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01/24/2025

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01/24/2025

After 12 years in the making, the Coquille Indian Tribe’s plans to build The Cedars at Bear Creek casino in Medford came to fruition on Jan. 10 when the U.S. Department of Interior signed a Record of Decision to approve it.

The decision is a first in the realm of Oregon tribal gambling. It is the first off-reservation casino to be approved by the federal government in Oregon, approximately 170 miles away from Coquille tribe’s reservation in North Bend.

The move has garnered ongoing pushback against both the Coquille tribe and the Biden administration from several Oregon legislators as well as multiple U.S. tribes over concerns the Coquille tribe’s casino will set a precedent which could negatively impact tribes for years to come. According to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, over 60 tribal nations have expressed opposition to the project.

After 12 years in the making, the Coquille Indian Tribe’s plans to build The Cedars at Bear Creek casino in Medford came to fruition on Jan. 10 when the U.S.

01/24/2025

Do you have the shot to win it all?!

Enter the First Annual : Capture the Wild Photo Contest

Sponsored by KPIC, The News-Review, and Brooke Communications

Administered by: Agent of the Wild

SEVEN FEATHER’S Presents the Douglas County Sportsmen's and Outdoor Recreation ShowPresented by: BI-MART Announces the First Annual Capture the Wild Photo ContestSponsored by KPIC, The News Review, and Brooke CommunicationsAdministered by: Agent of the Wild Embark on an exciting journey to showcas...

01/24/2025

After the initial planning, design and permitting of a $35 million expansion of CHI Mercy Medical Center in 2023 that was expected to be completed in January of 2026, the medical center’s timeline for completion has shifted.

The expansion project will now begin construction in the summer of 2026 with an expected completion date of 2027. CHI Mercy Medical Center spokesperson Sarah Baumgartner said there will be no new buildings.

“It will all be construction within our current hospital foot plan,” she said in an email.

According to the medical center, it serves over 107,000 residents of Douglas County and is looking to grow its services for “inpatient and outpatient care” and to stay up to date with advances in medicine.

After the initial planning, design and permitting of a $35 million expansion of CHI Mercy Medical Center in 2023 that was expected to be completed in January of 2026, the

01/24/2025

Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, assigned to the north-county patrol office in Drain, spent the past week investigating reports of trafficking in stolen vehicles on property in the Oakland area of Lower Crest Road. Sheriff’s deputies made multiple examinations of the property between Jan. 13 and 20 finding evidence of several vehicles being disassembled and eventually identifying and seizing stripped vehicles that had previously been reported as stolen.

On Jan. 21, Junior Victor Cullison, 28, who lists a Yoncalla mailing address but had reportedly been staying on the Oakland property at least intermittently was arrested on several charges and lodged in the Douglas County Jail where he remained as of Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, on Wednesday morning the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office filed a charging instrument accusing Cullison of eight counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, a class C felony committed by a person who possesses any vehicle which the person has reason to believe is stolen.

Deputies of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, assigned to the north-county patrol office in Drain, spent the past week investigating reports of trafficking in stolen vehicles on property in the

01/24/2025

After working on her science project for the last few months, Violet Kroeker spent Wednesday preparing for and presenting the project during Geneva Academy’s science fair.

“I did, like, which two variables would keep flowers lasting longer, so I tested bleach and flower food,” the sixth grader said. “Just like household bleach and store bought flower food.”

She said her hypothesis was that the bleach would help, but after doing a lot of testing, the flower food helped save the wilting flowers each time. She said she learned a lot about why flowers wilt, and most of the time the wilting is caused by an air bubble trapped in the stem.

After working on her science project for the last few months, Violet Kroeker spent Wednesday preparing for and presenting the project during Geneva Academy’s science fair.

01/23/2025

No matter how convenient it is these days to research family history online, you may still dream of visiting your family’s homeland. You’d like to see where your ancestors lived, stand in the church where Great-grandpa was baptized, enjoy traditional cuisine and understand what life was like for them.

No matter how convenient it is these days to research family history online, you may still dream of visiting your family’s homeland. You’d like to see where your ancestors lived,

01/23/2025

An evening of food, wine & a wildly entertaining presentation

01/23/2025

Be sure to head to Del Rey Café and enter for your chance to win a Dinner for 2!!!! Prize will be drawn and announced February 10th on Best Country 103!

01/22/2025

We at The Lotus Media Group are doing our part to help the animals of Douglas County and If you want to help animals at Saving Grace Humane Society as well, then collect your cans! Call Saving Grace, and they will drop off special bags at your business. Collect your cans and take them to the Bottle Drop. All proceeds will go to food for the animals!

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01/22/2025

The 29th annual Seven Feathers Casino Resort Sportsmen's Outdoor & Recreation Show presented by BI-Mart is coming up soon February 7th through 9th at The Douglas County Fairgrounds!!!!

Each show has an exciting line-up of indoor and outdoor exhibitors and attractions representing the breadth of the outdoor recreation industry: camping, fishing, hunting, RVing, ATVing, cycling, boating, kayaking, hiking, climbing, local & exotic guides & lodges, travel agents, guns, outdoor clothing and gear, advocacy groups and governmental agencies, seminars, and lots of prize giveaways and so much more!!!!

Join us for our exciting LIVE sportsmen’s shows in Southern Oregon and Northern California! Each show is jam-packed with exhibits, displays and attractions representing the breadth of the outdoor recreation industry: boating, camping, fishing, hunting, RVing, ATVing, cycling, kayaking, paddling, h...

01/22/2025

According to court records, a man was arrested Thursday evening in Roseburg after allegedly smashing several windows and endangering multiple citizens in a spree of hurling rocks through glass.

John William Young, 44, who reportedly has a Riddle mailing address, was arrested by the Roseburg Police Department on initial charges of first-degree criminal mischief, multiple counts of second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree criminal trespass, and unlawful use of a weapon.

The alleged crime spree began at 5 p.m. when the glass door of a building in the 400 block of SE Spruce Street shattered. A woman on the second floor of the building looked outside and saw a man continuing to smash the glass, so she locked herself inside an office and called the police. Meanwhile, she saw the same man throw a rock through the window of a car parked outside.

According to court records, a man was arrested Thursday evening in Roseburg after allegedly smashing several windows and endangering multiple citizens in a spree of hurling rocks through glass.

01/22/2025

According to press releases from the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Central Douglas Fire and Rescue and Roseburg Fire Department, the strike team from Douglas County working on the Palisades fire in Los Angeles County located and evacuated an injured couple who had been stranded during the fire.

The strike team from Douglas County is comprised of 22 firefighters and five engines from Central Douglas Fire and Rescue, Roseburg Fire Department, the Riddle Fire Protection District, Sutherlin Fire Department, and North Douglas Fire and Emergency Medical Services.

According to press releases from the Oregon State Fire Marshal, Central Douglas Fire and Rescue and Roseburg Fire Department, the strike team from Douglas County working on the Palisades fire

01/22/2025

Umpqua Community College nursing students are gaining hands-on experience at the Roseburg VA Medical Center as part of a new partnership aimed at training future healthcare professionals.

Nursing students began the program Monday, starting an 11-week term that will rotate them through various departments at the medical center. Their assignments will include units such as dementia care, outpatient services, acute psychiatry, mental health, and more.

UCC has 61 nursing students in total with 16 students participating on the Roseburg VA Medical Center campus at one time. Their time will be split between CHI Mercy Medical Center and the Roseburg VA Medical Center.

Umpqua Community College nursing students are gaining hands-on experience at the Roseburg VA Medical Center as part of a new partnership aimed at training future healthcare professionals.

01/22/2025

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, thousands in Douglas County lost power. Homes in the area were left without heat and electricity in the midst of freezing weather, with the Roseburg School District announced a closure for the day as a result. Experts say that that conditions in the area aren't expected to be any less frosty anytime soon.

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, thousands in Douglas County lost power. Homes in the area were left without heat and electricity in the midst of freezing weather, with

01/22/2025

Douglas County was invited on Monday to help make their parks a better place for the community with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Umpqua River Cleanup event. The event brought together organizations and community members to parks across Roseburg for several outdoor cleaning projects.

The event lasted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and gave volunteers of all ages the chance to get their hands dirty. Trash pickup, invasive plant and graffiti removal and mulch replacements on playgrounds were some of there services provided to parks around town.

Douglas County was invited on Monday to help make their parks a better place for the community with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Umpqua River Cleanup event.

01/22/2025

In this chapter of The News-Review’s series on the homelessness issue, we’re examining the enhanced enforcement of the City of Roseburg’s ordinance against public camping, as well as related state laws. As previously reported, the newest version of the city’s ordinance on prohibited camping includes exceptions on the “time, place, and manner” in which public camping is permitted. The requirements of the ordinance include a relegation to city property, occurring only during the night, and removed from proximity to protected areas such as the river, parks, and pathways.

In addition, the ordinance has a provision by which the third offense raises the penalty from that of a violation, similar to a traffic citation, to that of a crime: an unclassified misdemeanor.

In this chapter of The News-Review’s series on the homelessness issue, we’re examining the enhanced enforcement of the City of Roseburg’s ordinance against public camping, as well as related state