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Logan Bennett from the Oregon State University Extension Service and Sarah Schwartz from the Farm Bureau talk about a number of classes, events and activities taking place in the next couple of months.

September 2, 2025 11:00 a.m.  Sutherlin Police jailed a man for a warrant and added additional charges during his arrest early Monday. An SPD report said at 1:00 a.m. officers contacted 42-year-old Andrew Atterbury in the 1200 block of West Central Avenue due to the warrant. Atterbury was reportedly screaming and being violent towards others....

September 2, 2025  10:40 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a woman for a reported criminal mischief incident on Saturday. An RPD report said at 12:15 p.m. officers contacted the 29-year-old from Grants Pass, after she allegedly threw a brick through the window of a victim’s vehicle in the 500 block of Southeast Casper Street. The woman...

September 2, 2025 10:10 a.m.  Roseburg Police cited ten people for prohibited camping between early Monday morning and early Tuesday morning. Reports from RPD said all those cited were at The Point in the 200 block of Southeast Pine Street. Their camps all violated various portions of the city’s time, place and manner camping regulations....

September 2, 9:50 a.m.   Roseburg Police jailed a man for a restraining order violation on Friday. An RPD report said at approximately 6:40 p.m. officers observed a 31-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man in the same vehicle in the 2400 block of Northwest Stewart Parkway. Officers learned there was a valid restraining order. The two...

September 2, 2025 9;40 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man for a parole violation and multiple other charges on Friday night. An RPD report said at 7:30 p.m. officers contacted 29-year-old Joshua Barnes during a traffic stop in the 700 block of Northwest Garden Valley Boulevard. The man was the passenger in the vehicle. Barnes...

September 2, 2025 9:30 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man on the charge of first-degree criminal early Saturday. An RPD report said just before 5:00 a.m. officers responded to CHI Mercy Medical Center on Northwest Stewart Parkway after security staff said that a man had broken out a window. Upon arrival, officers learned security staff...

September 2, 2025 9:20 a.m.  Roseburg Police jailed a man on Monday for alleged criminal mischief. An RPD report said the 49-year-old was the suspect in an ongoing criminal investigation where he was allegedly seen on video destroying a street sign near the intersection of Northeast Jackson Street and Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard. The man...

Live from Salem, State Representative Virgle Osbourne has an update on the Special Session of the Oregon State Legislature

September 2, 2025 4:00 a.m.   Above normal high temperatures are forecast for the Umpqua Valley through Thursday. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Medford told News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN that highs should be in the low to mid 90’s. That’s well above the normal high of 84 degrees for this week...

September 2, 2025 3:40 a.m.  A Red Flag Warning remains in effect from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday for mountain areas in part of southwest and southcentral Oregon. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Medford said abundant lightning on dry fuels is expected for the Umpqua National Forest, the Southern Oregon Cascades and...

September 2, 2025 3:30 a.m.  Firefighters continue an aggressive attack on the Dads Creek Fire in the Glendale area. Crews from the Douglas Forest Protective Association and other rural firefighting agencies initially responded Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. on the fast-paced timber and grass fire near the 30400 block of Lower Cow Creek Road. DFPA...

September 2, 2025 3:20 a.m.  Through the end of September, the Roseburg Police Department is having some extra patrols out working traffic enforcement, with a specific focus on safety belt use, distracted driving, speeding and driving under the influence. An RPD release said these focused patrols are made available due to grants received from Oregon...

September 2, 2025 3:05 a.m.  The Friends of the Roseburg Public Library will hold their Fall Book Sale this Thursday through Saturday. A library release said this will be a bargain book sale with gently used books, including antique books, and library withdrawls. Most books are priced at 50 cents. On Saturday, books will be...

September 2, 2025 2:50 a.m. Covering coastal Douglas County: The Reedsport Fire Department is performing water system/fire hydrant flushing on all streets in Gardiner through Friday. A city release said all residents and system users are advised that there may be a temporary drop in water pressure during the system flushing process. Further, after the...

Dad’s Creek Fire near Glendale has burned 130 acres, prompting road closures on Cow Creek Rd. Level 1 “Be Ready” evacuations are in effect for 30482–31302 Lower Cow Creek Rd. Crews have 60% containment. Stay alert, check dcso.com/evacuations.

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September 1, 2025 4:30 p.m.  Crews with the Douglas Forest Protective Association are working on the Dads Creek Fire, in the Glendale area. DFPA Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. firefighters from DFPA, South Umpqua Fire, Riddle Fire, Azalea Fire, Glendale Fire, and Tri City Fire responded to a smoke...

September 1, 2025 4:00 p.m.   Mop up progresses on the Sugar Loaf Fire in the Cottage Grove Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest, as of midday Sunday. Complex Incident Management Team Northwest 13 transferred operational command of the fire to a local Type 4 Incident Management Team from the National Forest at 7:00 a.m....

GLENDALE — Anyone residing in the 30482-31302 blocks of Lower Cow Creek Road outside of Glendale has been put on a Level 1 - Be Ready evacuation notice due to the Dads Creek Fire.

August 31, 2025 2:40 p.m.    A Grants Pass man was jailed for two counts of reckless burning early Saturday. An Oregon State Police report said at 12:40 a.m. a trooper and emergency personnel were dispatched to milepost 49 of Highway 42 in the Camas Valley area. A reporting party had advised that they had...

August 31, 2025 2:00 p.m.  Hand and dozer lines are 100 percent complete on the Sugar Loaf Fire in the Cottage Gove Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest, as of midday on Sunday. An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 13 said firefighters are now working to mop up those lines from a 20-foot...

Medford, Oregon – August 28, 2025 – The Board of Directors for Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. (SOREDI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Blair Sundell as its new Executive Director. Sundell will assume the role on September 1, 2025, and brings with him a wealth of experience in economic development, strategic planning,… The post Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development, Inc. (SOREDI) Names Blair Sundell as New Executive Director appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

Preliminary data for 2024 from a Dean Runyan Associates study for the Oregon Tourism Commission shows that total direct travel spending in Oregon rose 1.1% in 2024 compared with the 2023 total. Travel spending rose from $14.15 billion in 2023 to $14.3 billion in 2024, an inflation-adjusted increase of 1.0%. Adjusted for inflation, Oregon’s total… The post Rogue Valley Travel Impacts 2024 appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

Building permit data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that new housing construction in Douglas County as measured by permits for living units dropped to 190 units in 2024 from 246 in 2023. It was the lowest level since 2015 when there were 172 building permits for living units. Building permits in Douglas County peaked… The post Douglas County Building Permits Drop in 2024 appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

In the first quarter of 2025, Oregon had just over 155,000 private firms that were subject to paying unemployment insurance taxes. Over 108,000 of these firms had at least one payroll employee in March.  More than 19 out of 20 firms (96%) with workers on their payrolls had less than 50 employees. While that left… The post A Snapshot of Oregon Firms by Size Class, 2025 appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

Grant funding was awarded to eight Regional Innovation Hubs to support Oregon’s innovation-based entrepreneurs. AUGUST 12, 2025 Business Oregon and the Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC) are pleased to announce the intent to award 2025-2027 Regional Innovation Hub grants. Regional Innovation Hubs provide technical assistance, access to capital, networking, mentorship and talent development to innovation-based… The post Business Oregon and Oregon InC Award $3.7 Million to Support Oregon Innovators appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

AUGUST 29, 2025 Revino Inc.’s new bottle-washing facility in the Portland metro area will bring washable, reusable, American-made glass wine bottles to the market.  Oregon’s wine industry generates $8 billion worth of economic activity in the state, employing more than 40,000 people, and it is increasingly constrained by an unreliable supply chain for glass bottles.… The post Business Oregon Funds Unique Solution to Oregon’s Wine Bottle Shortage appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

Southern Oregon University is celebrating a piece of its future by acknowledging the Oregon Legislature’s recent approval of $40 million in capital construction bonds to update and consolidate SOU’s facilities for creative industries – music, media and film. The cross-disciplinary project will transform the university’s programs and help secure Oregon’s future as a national leader… The post Creative Industries project gains legislative funding appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

One very important area of business success to highlight is communication. Great communication is avalue-driver and a success measure. It follows that having an efficient and concise communication abilityis fundamental to the success of any business. We are bombarded with messaging from multiple sources on a constant basis, so our filters aredeveloped to screen out… The post A Concise Communication appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

Being in business for yourself is one of the most important and difficult endeavors a person cantake on, especially in rural areas. It is with the utmost respect we have for the individuals whotake on the challenge of being in business that the talented people who work at the SOU SmallBusiness Development Center provide our… The post Defining Your Operating Horizon appeared first on Southern Oregon Business Journal.

August 30, 2025 1:00 p.m.  Covering coastal Douglas County: A Coos County area transient was jailed by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. A DCSO report said for several days 30-year-old Jordan Edwards had been acting disorderly throughout the Reedsport and Winchester Bay areas. Thursday night he showed up again at a residence in...

August 30, 2025 11:10 a.m.   A Riddle man was jailed for a reported assault incident on Friday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said just before 4:00 p.m. a victim claimed that an unknown man followed him home and then punched him in the face, causing physical injury and substantial pain. This allegedly took...

August 30, 2025 11:00 a.m. Deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office jailed a man following an overnight disturbance early Saturday. A DCSO report said at 3:45 a.m. a victim messaged a friend requesting assistance in the 1000 block of Byron Creek Road in the Olalla area. The friend then notified dispatch of the information...

August 30, 2025 10:30 a.m.  The Sugar Loaf Fire in the Cottage Grove Ranger District of the Umpqua National Forest is holding at 53 acres as of midday Saturday. An update from Northwest Incident Management Team 13 said crews have completed 100 percent of hand and dozer line. Firefighters are now installing plumbing, which consists...