October 17, 2024 3:40 a.m. The Paul Morgan Observatory at Umpqua Community College will have its final public stargazing event of 2024 on Friday night from 6:30 p.m., to 8:00 p.m. Attendees of all ages can join UCC astronomers to see a new comet and more. Bring folding chairs or blankets to watch on the…

October 17, 2024 3;30 a.m. Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in August and September and has been in a tight range between 4.0 percent and 4.2 percent since October 2023. An Oregon Employment Department release said the U.S. unemployment rate was little changed at 4.1 percent in September in 4.2 percent in August. State…

October 17, 2024 3:20 a.m. Roseburg Public Works will offer leaf collection service for homeowners starting later this month. A city release said from the week of Monday, October 28th through Friday, January 3rd, Public Works crews will pick up leaves from residents inside the city limits. Dump trucks of free leaves may soon be…

October 17, 2024 3:05 a.m. The Roseburg High School Marching Ensemble recently competed at the annual Pride of the Northwest marching competition at Grants Pass High School. Taking place last Saturday, October 12th, the competition brought together 12 high school marching bands from all over Oregon and northern California. RHS took home the 2nd place…

October 17, 2024 2:50 a.m. Sutherlin Downtown Development will have Terror Off Central coming soon. The event will feature a haunted house located at 103 West Central Avenue. It will be open Saturday October 26th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday October 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The haunted house will…

https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20241016230549/MWLGS-10-16-24-.mp3 Douglas County’s Commissioner of Dirt, Mike Winters, has the weekly local lawn and garden program. ​Read More  

https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20241016194901/IDC-10-16-24.mp3 Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice talks about a revenue shortfall to maintain safe county roads. ​Read More  

October 16, 2024 11:10 a.m.   On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, announced over $25 million in federal funding for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port Terminal Planning Project. A joint release from the lawmakers said the investment comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and…

October 16, 2024 10:40 a.m. Winston Police dealt with a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning. A WPD report said just before 7:10 a.m. officers responded to the wreck in the field next to Douglas High School on Highway 42. Officers learned that the driver had fallen asleep and had driven his vehicle off the road.…

October 16, 2024 10:30 a.m.  The Douglas County Fair Board is holding a special meeting on Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. in rooms 216 and 220 of the Douglas County Courthouse. An Executive Session, not open to the public, will be held to interview applicants for the fairgrounds director position. Current Director Dan Hults will…

October 16, 2024 1o:15 a.m.  Effective Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. Public Use Restriction Levels changed to LOW for all private, county, state, and Bureau of Indian Affairs lands within the Douglas District, which imposes certain fire restrictions on the public to help prevent wildfires. Douglas Forest Protective Association Public Information Officer Rachel Pope said the…

October 16, 2024 9:50 a.m. Recent fall-like weather and widespread rain has made it possible to ease off on some public and industrial fire prevention regulations on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District. Effective Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. the public fire danger has decreased to low, and the industrial fire…

October 16, 2024 9:30 a.m. Two people were taken to the hospital following a single vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 3:50 p.m. dispatchers were notified of a crash in roughly the 30000 block of Cow Creek Road in the Glendale area. By the time units arrived at the…

October 16, 2024 9:20 a.m. A Sutherlin woman died Monday of an apparent suicide while in custody at the Douglas County Jail. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at approximately 5:40 p.m., a deputy discovered a female adult unresponsive in a holding cell from an apparent suicide attempt. Deputies immediately summoned emergency services and…

https://kqen.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/20241016151138/AM-CONV-10-16-24.mp3 Christie Glen-Knutson is running for the office of mayor in Winston. She talks about her campaign and her hopes for the future of Winston. ​Read More