4471 and reference case No. 26-2801.

Officers from the Myrtle Creek Police Department and Cow Creek Tribal Police Department assisted the Sheriff’s Office.

Zoro is an 8-year-old German shepherd who has served with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office since September 2019. He was purchased by an anonymous community donor and given to the agency. The Sheriff’s Office K9 program includes three patrol dog teams and one narcotics detection team. The program is supported by private donations and the nonprofit Friends of Umpqua Valley Police K9 Programs.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. - A state panel will consider Douglas County’s request to establish a 45 mph speed zone along a portion of Del Rio Road west of Roseburg.

The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel will hear the case during a public meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. The Del Rio Road discussion is scheduled to begin at 8:35 a.m.

The proposed speed zone would extend from 450 feet west of Brozio Road to 150 feet west of Bourbon Street.

The case was referred to the panel because Douglas County and the Oregon Department of Transportation did not reach an agreement on the speed zone. ODOT investigates proposed speed-zone changes at the request of the agency responsible for the road. When ODOT and the local road authority cannot agree, the panel makes the final decision.

ODOT’s announcement does not specify the current posted speed along the affected section, what speed the agency recommended or why the county requested the 45 mph designation.

The panel will hear presentations from ODOT and Douglas County, along with public testimony, before deliberating and voting. Approximately 55 minutes has been reserved for the Del Rio Road case.

Members of the public may attend through Microsoft Teams or call 971-277-1965 and enter conference ID 420 096 468#.

The five-member panel includes representatives from the Governor’s Transportation Safety Committee, Oregon State Police, Association of Oregon Counties, League of Oregon Cities and ODOT.

More information and meeting documents are available through ODOT’s Speed Zone Review Panel page

BARVIEW, Ore. - A 72-year-old woman driving a purple and pink golf cart was arrested Friday afternoon on an outstanding warrant, according to the Coos County Sheriff’s Office.

A deputy reportedly saw the golf cart traveling west on Libby Lane near Crown Point Road at approximately 3:53 p.m. Sept. 4 and conducted a traffic stop.

The driver, identified as Rennie Strebendt, told the deputy she was traveling to Charleston, the sheriff’s office said. North Coos Dispatch advised the deputy that Strebendt had an active warrant for her arrest out of Florence.

Strebendt was taken into custody and transported to the Coos County Jail on the outstanding warrant.

The arrest was documented under sheriff’s office case number S2026-01410.

Police allegations are not proof of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Limited Time Events

• Wellness Walk | Every Saturday Through September | 9am at the Thrive Umpqua office in Roseburg (556 SE Jackson)
• Seven Feathers’ Wine Trolley Tour | June 6 - September 27 | Link
• 2026 Umpqua Plein Air Exhibit: an exhibit celebrating the Umpqua Valley @​ Umpqua Valley Arts | August 22 - October 23 | 10 am - 6 pm | Link
• Murder on the Orient Express | UACT Theatre | September 3 - 20 | Link

Monday, September 7th

• DJ Trivia Night @ Workman's Bar & Smokehouse | 7 pm
• Open Mic Night @ Little Brothers Pub | 6 - 8 pm
• Celebrate Recovery | Westside Christian Church | Dinner at 5:30, Large group at 6:30.
• Monday Night Auxiliary Bingo | Winston VFW | 4:30 pm | must have papers by 5:30, $17 for all games.

Tuesday, September 8th

• Bingo @ Roseburg Elks Lodge #326 | 6:30 pm
• DJ Bingo @ Workman's Bar and Smokehouse | 6 pm
• DJ Trivia @ Urban NY Pizza & Grill | 7 pm
• Free Line Dancing Lessons - Elements Lounge @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | Every week on Tuesday | 7 - 9 pm | Link
• Open Mic Night @ Kodiak Bar & Grill | Every week on Tuesday @ 6 - 8 pm
• Tuesdays! Free Line Dancing Lessons at Elements Lounge in Seven Feathers Casino Resort | 7 - 9 pm | Link
• Celebrate Recovery | Winston Assembly of God | Dinner at 5:30, Large group at 6:30.

Wednesday, September 9th

• DJ Trivia @ Backside Brewing Co. | 6 - 7:30 pm
• Karaoke/Open Mic Night @ Idle Hour Tavern | 9 pm - 12:30 am
• Open Mic at Brix | Every Wednesday | 6 - 8 pm
• Trivia Night @​ Lookingglass Brewery | 6 - 9 pm
• Trivia Night @​ Little Brothers Pub | 6 pm
• Bingo @ Roseburg Senior Center | (Every Wed and Fri) - Doors Open at 5 pm, starts at 6:30 pm. Food available. Ages 7+.
• Celebrate Recovery | Redeemers (Old movie theater) | Dinner at 5:30, Large group at 6:30.
• Wednesday Night Karaoke with Mr. Michael | Winston VFW | 5 - 9 pm| 21+
• Group Meet - Knitting of Any Kind | Studio Arts Connection (1350 NE Stephens, Roseburg) | 1 - 3:30 pm | Knitting, crochet, hand quilting felting spinning, etc
• Canyonville Farmer's Market | Wednesdays from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm at Seven Feathers Casino Parking Lot | May - October

Thursday, September 10th

• DJ Trivia @ North Forty Beer Company | 7 - 8:30 pm
• Karaoke Night @ Workman's Bar and Smokehouse | 9 pm - 12 am
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday and Saturday | 8 pm
• DJ Bingo @ Brix Bar & Grill | 7 - 9 pm
• Thirsty Thursday Cornhole Night @ Lookingglass Brewery | Every week on Thursday | 6 - 8 pm | Link
• Al-Anon Meeting in Oakland (Weekly) | Oakland Ice House - 212 Lucust St | 2 - 3 PM

Friday, September 11th

• Friday Pizzas! @ Reustle-Prayer Rock Vineyards | 12 - 4 pm
• Karaoke Night @ Winchester Pub & Grill | 8 - 11 pm
• Kick Up the Dust - Line Dancing Lessons @ Workman's Bar & Smokehouse | 7 - 8 pm
• Bingo @ Roseburg Senior Center | (Every Wed and Fri) - Doors Open at 5 pm, starts at 6:30 pm. Food available. Ages 7+.
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 8 pm
• Friday Night Live Music | Winston VFW
• Group Meet - Open Painting Watercolor and Small Acrylic | Studio Arts Connection (1350 NE Stephens, Roseburg) | 1 - 3:30 PM
• Dark Lagoon Punk & Goth Rock Night feat. GENERIC (HNL/PDX) @ The Rosebud Theatre | 7 pm | Link
• Free Clothing Giveaway @ 990 W. Stanton St. | Friday noon - 4 pm and Saturday 9 am - while supplies last | Baby through adult clothing, diapers, formula, baby equipment, maternity wear and Halloween costumes | Bring your own bags | Link

Saturday, September 12th

• Umpqua Valley Farmers Market | 9 am - 1 pm | SE Jackson St | Link
• Roseburg Saturday Farmers Market | 2525 W Harvard Ave | 9 am - 2:30 pm | Link
• Karaoke Night @​ Brix Bar & Grill | (Every Saturday) @ 7 - 10 pm
• Karaoke Night @ Lookingglass Brewery | 6 - 8 pm | Link
• Karaoke Night at Kodiak | Every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday | 8 pm
• Saturday Night Karaoke with DJ Dan | Winston VFW | 5 - 9 pm | 21+
• 5th Annual Elks Auto Show & Street Fair @ UCC | 7 am - 6 pm | Link
• Live Music: Scott Austin @ Spire Mountain Cellars | 1 - 4 pm | Link
• Tacotopia - Tequila & Music Festival @ Seven Feathers Casino Resort | 11 am - 5 pm | Link
• Bunks Across America Community Bed Build @ Lowe’s | Registration at 8:30 am | Bed building begins at 9 am | Link

Sunday, September 13th

• Live Music: Liz Jones Duo @ Abacela | 2 - 4 pm | Link
• Live Music: Vine Katz @ Spire Mountain Cellars | 1 - 4 pm | Link
• Summer Music Series @ Cooper Ridge Vineyard | 1 - 4 pm | Link
• 3rd Annual Longest Table by Thrive Umpqua | Link

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That is the scoop for this Tuesday morning. Have a great day!

- The Roseburg Receiver Team