/tags/douglas-county Douglas County en-US Copyright Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:34:36 GMT /weather/2025-03-17/southern-oregon-soaked-by-record-rainfall-and-widespread-flooding-after-weekend-storm Heavy rains battered areas of Southern Oregon this weekend, resulting in widespread flooding and damage. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:34:36 GMT /weather/2025-03-17/southern-oregon-soaked-by-record-rainfall-and-widespread-flooding-after-weekend-storm Justin Higginbottom /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-03-13/nonprofit-wants-to-bring-people-together-to-address-housing-and-homelessness The goal of the Southern Oregon program is two-pronged: address housing and homelessness issues and bring people together across divisions. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:11:52 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2025-03-13/nonprofit-wants-to-bring-people-together-to-address-housing-and-homelessness Jane Vaughan /health-and-medicine/2025-02-14/respiratory-illnesses-rage-across-oregon It’s an especially bad flu season, and whooping cough — or pertussis — is also causing many infections. Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:31:01 GMT /health-and-medicine/2025-02-14/respiratory-illnesses-rage-across-oregon Jane Vaughan /wildfire/2024-12-28/bigger-fires-longer-seasons-challenge-current-ways-of-fighting-wildfires-in-rural-oregon As the Oregon fire season trends longer and fires burn larger, those who work with Oregon’s rural forest protective associations are grappling with questions about how they will retain personnel and secure enough funding to fight the fires of the future. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:50:01 GMT /wildfire/2024-12-28/bigger-fires-longer-seasons-challenge-current-ways-of-fighting-wildfires-in-rural-oregon Julia Tilton /health-and-medicine/2024-11-20/roseburg-nurses-get-new-contract-amid-staffing-shortage-worries Nurses in Roseburg have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract after planning to picket. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:54:24 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-11-20/roseburg-nurses-get-new-contract-amid-staffing-shortage-worries Justin Higginbottom /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/can-an-america-first-board-fix-a-troubled-rural-transportation-district A group of political outsiders in Southern Oregon now find themselves on the inside of a government agency. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 23:59:24 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/can-an-america-first-board-fix-a-troubled-rural-transportation-district Justin Higginbottom /politics-government/2024-10-17/douglas-county-clerk-faces-challenger-who-wants-to-count-all-ballots-by-hand A candidate who proposes drastic changes to the elections system is challenging the incumbent clerk in Douglas County this November. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 23:42:17 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-17/douglas-county-clerk-faces-challenger-who-wants-to-count-all-ballots-by-hand Roman Battaglia /wildfire/2024-09-06/wildfires-threaten-the-communities-of-canyonville-and-tiller-in-douglas-county The Devil's Knob and Milepost 98 fires started Thursday. They're threatening nearby communities in Douglas County. Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:24:34 GMT /wildfire/2024-09-06/wildfires-threaten-the-communities-of-canyonville-and-tiller-in-douglas-county Roman Battaglia /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-03/wed-9-40-residents-of-douglas-county-unite-to-bring-down-the-winchester-dam Winchester dam to be removed Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:21:12 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-03/wed-9-40-residents-of-douglas-county-unite-to-bring-down-the-winchester-dam Mike Green /wildfire/2024-08-12/human-caused-dixon-fire-continues-to-grow-in-douglas-county One of Oregon’s newest wildfires began burning midday Saturday just east of the unincorporated community of Tiller in Douglas County. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:01:20 GMT /wildfire/2024-08-12/human-caused-dixon-fire-continues-to-grow-in-douglas-county James Kelley