Reedsport News

Four people were still locked into aerial platforms this morning in a protest against logging in the Elliott State Forest, blocking access to a timber harvest site 10 miles east of Reedsport.

Approximately 50 Oregon State Police troopers and Douglas County deputies arrived Wednesday morning, July 8, 2009 at about 10:00 a.m. at the site of an illegal logging protest on the Elliott State Forest on the Umpcoos Ridge No.

In a protest believed to be connected to the logging protest near Reedsport , patrol officers and detectives responded to the Home Depot in Roseburg after 40-50 protesters entered the business.

Oregon State Police officers were breaking up a logging protest near Loon Lake this morning.

Protesters continue to block a timber sale on the Elliott State Forest southwest of here.

Police take down a protest sign from the fence on the Edenbower overpass over Insterstate 5 on Monday.

A minor injury three car crash occurred on the McCullough Bridge Wuesday afternoon, causing all lanes across the bridge to be closed for about two hours.

REEDSPORT - The Bureau of Land Management says a controlled burn of more than 120 acres will improve elk forage and habitat at the popular Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area near Reedsport.

Chain saw carvers from across the region trekked to Reedsport to compete in the Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championship this Father's Day weekend.

A driver suffering from a medical complication lost control of her car on a two-lane bridge across Coos Bay, sparking a three-car crash that shut down Highway 101 for two hours Wednesday.

Salem-News.com - June 25, 2009 - 1:51 am Jun-24-2009 19:22 Crash on McCollough Bridge Halts Traffic for 2 Hours Two people were transported to Bay Area Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

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

Sutherlin police chief Tom Boggs is retiring after 29 years of police work. On a recent afternoon, Sutherlin Police Chief Tom Boggs was heading back to the station from lunch when a drunken driving report crackled over the radio.

Free summer lunch programs have started up this week around Coos County, providing meals for kids and adults.

In just a few short days, giant Spruce logs will be turned into works of art during the 10th Annual Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Sculpting Championship .

As I looked over the paper on June 14, I was surprised to not see one red, white and blue flag.

Douglas County animal control officer Lee Bartholomew lifts a kitten into a cage on the back of his pickup after taking the animal from outside a home in the Mill Pine area of Roseburg on Wednesday.

A $407,000 budget for the Douglas County 4-H, Master Gardener & Extension District was established Wednesday for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners, sitting as the governing body of the district, unanimously approved the recommendation from the district's Budget Committee.

School is just about out for Summer, which sadly means that some students could go hungry if not for one particular program that looks to make sure they get their regular lunches.

Paving work to bring 101 delays Road paving work on Highway 101 between Reedsport and Winchester Bay will bring intermittent lane closures and brief delays.