Douglas County News

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — An investigation over many months that started early in December last year was concluded last Friday when detectives with the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT)- a multi-jurisdictional narcotics task force,…

OAKLAND, Ore. — Just before sunrise on Wednesday morning, February 28,  traffic was diverted onto the new Oakland Bridge that replaced the aging single-lane Oakland Bridge on the north side of town. Work has been underway for two years.…

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — Five projects initiated by local organizations in Douglas County will receive a share of over $2 million made available by the Umpqua Health Alliance. Announcing the grants, the alliance said that the goal of the…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Mercy Medical Center on Stewart Parkway in Roseburg, Oregon, is finally opening its Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) after many years of planning. The public is invited to attend an open day next Tuesday, January 23, from 4…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Dougle’s County’s Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Association (UVWA) has a new nonprofit partner for their 2024 Greatest of the Grape Event . In order to determine which winery will receive the "Greatest of the Grape" award,…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — In the 2023–24 Toast of the South Coast competition, three locations in Douglas County won business awards. In the categories of art galleries and campgrounds, the locations took home one gold and two silver medals. In…

Expressing gratitude to local leaders, service providers, and state agency personnel who collaborated in assessing the damage quickly, and provided immediate aid for community members left vulnerable by the severe storms. Gov. Tina Kotek…

ROSEBURG, ore. — Situated in Roseburg, the Mercy Foundation- whose mission is to enrich the health, well-being, and quality of life of children and families in need in Douglas County, is joining forces with the Douglas County Human…

A windstorm blustered across Oregon on Labor Day in 2020, simultaneously igniting 5 megafires and twelve others. Within days, over a million acres were scorched- including forests and homes. Taking 11 lives and destroying more than 4,000…