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Rachael Pope/Douglas Forest Protective AssociationAs 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. -
Oregon Nurses AssociationNurses in Roseburg have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract after planning to picket.
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A group of political outsiders in Southern Oregon now find themselves on the inside of a government agency. -
A candidate who proposes drastic changes to the elections system is challenging the incumbent clerk in Douglas County this November. -
The Devil's Knob and Milepost 98 fires started Thursday. They're threatening nearby communities in Douglas County. -
Winchester dam to be removed -
One of Oregon’s newest wildfires began burning midday Saturday just east of the unincorporated community of Tiller in Douglas County. -
Dozens of people living near a small town in Southern Oregon are under evacuation orders due to a rapidly growing wildfire, which has led Gov. Tina Kotek to declare an emergency. -
Residents of the rural Douglas County town of Oakland are planning one last walk across their soon-to-be-demolished 99-year-old bridge. -
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. -
A group of citizens in Douglas County want to put the county’s election system to a vote. -
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. -
COVID numbers are rising again and a spike in southwest Oregon is prompting mask recommendations in indoor public spaces.
