On Sept. 18, after a seven-year process, the 66-mile stretch from Oakland to Reedsport was officially named the first and only scenic byway running from Interstate 5 to the coast's Highway 101. The Umpqua River Scenic Byway designation took time

A Roseburg man ended up in the emergency room after he was allegedly stabbed during an assault Friday evening in the Melrose area, police have said.At about 10:54 p.m. Friday, Douglas County Sheriff's deputies responded to Mercy Medical Center regarding

The body of a 71-year-old Arizona man was found Saturday in the woods northeast of Sutherlin, after his vehicle apparently got stuck in the mud, police have reported. At 2:21 p.m. Friday, Douglas County Emergency Communications was advised that Frank

When I was a child, I had an experience that frightened me then and scares me now as I hear overtones of the same kind of talk.I attended grade school in Wenatchee, Wash. One day, in early 1942, three sheriff's

Most of us don't equate rain and mud with kids in a candy store (we usually clean the little tykes up first).But then most of us aren't archaeologists up to our elbows in artifacts from centuries ago at a Douglas

OREGON CITY - The Umpqua Community College women's basketball team roared to its second straight blowout win Saturday night, whipping Southwestern Oregon of Coos Bay 85-59 in a semifinal game of the Clackamas Thanksgiving Invitational.The Riverhawks (2-0) had five players

SUTHERLIN - Containing star running back Frank Lopez does not necessarily mean containing the Ontario football team.Sutherlin achieved its two primary goals in their state quarterfinal game Saturday by stifling the No. 2 rusher in Class 4A and holding an

For all of us grandparents, the time has come to think about what to do for Christmas for the grandkids. If you only have three or four, like my wife and me, you would think you don't have that much

Douglas County is the Saudi Arabia of biomass" -Joe Laurance, Douglas County CommissionerWe native Oregonians have another word for it: firewood. Our family has used firewood for heat and hot water most of our lives; it is part of our

Three planets gather in the December twilight. The easiest to spot is Jupiter. This giant world is a bright beacon in the south-southwest sky. Mercury makes a brief appearance around mid-month low in the southwest; while very faint Neptune nestles

On Veterans Day this year, the OSU Extension Service 4-H program held the Fall Fair. This is an event where youth are able to learn the different project areas available in 4-H, such as dog agility, cooking, leather crafts, robotics,