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Residents of the rural Douglas County town of Oakland are planning one last walk across their soon-to-be-demolished 99-year-old bridge.
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Birth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there’s a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas.
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A group of citizens in Douglas County want to put the county’s election system to a vote.
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Glide, Oregon is holding its second-annual Sasquatch Festival on Saturday, July 22, and expects a crowd large enough to double the town's population.
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Some libraries in Douglas county have been without a paid staff member for years. A county grant will help the libraries bring back vital programming.
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COVID numbers are rising again and a spike in southwest Oregon is prompting mask recommendations in indoor public spaces.
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The court determined that managing state forestland for the "greatest permanent value" doesn't mean maximizing timber revenue.
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Efforts to clamp down on illegal marijuana cultivation in Southern Oregon could get attention from the federal government with the help of Congressmember Cliff Bentz.
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A major health clinic in Douglas County is promoting misinformation about the coronavirus just as the region is experiencing a massive surge of patients that have filled intensive care units beyond capacity.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent 24 EMT-paramedics to Oregon hospitals to help with the current COVID-19 surge.
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Southern Oregon State Representative Gary Leif died of cancer in late July. Now, three candidates have been chosen by the Douglas County Republican party as potential replacements to fill the vacant seat in the Oregon House. The choice largely falls on the Douglas County commissioners.
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The Douglas County Board of Commissioners just sent another letter to Oregon Governor Kate Brown. The latest missive asks for a halt to enhanced unemployment benefits put in place during the pandemic.
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Jackson was one of 16 counties that improved their COVID risk levels. Douglas County backslid, going from "High Risk" back to "Extreme Risk."
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Oregon State Police believe the latest shooting is linked to several previous incidents along a stretch of I-5 in Douglas, Josephine and Jackson Counties.