The News-Review

09/25/2025

Join us at down at The News-Review this Saturday, September 27th for a pop up Flea Market sale in our back lot from 8AM to 4PM.

Joining us will be Jime's Hotdogs and Saving Grace Humane Society.

We will also be hosting a NR Today App workshop from 8am to noon in our conference room to help setup your app on any or all of your devices.

09/25/2025

GLIDE — Sophomores Halle Goodman of Glide and Beckett Pahls of Bandon were the individual winners in This Run's For Maynard cross country meet hosted by Glide on Wednesday.

Goodman covered the 5,000-meter course in 20 minutes, 50.48 seconds. Glide's Ellie Horner (fourth, 22:45.22) and Oakland's Katelyn Jimenez (fifth, 23:23.08) placed in the top five.

The Glide girls finished first in the team standings with a score of 25.

Pahls was timed in 17:26.84 in the boys' race. He was followed by Douglas' Hudson Salas (second, 17:47.97), South Umpqua's Kyle George (third, 18:08.75) and Roseburg's Ethan Williams (fourth, 18:15.69).

Bandon (36) and Roseburg (55) were the top two in the team standings.

The meet is named in honor of Maynard Mai, the late Glide cross country and track coach.

GLIDE — Sophomores Halle Goodman of Glide and Beckett Pahls of Bandon were the individual winners in This Run’s For Maynard cross country meet hosted by Glide on Wednesday.

09/25/2025

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Umpqua Community College volleyball team notched its first Northwest Athletic Conference South Region win of the season, defeating Clark in five sets on Wednesday night.

Scores were 25-19, 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-9.

Kennedy Baylis Hines, a Roseburg High School graduate, led the Riverhawks (3-9, 1-2 South) with 19 kills and added 16 digs.

Rory Fix contributed 10 kills in the victory. Julianna Wandler had 42 assists, Gracelyn Jensen made 33 digs, Umpqua Valley Christian product Jazmin Cornell chipped in 10 digs and Natalia Flores Rojas added seven kills.

The Penguins (4-12, 0-3) got 16 kills from Abigail Heberle, 45 digs from Emelynn Cecil and 34 assists from Taylee Wilson.

UCC will travel to Albany Friday to face No. 4-ranked Linn-Benton.

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Umpqua Community College volleyball team notched its first Northwest Athletic Conference South Region win of the season, defeating Clark in five sets on Wednesday night.

09/25/2025

The Roseburg boys soccer team lost 1-0 to Sheldon in a Southwest Conference match on Wednesday night at Finlay Field.

The Irish (3-1-4, 2-0-3 SWC) scored what turned out to be the deciding goal with a minute remaining in the first half. Davi Rezende converted for Sheldon, according to Roseburg coach Xander Ferere.

"We held possession for most of the game," Ferere said. "What hurt us is we're dealing with a lot of injuries right now. We haven't gotten the results we wanted, but the players realize they can hang with any team."

Ferere said back line players Kamren Faulkner and Cole Chytka both had strong games. Goalie Martin Hiers made some big saves.

"(Martin) played well with the sun being in his eyes," the coach said.

In other SWC contests, South Eugene defeated South Medford 3-0 and Willamette beat North Medford 2-0.

Roseburg will travel to South Eugene Monday.

The Roseburg boys soccer team lost 1-0 to Sheldon in a Southwest Conference match on Wednesday night at Finlay Field.

09/25/2025

DILLARD — Roseburg Forest Products announced today that it has discontinued operations at its Dillard hardwood plywood facility and will exit the hardwood plywood market altogether.

The closure means more than 100 employees at the Dillard plant are out of work. Those workers are being encouraged to apply for open positions at other facilities and will receive “dedicated support and resources during the transition,” RFP said in a news release.

All other operations at the Dillard complex will continue, the release said.

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This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

DILLARD — Roseburg Forest Products announced today that it has discontinued operations at its Dillard hardwood plywood facility and will exit the hardwood plywood market altogether.

09/25/2025

EUGENE — The Roseburg girls soccer team finished in a 2-2 draw with three-time defending Southwest Conference champion Sheldon on Wednesday night.

Following a scoreless first half, the two squads combined for four goals in the second half. Molly Smith scored the first goal for the Indians (3-1-3, 2-2-1 SWC) off an assist from Lillian Hollenbeck and Kyleigh Miller later converted off a pass from freshman Maddie Newton.

The Irish (6-1-1, 3-1-1) scored with a couple of minutes left on a penalty kick. Roseburg coach Janelle Newton said goalie Grace McAfee played well and singled out the play of Smith and midfielder/defender Grace Dorsey.

"Sheldon is usually at the top (of the conference) and in the top 10 (in the rankings) and is a very solid team," Janelle Newton said. "They were supposed to win, so I'm satisfied with the result. It was a good battle. We executed our game plan ... we wanted to make sure we played defense and were physical and did that."

Roseburg will host No. 6-ranked South Eugene (4-1-2, 3-0-2) Monday night at Finlay Field.

EUGENE — The Roseburg girls soccer team finished in a 2-2 draw with three-time defending Southwest Conference champion Sheldon on Wednesday night.

09/25/2025

The season-long journey has taken a bit of a detour over the past few weeks for the Roseburg football team, but it’s a long trip with time to get things back on track.

The Indians prepare this week to face No. 7-ranked Thurston in a Class 5A Special District 4 game at 7 p.m. Friday in Springfield.

Roseburg senior Aiden Nutter has also seen a long journey to where he currently stands in his football career. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound lineman has experienced the sport from practically every angle.

“In elementary school I started out as a center and O-lineman. In third grade I moved to quarterback and D-line,” Nutter said.

It’s a unique combo that Nutter paired together until this season, when he was asked to make a move for the team’s benefit.

The season-long journey has taken a bit of a detour over the past few weeks for the Roseburg football team, but it’s a long trip with time to get things

09/25/2025

As of Sept. 21, it's officially fall again. The autumnal season means the return of apple picking, falling leaves, flocks of turkeys and, for Roseburg residents, an event that brings together residents and business to kick off the time of year: Blocktober Fest.

This year's event will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 4.

Last year, the annual festival drew in hundreds of attendees to enjoy food and live entertainment as they snaked their way through rows of vendor booths and sipped on local wines and beers. Coordinator Kristi Rifenbark said all of those highlights will be returning for 2025, with around 200 vendors planned to line both Southeast Jackson and Main streets in downtown Roseburg.

"This is our fourth annual Blocktober Fest, which we're very excited about," Rifenbark said. "We have lots of the downtown businesses participating with popups and different specials going, and also lots of them setting up outside of their shops this year. We had a pretty significant response with different vendors wanting to come in."

As of Sept. 21, it’s officially fall again. The autumnal season means the return of apple picking, falling leaves, flocks of turkeys and, for Roseburg residents, an event that brings

09/25/2025

A former Douglas County homebuilder whose legacy includes millions of dollars in liens, more than $300,000 in fines, dozens of unfinished homes and numerous lawsuits, said he is broke and unable to pay his debts when he appeared in court Wednesday.

The case involves Leonard and Cynthia Billings, who in 2019 gave Russi $20,000 in earnest money for a house he was going to build them in Douglas County. Joseph Russi never built the home or paid the money back, according to court records. With interest and other fees, he currently owes the couple more than $37,000.

In December 2023, Douglas County Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Johnson ordered Russi to produce bank statements on all accounts for the last year: titles to all vehicles, deeds or property tax statements for all real property, payroll or earning statements for the last year, quarterly statements on all investment or retirement accounts for the last year and income tax returns for the last two years.

Russi failed to produce any of those documents, court records show. He also missed a mandated court appearance in January 2024, and another hearing in August of that year, resulting in Russi facing contempt of court charges.

A former Douglas County homebuilder whose legacy includes millions of dollars in liens, more than $300,000 in fines, dozens of unfinished homes and numerous lawsuits, said he is broke and

09/25/2025

CANYONVILLE — The Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo will return for the fifth biennial event on Tuesday at Seven Feathers Casino Resort and the surrounding area.

The event will open at 8 a.m. and run until 3:30 p.m. and can be found at 146 Chief Miwaleta Lane in Canyonville.

A press release from the expo said this is no typical job fair — it works to immerse participants in real-world experiences with tools, technology and skills across over 16 different types of industry.

Every two years, the expo welcomes approximately 2,500 attendees to the event.

The event is free and open to anyone and everyone who might be interested in beginning a career in a trade. Industries represented will include agriculture, automotive, public safety, robotics, utilities, transportation, military, health care and much more.

CANYONVILLE — The Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo will return for the fifth biennial event on Tuesday at Seven Feathers Casino Resort and the surrounding area.

09/25/2025

It would be hard to find an American who isn't familiar with the image of a United States Postal Service (USPS) delivery driver. With the signature sky blue uniform and boxy white delivery truck, the USPS has trafficked mail near and far since 1775.

Now, Douglas County residents may be seeing more of these workers as the Roseburg Post Office is hosting a USPS Hiring Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 30, welcoming locals to take up delivery services for the area. The event will be held at the Roseburg Post Office, 519 SE Kane St., Roseburg.

According to the USPS, hirings like these are a part of the service's Delivering For America plan, a 10-year project partly based around bolstering its workforce to be stable.

It would be hard to find an American who isn't familiar with the image of a United States Postal Service (USPS) delivery driver. With the signature sky blue uniform and

09/25/2025

GLIDE — Little Loggers Playschool in Glide will be moving locations by the end of September, but according to Glide Revitalization Executive Director Jeana Beam, it may need to close for a few weeks due to the move timeline.

Glide Revitalization has been working on a move to a new place for its offices and child care program for a little while now. When the nonprofit formed in 2020 after the Archie Creek Fire, it was invited to use the old, unused Glide Middle School building as a hub.

Glide Revitalization and the Glide School District entered into a five-year lease following the organization's formation. The lease matures on Oct. 1, which is part of the reason Glide Revitalization has been on the lookout for new avenues of business.

"We bought a new property a couple years ago, and we've been working on a capital campaign in order to expand the child care and have basically a resiliency hub within the Glide community, with adult education classroom, very expanded child care options, and then the community space," Beam said.

The nonprofit has seen delays in most steps of remodeling the property, even in receiving the federal funding that the nonprofit was allocated for the child care. After realizing about six months ago that the construction would not be completed enough to do a smooth transition over that would not impede the day care services, Glide Revitalization began looking at other avenues.

GLIDE — Little Loggers Playschool in Glide will be moving locations by the end of September, but according to Glide Revitalization Executive Director Jeana Beam, it may need to close