Canyonville News

CRAIG REED/The News-Review Jake Young works on a car at Jake's Auto Center in Canyonville, which he has owned and operated since turning the business from a gas station into an automotive repair shop in 1993.

Southbound Interstate 5 traffic was blocked for about 20 minutes after a 1995 Volkswagon van caught fire about 3:30 p.m. Saturday at milepost 97.5 near Canyonville.

The Oregon Department of Transportation reported delays of under 20 minutes in the area of the fire, adding that it is affecting traffic at the onramps.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN/The News-Review Public works firefighter Robert Miller of Roseburg works on a mop-up detail at the Shively Creek Fire Tuesday.

The 180 acre Shively Creek fire rages southeast of Canyonville yesterday. Approximately 200 firefighters worked to contain the fire Sunday night.

Gov. John Kitzhaber has sent letters to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs strongly opposing the efforts by the Coquille tribe to build a casino in Medford.

The state Department of Forestry says Oregon crews battled seven fires over the weekend that burned larger areas than is typical for early May.

POLICE LOG Saturday Douglas County sheriff 6:01 a.m. - A woman reported her dark blue Jeep Grand Cherokee was stolen from the 100 block of Lancaster Avenue in Roseburg.

DFPA is reporting a 150 acre fire southeast of Canyonville, that they say has tapped their resources early in the season.

Jackson County's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose a proposal for an American Indian casino in Medford, and will send a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs outlining its opposition this week.

A Native American tribe in Southern Oregon is buying a cattle ranch outside Medford near sites significant in the Rogue Indian Wars of the 1850s.

Jackson County's Board of Commissioners is unanimously opposed to having a Native American casino in Medford, and will send a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs outlining its opposition this week.

NICHOLAS JOHNSON/The News-Review Larry Wheatley, 66, of Canyonville delivered newspapers for The News-Review as a boy.

These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.

Courtesy photo by RICHARD O'NEILL After a 1 1/2 mile walk through forest, the Mule Mountain Trail breaks out onto the more open slopes of the mountain.

Around 80 people packed a steamy meeting room Thursday night to voice their concerns or support for a proposed Indian casino that could be built on South Pacific Highway in Medford.

JOHN SOWELL/The News-Review The owner of the historic Peter Weaver barn located west of Days Creek wants to demolish the structure because of its poor condition and prohibitive repair costs.