Roseburg

Earlier this week we reported on the mysterious absence of Vaux’s Swifts around Roseburg. The Umpqua Valley Audubon Society wanted help tracking flocks of these migratory birds, and now the watch parties are back on after a thousand swifts were sighted around town.

Three people died and one was hospitalized in a suspected fentanyl overdose at Shady Point RV Park near Roseburg. Authorities recovered drugs at the scene.

Edward Andrew Whitely was arrested for animal neglect.

Jonathan Dowdy has also pleaded guilty to several counts of assault, one count of driving under the influence and one count of driving with a suspended license.

Roseburg Parks and Recreation reminds residents that the Fir Grove Splash pad remains open through Labor Day.

While the name is changing, Umpqua Bank announced in a written statement that it will not affect or change contracts current customers have with the bank.

The park has been closed since suffering major damage from flooding of the South Umpqua River in March.

Crews will begin a month-long project to replace sidewalk ramps and repave Garden Valley Boulevard.

The Douglas County district board is off to a rough start.

Starting July 11, the Roseburg News-Review will cut its daily print publication from five times a week to once a week. An online version of the paper will be released daily.

Fire and Rescue teams in Roseburg and Grants Pass have been awarded remote control, swift-water rescue equipment.

One of Oregon’s first Black homesteaders, Letitia Carson, is the subject of a traveling exhibit now on display at the Shelton McMurphy Johnson House in Eugene.