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New Year's Day closures
Douglas County residents will celebrate the beginning of a new year Thursday. Many businesses and offices will be closed to allow employees to spend time with their families.
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Kerosene heater doctor
When the temperatures dip Phillip Lyman's work heats up. Lyman, known by most as Junior, services kerosene heaters at Bernhardt's Hardware at 113 N. Main St.
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Ice, snow snarl I-5 traffic, more winter weather on the way
Snow and ice sent drivers scrambling around Douglas County Monday, especially to the north on Interstate 5, where several crashes brought traffic to a standstill throughout the day.
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Pickup crashes into front yard in Drain
A Drain man was taken to the hospital after crashing a pickup into a yard on Saturday when he reportedly swerved to miss a deer in the road.
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Toy ride exceeds expectations, even with economy in the dump
Although Douglas County's unemployment rate is around 10% this holiday season, many families are digging deep in their pockets to make sure children have gifts over the holidays.
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Editorial: Roses & thorns
Somebody is doing something right at Umpqua Community Health Clinic, where two longtime goals of the clinic are coming to fruition.
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Elkton residents celebrate bridge project completion
Elkton High School senior Richard Sanchez never thought people would make such a fuss about his drawings.
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Rumbling to a slower speed
Drivers headed west toward the Tyee curve may now receive a jolt as they approach on Highway 138 West.
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Drain man dies in Highway 99 accident
A Dodge Dakota pickup driven by James Dean Plueard left Highway 99 early Sunday morning and crashed into a tree, killing the driver.
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News
Police arrested a Cottage Grove man Wednesday who has allegedly been connected to more than $200,000 worth of stolen property, including a generator swiped last year from a construction site on Highway 38 near ...
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Man allegedly linked to $200,000 in stolen property
Police arrested a Cottage Grove man Wednesday who has allegedly been connected to more than $200,000 worth of stolen property, including a generator swiped last year from a construction site on Highway 38 near ...
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$1,000 reward offered in hor...
A local woman is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot a horse to death on her property last week.
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Four arrested in connection ...
Four people were arrested Wednesday in connection to the discovery of more than 400 marijuana plants at a residence in Drain, according to a Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team news release.
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Drain man dies in Friday afternoon crash
DRAIN, Ore. A Drain man died Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash on Highway 38 about four miles west of Drain.
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Fatal car crash on Highway 38
An unidentified person died in a fatal car crash on Highway 38 between Drain and Elkton, according to an Oregon State Police news release.
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Weekend's Best Bets, Sept. 2...
A suri alpaca chews in the barn at Jubilee Alpacas in Roseburg in this file photo.
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NEW Woman killed in collision with log truck
This is a press release courtesy of Oregon State Police A Drain-area woman died Monday afternoon when the pickup she was driving was struck by an unloaded log truck as she attempted to pull onto Highway 42 ...
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Police and Fire Logs
These logs are the highlights of initial emergency calls and reports to the Douglas County Dispatch Center.
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Elkton school district seeks...
Brian Kruse, head of maintenance for the Elkton School District, points to an outdated electrical circuit breaker.
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Man's death in Mexican custody shakes up Oregon log town
The only activity outside Sam Botner's hilltop home Wednesday came from the passel of dogs out front.
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