Umpqua News

In preparation for Thanksgiving, this past week has been one of the highest in terms of production in the history of a local business.

BLM archeologist's John Goodwin sifts through small pebbles collected from an archaeological excavation near the confluence of Williams Creek and the North Umpqua River on Wednesday.

Visitors planning to soak in the Umpqua Hot Springs on the Umpqua National Forest near Toketee should plan on going by foot the last 2.5 miles after it snows at the 2,500-foot level.

Contract instructor Marguerite Garrison leads a recent GED prep class at the Umpqua Training & Employment center in Roseburg.

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

Roseburg artist J. Lynn Peterson displays a self portrait last week at the Unpqua Valley Arts Center.

Five Umpqua Community College students will share recent research and experiences in a noon presentation Wednesday in Room 10 of the college's science building.

Schools will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day. The News-Review office will remain open, and the newspaper will be delivered as usual.

"Rethink Afghanistan," a 2009 documentary on the war in Afghanistan will be shown at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Umpqua Unitarian Universalist Church, 2167 N.W. Watters St., Roseburg.

The recent visitors to the Umpqua Indian Foods plant were from Italy, Belgium, Australia, China, Japan and Hong Kong.

By Bob Devlin A proposed timber sale in the Umpqua National Forest deserves serious public attention.

A staple ingredient in many Douglas County homes around the holidays are local products from the Umpqua Dairy.

Dogs will be taking over the fairgrounds soon. The Umpqua Kennel Club and Rogue Valley Kennel Club are hosting a four-day dog show at the Douglas County Fairgrounds starting Thursday and ending Sunday.

If you think building a boat ramp is a simple proposition, those involved with a boat ramp project in the city of Winston will tell you otherwise.

The Coast Guard has closed multiple river bars throughout Oregon and Washington due to extreme winds and heavy seas throughout the region.

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

Simply recognizing a need is often the start to coming up with a solution that will improve individuals' lives.

We can't imagine Douglas County without its many beautiful county-operated parks.

Terms of two members of the Historic Resource Review Committee are expiring. These two positions, appointed by the Douglas County commissioners, are four-year terms and advise the commissioners about the county's historic resources.

In early September, it became clear to Shana Brooks that something was wrong with her 10-month-old golden retriever, Abby.