Umpqua News Archives

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.

The lens inside the Cape Blanco lighthouse, built in Paris in 1935 by Henry LePaute and still in use.

Work continues on the Umpqua Community Health Center at the nonprofit campus in north Roseburg Thursday.

Description: Beautiful setting, rural, private 7.75 acres +-. 1988 Fuqua manufactured home.

Washington Mutual's 11-year reign as the leader in Jackson County banking deposits is over.

Two old bridge supports stand along the North Umpqua River near Susan Creek. The Bureau of Land Management intends to build a foot bridge across the river at this location.

A toxic blue-green algae bloom in Douglas County was the most serious of 21 such blooms reported this year in Oregon lakes, streams and reservoirs.

We have an asset in our community that touches thousands of lives each year. And yet, fewer than 50 years ago, it didn't even exist.

Historic Oakland might be known for its quaint downtown buildings or its tight-knit community, but one thing that doesn't come to mind when thinking of the town is a place for skateboarders.

As the season for outdoor marijuana grows comes to a close, police arrested two Eugene men Monday caught after allegedly harvesting plants on forest land in the Drain area.

Enjoy classy Cajun Creole dishes at Zydeco . Even with Bend's struggling economy, residents flock to this place for treats like Acadian flatbread with a choice of toppings.

Co-pastors Dwayne and Vicky Brown stand inside the First Presbyterian Church of Roseburg on Thursday.

DIAMOND LAKE, Ore. - When Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.

Poison oak had a good growing season above the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, some plants reaching 12-to-15-feet tall.

Sparky the firefighting mascot greets children in the parking lot of Home Depot.

After leading a hike to the top of Mount Thielsen for the past eight years, this is the first time that my longtime hiking buddy, Richard Sommer, did not come on the annual hike.

Larry Sutton of Umpqua knows his horticulture. The retired Navy deep sea diver/ship's driver and former city planner was named Douglas County Master Gardener of the Year this summer at a statewide gathering in Corvallis.

The Umpqua Valley Arts Association announced the addition of Robin Anderson as the organization's new executive director this week.

The U.S. Forest Service has endorsed designation of a new wilderness area in an area of Oregon's Coast Range known for a remote waterfall called the Devil's Staircase.

On Sept. 12, Douglas County joined the nation in observing the 20th Anniversary of National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month, as more than 70,000 people participated in events across the nation.