Mercy Medical CenterMEAD - Amanda Mead, Myrtle Creek, November 11, a son, Cameron Riley James Mead, 8 pounds 6 ouncesRUSSELL - Jessica Smith, Yoncalla, November 13, a son, Corbin James Russell, 9 pounds 8 ouncesSTEVENSON - Amy Stevenson, Winston, November

On behalf of my wife and many other American citizens suffering from pre-existing conditions, we desperately need to reconsider stalling Obama's health care reform bill. The Senate should have no say regarding such an important topic. The current health care

CORVALLIS (AP) - Benton County authorities arrested three people accused of identity theft and other charges after executing a search warrant at a Motel 6 in Corvallis.Investigators say they recovered methamphetamine as well as stolen mail, driver's licenses, credit cards,

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These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center. They do not represent all the incidents or their final outcomes.POLICE LOGMondayDouglas County sheriff8:43 a.m. - Storage unit vandalized on the 500 block

PORTLAND (AP) - TriMet says it has placed a MAX light-rail train operator on paid leave after deciding his actions contributed to a 3-year-old boy being separated from his father at a southeast Portland stop.A disciplinary hearing for the driver,

Santa Claus, Frosty and many other characters will roar through south Douglas County communities again this year on their motorcycles.The 11th Annual Unorganized South County Toy Run is scheduled for Dec. 13. The gathering will begin at 9 a.m. at

JORDAN VALLEY (AP) - They were spotted from a small airplane, two cattle rustlers on horseback hazing 125 white-faced cows across Malheur County's forbidding empty quarter in Oregon's far southeast corner.The men, sighted last spring, were pushing the stolen herd

I had the pleasure of volunteering with the Douglas County Special Olympics bowling event over the past weeks. On Saturday the 14th, I accompanied these intrepid athletes to Medford for the Regional Championship, and let me say that the enthusiasm

There's no question that the closure of the downtown Safeway was a blow to a number of city residents. In particular, it was rough on those whose needs in life are often overlooked - the elderly, the disabled and those

It's not just the rich who should be concerned about the passage of Measure 66, a pair of Republican legislators representing Douglas County say.Approval of two tax measures on the Jan. 26 ballot would affect not only individuals earning $125,000

WILLIAMS CREEK - The summer fire that charred the area along the North Umpqua Highway east of Roseburg was just one of many events that have branded the Umpqua National Forest for millennia.Last week, in near-freezing weather, volunteers and scientists

WINCHESTER - Deadlines for college-bound students are fast approaching.Students, parents and adults got a refresher course Monday night on making college goals and ways to finance them at Umpqua Community College's fall College Night, held in Jacoby Auditorium.Last year, the

PORTLAND (AP) - The state Department of Agriculture announced Monday that the entire Oregon coast is open to recreational mussel harvesting.Shellfish samples taken last week indicate levels of paralytic shellfish toxins have dropped below the alert level.The south coast from

Harvest Christian Assembly is expecting 300 guests for the Myrtle Creek Church's annual Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.This is the sixth year for the free dinner, which attracted about 250 people last year. Letters were sent

Police said this morning they are investigating the drowning death of a 10-month-old girl that took place Friday morning on the 600 block of Stagecoach Road.At about 10:30 a.m. Friday, the 911 dispatch center received a call from the girl's

SUTHERLIN - For the second time in three years, the Sutherlin High football team will host Ontario in a quarterfinal game of the Class 4A playoffs.The unranked Bulldogs (5-5), the No. 2 seed from the Far West League, are looking

Four Roseburg men are in custody after they allegedly forced a Myrtle Creek man at gunpoint into a van and then stole a vehicle and other items from a Myrtle Creek residence, police said this morning.At about 12:10 a.m. Friday,

The annual Myrtle Creek Winter Festival at Millsite Park will be the destination for the annual Timber Truckers Light Parade Dec. 12. The parade, which starts in Riddle at around 5 p.m., is filled with festively lit log trucks, fire

PORTLAND (AP) - An Oregon man sought for nearly a year on felony parole violation warrants has been captured in Yamhill County.Sgt. David Thompson of the Washington County sheriff's Office says Josh David Nicholas was taken into custody Monday night