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Articles from the January 11, 2015 edition


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  • Laura Olson's Obituary

    Jan 11, 2015

    Laura Olson Long time Leaburg resident Laura Maxine Olson passed away in her sleep on December 31, 2014, at RiverBend Hospital in Springfield. She was born on June 16, 1927, in Baker City, Oregon, to Rhetta and Arthur Olson. She grew up in North Powder and the family later moved to Corvallis and Portland. Laura graduated from Jefferson High School in North Portland in 1945 and was accepted into the journalism program at the University of Oregon in Eugene and was a member of Delta Delta Delta. After college Laura attended Radcliff University in...

  • Roseburg's “Champagne Riot”

    Jan 11, 2015

    Probably not what you’re thinking By Finn J.D. John It was Christmas Day in 1866. Officially, the Civil War had been over for a year and a half. Unofficially, though, not everybody agreed that its outcome settled things ... especially in Douglas County, Oregon. At the time, Douglas County was like a microcosm of the United States. There was a Republican majority in the more populous and powerful northern part of the state, which had voted itself into full control of county government, much to the fury of the resentful, disenfranchised...

  • January 12, 2015

    Jan 11, 2015

    Last week our High School boys team was defeated by Lowell only to rebound with a victory vs. Mohawk on Friday. Our girls defeated Lowell and look to be the team to beat in the Mountain West League. We host Siletz Valley on Tuesday before traveling to Alsea on Friday. Our girls will then travel to Country Christian on Saturday to take on the #2 ranked Cougars. On Saturday we hosted the Mountain West League Middle school girls tournament where our girls finished 6th. The girls finished the season with a record of 10-2. It was a huge success...