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July 4, 2025 5:30 p.m.  Crews with the Umpqua National Forest are responding to new fire starts on the Diamond Lake District. A UNF release said a widespread lightning storm moved through the forest on Tuesday and Wednesday, with multiple strikes confirmed on the forest. Fires include: *Windigo 2 – 1 acre fire, near Windigo...

July 3, 2025 5:00 p.m.  A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been arrested for an alleged on-duty incident at the Douglas County Jail. Sergeant Daniel Allen of the Roseburg Police Department said on June 29th, DCSO contacted RPD asking for assistance with an incident that occurred within the jail on the same date. Allen...

Keri Roid talks about Growing Miracles Lavender Festival & Farm Tour happening July 11th-13th. In segment two, Oakland Mayor Bette Keehley talks about Oakland Community Theater’s annual summer melodrama, “By Hook or by Crook”, that is being perform this Saturday and Sunday in Oakland City Park.

July 3, 2025 11:10 a.m.    The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two men who died in separate single-vehicle accidents on Monday night. A DCSO report said just before 8:30 p.m. deputies were dispatched to the crash in the 1100 block of Reuben Road. Undersheriff Brad O’Dell said the driver...

July 3, 2025 10:40 a.m.  A California transient was jailed following a pursuit incident early Wednesday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 1:40 a.m. a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for violations in the area of Ingram Books and Speedway Road. The vehicle eluded onto Grant Smith Road and then onto Interstate...

July 3, 2025 10:20 a.m. A Myrtle Creek man was taken to the hospital following a motorcycle accident on Wednesday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 3:30 p.m. a 77-year-old man and a woman were riding their motorcycles eastbound on Northbank Road, heading towards Glide. They had just passed Acorn Drive when they...

July 3, 2025 10:10 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a woman for depositing trash within 100 yards of waters on Wednesday morning. An RPD report said at 7:20 a.m. the 36-year-old was contacted at Deer Creek Park in the 200 block of Southeast Pine Street. Her camp did not comply with the Place and Manner portion...

July 3, 2025 9:50 a.m.   Roseburg Police jailed a woman for prohibited camping and offensive littering on Wednesday. An RPD report said at 7:20 a.m. officers contacted the 41-year-old at Deer Creek Park in the 200 block of Southeast Pine Street during prohibited hours. Her camp was approximately 15 feet by 15 feet containing trash...

July 3, 2025 9:30 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man for a warrant and for deposit of trash within 100 yards of waters on Wednesday. An RPD report said just before 8:30 a.m. officers contacted the man at his encampment in the 200 block of Southeast Pine Street. His camp violated several portions of the...

July 3, 2025 9:20 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man for a warrant on Wednesday. An RPD report said at 2:10 p.m. the 63-year-old was contacted at his camp in the bike jumps at Gaddis Park in the 800 block of Northwest Highland Street, after he was called in for being part of a disturbance....

Mary Gilbert of the Mary Gilbert Group, powered by Place, at Keller Williams Southern Oregon has our weekly local look at real estate.

H.O.P.E. Drug Court Participant Robert Bryant talks about a benefit car wash he is holding on July 12th to benefit a community project. He was joined by Cristina Dunehew of ADAPT.

July 3, 2025 4;10 a.m. The Umpqua Valley should see afternoon high temperatures in the seasonally normal range through Saturday, but warming will begin Sunday after high pressure begins to develop. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Medford told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that the high pressure will lead to highs...

July 3, 2025 4:00 a.m. On Wednesday, in the House Committee on Rules, Representative Val Hoyle filed four amendments to the Senate Republicans partisan version of the budget reconciliation bill that she claims are aimed to protect families and rural communities from the worst impacts of the legislation. Her proposals include: *Striking the Medicaid provider...

July 3, 2025 3:50 a.m. As of this week, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts are in fire season. An ODF release said this means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in place where residents live or plan to visit or recreate. ODF Fire Protection Division Chief Michael Curran...

July 3, 2025 3:40 a.m. Due to elevated wildfire risk in parts of its service area, Pacific Power is taking additional safety precautions. The utility has turned on enhanced safety settings and protective devices that will automatically de-energize power lines when debris, wildfire or strong winds contact the lines. Customers should expect more frequent and...

July 3, 2025 3;30 a.m. The City of Winston will have it’s Mayor Christie Knutson at city hall this Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for open conversation and coffee. Those who would like to meet with the mayor and have a discussion are invited to attend the event. Mayor Knutson said she is...

July 3, 2025 3:20 a.m. In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: Music Off Central begins its summer concert series on Thursday night. Held in Central Park in downtown Sutherlin, on the Grand Central Stage, shows are being presented for 6 weeks. The evenings include live music, a beer garden, vendors, and multiple food trucks. The family-friendly...

July 3, 2025 3:05 a.m. In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: Riverbend Live! will begin its 29th season on Friday night. Entertainment is presented at Winston’s Riverbend Park beginning at 7:00 p.m. each week through August 1st. The lineup this year spans blues, Americana, cowboy poetry and western music, electro swing and a full-scale youth theater...

July 3, 2025 2:50 a.m.  In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight” Oakland Community Theater has extended its production of “By Hook or by Crook” and will have two shows this weekend. Oakland Mayor Bette Keehley said the shows got rained out on their first weekend last month, The play will be on stage on Saturday at...

When winter comes around, one of my favorite things to do is sip a warm cup of chai tea. There’s something peaceful about enjoying it while listening to the rain outside. It’s cozy and comforting. But when spring and summer…

So, we’re right smack dab in the middle of the summer and looking for some ways to entertain our kiddos. Instead of relying on the latest video game or Sponge Bob, why not set aside a Kids in the Kitchen…

While Hawaii isn’t known for fine wine, Freed Estate Winery brings the island spirit to Oregon wine country. Located 20 minutes from Roseburg in the Winston area, this riverside vineyard has been producing wine for 25 years.

Federal lawmakers have announced $300,000 in a federal grant to help with improvements at the Roseburg Regional Airport.

OREGON — On Wednesday, in the House Committee on Rules, Representative Val Hoyle filed four amendments to the Senate Republicans partisan version of the budget reconciliation bill that she claims are aimed to protect families and rural communities from the…

OREGON — Due to elevated wildfire risk in parts of its service area, Pacific Power is taking additional safety precautions.

Mercury begins a rapid plunge toward the setting sun. By early July, Mercury is lost in the glare of the sunset. By late July, Mars begins to sink into the sunset glare. On July 28, the crescent moon once again…

Question: I love the smell of lavender and would like to add some to my landscape. Is it easy to grow?

ROSBURG — The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the relocation of its Roseburg Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) from the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) to the Roseburg Public Safety Center in a July 1 SBA press release.

WINSTON — Each summer, fans of live music from across Douglas County flock to Winston on Friday nights for Riverbend Live!, the town’s annual outdoor music program. This year, the series will get off to a festive start July 4.

While running tap water and a well-landscaped public park might be enjoyed by a town’s citizens without a second thought, there’s always someone behind the work, making sure amenities and services run smoothly and are kept up.

After highlighting The Revelers on June 17 and the Special EFX All-Stars on June 24, Music on the Half Shell (MOTHS) highlighted more music Tuesday with The Motet.

IDLEYLD PARK — For nearly a century, the Rock Creek fish hatchery on the North Umpqua River was a hub of activity, collecting, spawning and rearing Chinook, steelhead, rainbow trout and a host of other fish.

(Ashland, Ore.) — Southern Oregon University is in the process of selecting an official partner to build and operate a housing and educational facility for older adults on a 4.3-acre site previously occupied by the Cascade Complex of residence halls. “SOU is excited to continue advancing this initiative to identify a partner company that aligns… The post SOU considers partners for older adult housing and education facility appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

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From Southern Avenue, Ori Naftaly and TK Jackson talk about their Memphis sound and their show at Riverbend Live! on Friday night at 7.

July 2, 2025 11:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued an Executive Order prohibiting cell phone use by students during the school day in Oregon’s K-12 public schools. Kotek said, “Oregon’s schools should be a place where students find belonging, support and the joy of learning something new”. Kotek said, “The research is...

July 2, 2025 10:50 a.m.  Roseburg Police cited eight people for prohibited camping on Tuesday. An RPD report said at 10:00 a.m. all of the subjects, ranging in age from 18 to 60 were camping in their vehicles or in travel trailers in the parking lot of the former Albertson’s store in the 3000 block...

July 2, 2025 10:20 a.m. Roseburg Police cited two people for offensive littering and a criminal charge of prohibited camping on Tuesday. An RPD report said at 8:30 a.m. the 31-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were contacted at their camp at Deer Creek Park in the 200 block of Southeast Pine Street. The camp did...

July 2, 2025 10:10 a.m.   Roseburg Police cited a man for a criminal charge of driving while suspended on Tuesday. An RPD report said at 9:00 a.m. officers contacted the 40-year-old at the Veterans Affairs Urgent Care in the 900 block of Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard. VA Police had stopped the man for multiple moving...

July 2, 2025 10:00 a .m.  Roseburg Police jailed a woman and cited a man following a prohibited camping incident on Tuesday. An RPD report said at 8:30 am. officers contacted the 42-year-old woman and 44-year-old man in the 200 block of Southeast Pine Street. Their tent was pitched and tied to a tress, which...

July 2, 2025 9:40 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a woman for an alleged harassment incident on Tuesday afternoon. An RPD report said at 3:50 p.m. officers responded to CHI Mercy Medical Center on Northwest Stewart Parkway after hospital security said a woman had thrown rocks at them, hit them and refused to leave the property....

July 2, 2025 9:30 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a man following a reported trespass incident on Tuesday. An RPD report said at 7:45 a.m. officers responded after a caller said a transient male was sleeping under a car in the 1700 block of Northwest Patricia Street. Officers contacted the 37-year-old who admitted that he was...

July 2, 2025 9:20 a.m. A pedestrian was hurt after being hit by an electric assisted bicycle on Tuesday morning. A Roseburg Police report said at 11:10 a.m. a 30-year-old woman was riding her bike south on the path that parallels Interstate 5 near the Disc Golf Course off Northwest Stewart Park Drive. The victim...

Sutherlin’s Music off Central concert series begins on Thursday. Dan Bartram and Debbie Hamilton talk about the shows.

July 2, 2025 4:00 a.m. Crews with the Roseburg Fire Department dealt with a brush fire along Interstate 5 early Tuesday morning. RFD Staff Assistant Amy Rice said just after 3:50 a.m. the fire was reported near the Northwest Edenbower Boulevard overpass. Rice said firefighters arrived on the scene and located a fire moving up...

July 2, 2025 3:50 a.m. Firefighters with the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District responded to 15 reports of fire on Tuesday following thunderstorms through the region that began on Monday night. Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said ODF fire fighters found and confirmed 10 fires from the 15 reported. Weber said ODF resources...

July 2, 2025 3:40 a.m. Federal lawmakers have announced $300,000 in a federal grant to help with improvements at the Roseburg Regional Airport. A release from Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Val Hoyle said its part of $9.7 million combined in federal grants for infrastructure improvements to taxiways, fencing, aircraft storage and...

July 2, 2025 3:30 a.m. City of Roseburg buildings will be closed this Friday, July 4th, in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. A city release said that means that City Hall, the Roseburg Public Safety Center, Roseburg Public Library and other city buildings will not be open to the public. The library will also...

July 2, 2025 3:20 a.m. Kids can enjoy a cool, sweet treat on Wednesdays this month to celebrate National Park and Recreation month. A City of Roseburg release said Parks and Recreation staff will give out free popsicles to kids near the Fir Grove Splash Pad from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. every Wednesday. The frozen...

July 2,  2025 3:05 a.m. The Sutherlin Stampede is back, bringing rodeo action and a full day of family fun to the Sutherlin Rodeo Grounds, next Saturday, July 12th. A release said the day kicks off with a community parade at 10:00 a.m. traveling down Central Avenue from South Comstock Road to Central Park. Rodeo...

July 2, 2025 2:50 a.m. In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: The Umpqua Symphony Association has announced its 2025-2026 concert season. *Akropolis Reed Quintet on October 26th *Fandango! On March 26th, 2025 *Delgani on May 31st All concerts will be held on Sundays at 3:00 p.m. at the Whipple Fine Arts Center at Umpqua Community College....

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed an executive order Wednesday prohibiting student cellphone use during the school day in all of Oregon’s K-12 public schools. The move comes just after a bill meant to do the same thing died in the…

For cheer teams, practice and hard work are the key to succeeding in traveling competitions, but one thing is needed to even make it to those competitions in the first place: money. Without funds to cover fees, rooms and more,…

The organization that manages Bill Gray Stadium in Stewart Park is seeking permission to sell beer during baseball games.

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Presented by Littlejohn Financial, David Littlejohn and Matt Dickson have our weekly local financial program

House Republican Leader Christine Drazan takes a look back at the session of the Oregon State Legislature which wrapped up on Friday.

July 1, 2025 11:00 a.m.  Covering coastal Douglas County: One person died in a vehicle crash near Reedsport on Monday night. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just before 6:30 p.m. a deputy responded after the wreck was called in near milepost 41, on Lower Smith River Road. When the deputy arrived, the driver...

July 1, 2025 10:50 a.m.   Roseburg Police cited two people for drinking in public in separate incidents on Monday. An RPD report said just before 10:00 a.m. officers contacted a 43-year-old along with multiple other individuals outside a vacant building in the 400 block of Northeast Winchester Street. The man was drinking a beer, which...

July 1, 2025 10:30 a.m.   Roseburg Police cited a man following a traffic stop on Monday. An RPD report said just after 1:35 p.m. VA Police advised that they had a male detained for driving while suspended outside of the VA Garden Valley Boulevard gate in the 1400 block of Veterans Way. The 77-year-old admitted...

July 1, 2025 10:20 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man for a criminal count of prohibited camping, depositing trash within 100 yards of a waterway, having prohibited weapons and tools on city property and for a warrant on Monday. An RPD report said at 9:00 a.m. while conducting a security check at Deer Creek Park...

July 1, 2025 10:00 a.m.  Sutherlin Police jailed a man for a reported trespass incident on Monday. An SPD report said at 12:00 p.m. the 32-year-old was at a business in the 1300 block of West Central Avenue. after having previously been trespassed from the store several times. The man was taken into custody and...

July 1, 2025 9:40 a.m.  A Roseburg man was charged with first-degree criminal trespass and a warrant on Monday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said the victim was in the hospital and had concerns that the 60-year-old was entering the room he rents in the 200 block of Club Avenue north of Roseburg,...

July 1, 2025 9:30 a.m. A Sutherlin man was taken to the hospital following a motorcycle accident on Monday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just after 12:00 p.m. the 58-year-old was headed southbound in the 7800 block of Highway 99 North in the Wilbur area. The Harley Davidson rider was approaching the train...

July 1, 2025 9:20 a.m.  One person died in a single vehicle crash in the Glendale area Monday night. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just before 8:30 p.m. deputies were dispatched to the wreck in the 1100 block of Reuben Road. Undersheriff Brad O’Dell said the driver was headed eastbound toward Glendale when...

Josh Hill talks about the Big Hill Jam motocross event happening Friday through Sunday at the Albany Motorsports Park.

July 1, 2025 4:00 a.m.  Roseburg’s high temperature on Monday tied for the third hottest day of 2025 so far. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Medford told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that the mercury reached 97 degrees at the Roseburg Regional Airport. That equaled the 97-degree high set on June...

July 1, 2025 3:50 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a fugitive early Monday. An RPD report said at approximately 1:15 a.m. officers contacted the 64-year-old after observing her in a vehicle in the 1400 block of Northeast Stephens Street and being aware that there was a Cow Creek Tribal Police warrant for her arrest. The warrant...

July 1, 2025 3:40 a.m.   The Douglas Forest Protective Association has increased Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to Level 2 on all lands protected by DFPA, which includes lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Public Use Restrictions have increased to High for all private, county, state, and Bureau of Indians Affairs lands within the...

July 1, 2025 3:30 a.m. The fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwestern Oregon District will increase to high and the Industrial Fire Precaution Level will increase to Level 2 on Wednesday. Public Information Officer Natalie Weber said this is due to consistent hot temperatures, dry vegetation and the...

July 1, 2025 3:20 a.m.  In the KQEN Cultural Spotlight: Music on the Half Shell will feature the sounds of The Motet on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. at the Nichols Band Shell in Roseburg’s Stewart Park. The group features a seamless blend of soul, funk, jazz and rock. Food trucks and vendors will feature...

July 1, 2025  3:05 a.m. Music on the Half Shell has added a new rule regarding minors in attendance. Half Shell Committee President Clint Newell said effective now all minors near the concert area in Stewart Park must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian. Newell said with the increasing number of minors in...

July 1. 2025 2:50 a.m. A participant in the H.O.P.E. Drug Court program has chosen to support Adapt’s Crossroads program as part of her graduate community project. Tanaya Hulsey said, “I would like all individuals to be able to participate in sober living activities while in treatment. I know I did”. Hulsey said, “Now, I...

Roseburg Parks and Recreation staff will give out free popsicles to kids near the Fir Grove Park Splash Pad from 2 - 3 p.m. every Wednesday in the month of July, according to a July 1 press release.

ROSEBURG — City of Roseburg buildings will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July holiday, according to a June 30 City of Roseburg press release.

DIAMOND LAKE — Diamond Lake Resort will host a Fourth of July weekend of celebration Thursday though Saturday at 350 Resort Drive, according to the resort’s Facebook account.

Ayden Jenkins and Isaac Zola spent June working at Brooke Communications radio stations.

DIXONVILLE — Stan Randall sat in O.C. Brown County Park on Saturday morning under a tent in front of a table full of digital equipment, headphones over his ears and announced his call sign into the mic.

Effective July 1, DFPA raises Industrial Fire Precaution Levels to Level 2 and Public Use Restrictions to HIGH, limiting machinery use times for industry and residents. Fireworks remain prohibited in wildland areas.

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ROSEBURG — Those interested in attending Music On The Half Shell this year will need to be mindful of new restrictions as the program has announced rules regarding minors. For the remainder of the season, all minors must be accompanied…

July 1, 2025 3;30 p.m.  Crews with the Douglas Forest Protective Association dealt with a rekindled brush fire late Sunday night. DFPA Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said the fire was near Hogan Road. Pope said crews took immediate action, quickly extinguishing the burn pile. There was no spread to nearby fuels. Pope said anyone...

State Senator David Brock Smith looks back at the work of the Oregon State Legislature,  which ended its session Friday night.

June 30, 2025 11:10 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a woman and cited a man for a littering incident on Sunday. An RPD report said at 9:20 a.m. officers contacted the 36-year-old woman and 33-year-old man at their camp in Gaddis Park, in the 800 block of Northwest Highland Street. They were in a restricted area...

June 30, 2025 10:50 a.m.  A Glendale man was cited following a Friday night crash. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 8:10 p.m. the 20-year-old was traveling in the 2100 block of Glendale Valley Road with a full 300-gallon water tank in the back of his truck. The driver was unable to maintain...

June 30, 2025 10:40 a.m.   The driver was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash on Friday. An Oregon State Police report said at approximately 11:40 a.m. a trooper responded to the wreck on Highway 138W, about two miles east of Marvin Hill. The operator of a westbound SUV lost control of his vehicle....

June 30, 2025 10:10 a.m.  Sutherlin Police jailed a man in a theft case on Friday. An SPD report said just after 2:40 a.m. an employee of an assisted living facility said that an electric wheelchair had been stolen from their property in the 1100 block of West Central Avenue. A video showing an adult...

June 30, 2025 10:00 a.m.  Sutherlin Police jailed a woman for a reported trespass and escape incident early Monday. An SPD report said just before 12:30 a.m. after previously being trespassed from a mobile home park in the 1200 block of West Dean Avenue, 54-year-old Melanie Mills allegedly returned to the location, fled from officers...

June 30, 2025 9:40 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed one man and cited three people, following an overnight incident early Sunday. An RPD report said at 1:40 a.m. officers and deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded after callers said there was a physical disturbance in the parking lot of the former Albertson’s store in...

June 30, 2025 9:30 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a man for alleged disorderly conduct on Sunday.’ An RPD report said at 11:00 a.m. officers contacted the 48-year-old in the 1700 block of Northeast Rocky Drive after numerous citizens said he was yelling and threatening to burn down the area. The man was detained without issue...

June 30, 2025 9:20 a.m. Roseburg Police jailed a woman Friday on the charges of harassment and a parole violation, regarding a past case. An RPD report said just after 8:30 a.m. officers contacted the 33-year-old in the 700 block of Southeast Douglas Avenue. The woman admitted to punching an employee at McDonalds on June...

State Representative Court Boice shares his thoughts about the Oregon State Legislature and the session that wrapped up on Friday.

BLM fire officials plan a prescribed burn at Dean Creek Elk Viewing Area, June 30–July 1, covering 100 acres to improve elk habitat, reduce fuels, and urging caution for Highway 38 motorists due to possible smoke and short delays.

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