CRAIG REED The News-Review The attitude of several businesspeople in the Roseburg town center area is posted on their storefronts.The posters state that the gloom and doom of today's economy is not a popular subject in the neighborhood."Life has to

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Weekend's Best Bets Oct. 29-31Staff Writer PUMPKIN PATCH AT FOURSQUARE GOSPEL - 9:30 to 6 p.m., Friday and Saturday at the Foursquare Gospel Center, 540 S.E. Main St., Winston. There will be hay rides and a jump house at the

HEATHER MORSE The News-Review It was 10 years ago that Martin Larner drove his police motorcycle past St. Joseph Church in Roseburg, saw the cross on top of the building and got an overwhelming feeling that it was time to

Staff Writer Join the live blog for RHS football as they host South Medford. Click on the player below any time after 6:45 p.m. to join in the conversation, with coverage by N-R Sports Reporter Dan Jones. Readers can sign

DD BIXBY The News-Review Reducing carbon footprints and going green is all the rage right now for many people. However, those who are working toward a leaner, greener Earth find that some of the most effective changes are still among

Staff Writer Tricia and Lacey stay in the office this week to help Dan have a heady culinary experience.

INKA BAJANDAS The News-Review WINSTON - Alexa Stefanich clutched a tulip bulb in her palm, the bulb's silky white underside peeking out from the crinkly golden layers covering it, contrasting with her fuzzy, lavender glove."It looks like an onion," remarked

The News-Review TRI CITY - The South Umpqua High girls soccer team closed out a disappointing season by recent standards with a 5-3 upset over Glide on Wednesday.Shay Harvey scored two goals and Whitney Nolan had two assists in the

The News-Review MOUNTAIN VIEW CONF.Oakland25-25-25Central Linn8-15-16HALSEY - Michelle Cottier had five blocks and seven aces and Taylor McLean had six kills as seventh-ranked Oakland captured a share of the Mountain View Conference title.The Oakers finished 13-1 and will face North

DAN JONES/The News-Review Fans wearing orange and black did everything they could to support the Roseburg High volleyball team's six seniors at Robertson Memorial Gymnasium Thursday night.Well, almost everything."I was hoping that when I subbed them out that the fans

Sutherlin's Spencer defends FWL cross country titleThe News-Review LAKESIDE - Sutherlin's Chelsea Spencer successfully defended her individual title at the Far West League championships Thursday at Tugman State Park, winning the 5,000-meter race in 18 minutes, 53 seconds.The junior heads

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TOM EGGERS/News-Review Sports Editor Football teams aren't supposed to look ahead, but journalists can get away with it.Douglas County could have as many as six high school teams reach the postseason. Roseburg (Class 6A), Douglas (4A) and North Douglas (2A)

ROB McCALLUM/The News-Review It's easy to spot the Roseburg High boys cross country team in races - it's the orange and black mass increasingly toward the front. It has been hard, however, to identify a leader of the pack.The tightly-grouped

ROB McCALLUM/The News-Review Like stepping onto the practice field for the first time in mid-August, and into a live game in early September, the first step onto wet turf with postseason implications in late October is a learning experience.The Umpqua

Staff Writer Dan and Evan are joined by Paul Polamalu, senior quarterback for Douglas High. Dan, Evan and Paul cover a wide variety of topics from Trojan Football up through NCAA and NFL issues. Sports Chat is recorded from a

JOHN SOWELL The News-Review Dell Inc. has settled a lawsuit alleging the computer manufacturer made its call center employees in Roseburg and four other states work off the clock and shorted the workers' overtime pay.A settlement agreement was filed Sept.

Staff Writer Well, well, a Democrat calling the Republicans on Capitol Hill a bunch of liars. Isn't that akin to the kettle calling the pot black? It should be common knowledge by now that the Democrats are experts on distorting

Tax Fairness deserves 'yes' voteStaff Writer Vote "yes" for Tax Fairness. Oregon cannot afford for two-thirds of corporations doing business here to pay just $10 a year in the corporate minimum income tax. I am a working parent paying more