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Best Country 103️ November 26, 2025

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Best Country 103️ November 26, 2025

Moon & Grubes are all set up at Sherm’s Thunderbird in Roseburg! We will be live from 1pm to 3pm! Come and get your early Black Friday paper from @nrtoday and enter to win a @_wildlifesafari Encounter! Stop by our booth and say hi to Moon & Grubes, give a shoutout to Da’Roadie and you may be walking away with something more!

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Best Country 103️ November 26, 2025

Thank you Sarah from Aviva Health for stopping by yesterday to talk with Moon & Grubes and delivered this amazing Pie!

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Best Country 103️ November 26, 2025

Moon & Grubes of Best Country 103 are LIVE in town TODAY! 🦃 Happening this afternoon, Wednesday November 26th from 1–3 PM at Sherm’s Thunderbird Market —The News-Review's EARLY Black Friday newspaper drop is going down! Grab your paper while they last, get the very first look at all the hottest deals in town BEFORE Black Friday officially hits tomorrow, and EVERYONE who picks one up is entered to WIN a Wildlife Safari encounter! 🦒🦁 Come hang out, say hi to Moon & Grubes, and get ready to save big — we will be htere until 3 PM! 👋 #Roseburg #BlackFriday #MoonAndGrubes #WildlifeSafari #ShopLocal

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Best Country 103️ November 26, 2025

what are you thankful for?

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Best Country 103️ November 25, 2025

🌟 Moon & Grubes from Best Country 103 are wrapping up a wild Black Friday with a BIG finish! 🎄 Join us THIS FRIDAY, November 28th from 3:30–5:30 PM at Seven Feathers Casino Resort for the Light the Sky Holiday Event! The huge tree lighting happens at 4 PM sharp! ✨ FREE family-friendly fun ☕ Complimentary Hot Cocoa Bar 🍭 Candy canes for the kids 🎅 Santa & special guests 🎆 Extra dazzling Christmas lights & décor all season long! Come kick off the Christmas season with us—wear your favorite holiday gear and let’s make it a night to remember! See you there! ❤️💚 #SevenFeathersHoliday #LightTheSky #BestCountry103

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Best Country 103️ November 25, 2025

tell us about that one family dish you hope Mom / Grandma / Dad makes for Thanksgiving?

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Best Country 103️ November 24, 2025

🚨 BIG NEWS, Roseburg! 🚨 Moon & Grubes of Best Country 103 are rolling into town the day before Thanksgiving! 🦃 Join us Wednesday, November 26th from 1–3 PM at Sherm’s Thunderbird Market for The News-Review's EARLY Black Friday newspaper drop! Grab your paper, get the first look at all the hottest deals in town BEFORE Black Friday hits, and everyone who picks one up gets automatically entered to WIN a Wildlife Safari encounter! 🦒🦁 Come hang out, say hi, and get ready to save big. See you there! 👋 #Roseburg #BlackFriday #MoonAndGrubes #WildlifeSafari #ShopLocal

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Best Country 103️ November 21, 2025

🚨 BLACK FRIDAY IS HERE at Ashley Furniture in Roseburg! 🚨 Get ready to SAVE BIG with our BEAT THE CLOCK event! ⏰💥 🎉 Doorbusters starting at just $199 (while supplies last!) 🎁 First 10 customers in the door get a FREE $100 Ashley Gift Card! 💸 0% INTEREST FINANCING ALL DAY LONG! 🕖 7AM - 9AM: 40% OFF STOREWIDE 🕘 9AM - 7PM: 30% OFF STOREWIDE PLUS... register to WIN an Ashley rug, throw blanket, or foam cooling pillow! 🏆 Join Moon & Grubes from Best Country 103 will be coming to you live from 7-9AM! Stop by their booth, say hi to the guys and Da'Roadie, and you might walk away with something extra! 🎤🎶 Doors open early — don’t miss the biggest savings of the year! See you Black Friday at Ashley Furniture! 🛋️🖤 #BlackFriday #AshleyFurniture #BeatTheClock #DFWDeals #FurnitureSale

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With more than 90 displays and 500,000 lights, the Umpqua Valley Festival of Lights has operated year after year as one of the largest Christmas light displays in Oregon. This year, the annual attraction comes back once again — with new sights to see — for its 33rd year.

“It’s always great to add to the different community functions,” contractor and set-up supervisor Mike Zuelzke said. “We take a lot of pride in what we do.”

The drive-thru officially opened Sunday, welcoming attendees to make their way through a half mile of displays. According to organizers The Roseburg Rotary Club, the event draws in 8,000 cars each holiday season.

This year’s festival is the second held after a major series of revitalizations. In 2024, the rotary club worked with community partners and organizations to make a number of improvements, including a reworked electrical system for River Forks Park that improved safety and efficiency.

Other improvements included renovations to the Dutch Bros. Holiday Village at Helleck Hall, where guests can enjoy hot chocolate and meet Santa Claus, and to Woody Winterguard, the festivals’ 40-foot-tall, 16,000 pound nutcracker.

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CANYONVILLE — Seven Feathers Casino Resort will light up the sky, the venue and the surrounding areas Friday.

“The Light the Sky Event is our way of sharing the holiday spirit with our guests and the Southern Oregon community,” Seven Feathers Marketing Director Harold Phillips said. “We’ve added even more decorations this year, creating an immersive experience that captures the joy, color and magic of the season. It’s an event designed for everyone from families to travelers and locals alike.”

Light the Sky Holiday event will take place 4-5:30 p.m. Friday at the casino entrance, 146 Chief Miwaleta Lane in Canyonville.

The press release from Seven Feathers said guests of all ages are welcome to enjoy the warmth and wonder of the holiday season with festive activities. These include a complimentary hot cocoa bar, candy canes, other special gifts and a special appearance by Santa Claus.
Moon & Grubes of Best Country 103 are rolling into town the day before Thanksgiving! 🦃 

Join us TODAY, Wednesday, November 26th from 1–3 PM at Sherm’s Thunderbird Market for The News-Review's EARLY Black Friday newspaper drop! 

Grab your paper, get the first look at all the hottest deals in town BEFORE Black Friday hits, and everyone who picks one up gets entered to WIN a Wildlife Safari encounter! 🦒🦁 

Come hang out, say hi, and get ready to save big. See you there! 👋 
#Roseburg #BlackFriday #MoonAndGrubes #WildlifeSafari #ShopLocal
The Umpqua Valley Farmers Market is not taking the holiday weekend off, and neither is downtown Roseburg. It’s all open for business this weekend, rain or shine, in recognition of Small Business Saturday, also referred to as “Shop-Small Saturday.”

The market is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday in downtown Roseburg, and Small Business Saturday occurs every year and nationwide on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Last year, the market teamed up to host pop-up businesses inside brick-and-mortar shops.

According to Umpqua Valley Farmers Market Manager Jaime Gleixner, the market is sweetening the pot this weekend. Shoppers are eligible for a raffle simply by stopping in to the Information Booth and entering. The prize is a farmers market tote bag full of merchandise from local businesses and vendors and valued at over $150.

The market’s informational booth is the big, turquoise tent in the middle of the market; it’s also where market gift certificates are available for purchase.

Otherwise, the farmers market will be at least as full and active as every Saturday. Shops and boutiques ring the booths, with everything from high-end clothing to jewelry and gifts. Restaurants also bring the food trucks, and all will be open Saturday morning to afternoon.

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A Roseburg man is free on bail Monday afternoon, with an order prohibiting contact with one of his alleged victims. Joshua David Wayne Birtch, 45, posted $3,000 shortly after his arraignment, according to records of the Douglas County Jail.

Birtch appeared remotely Monday afternoon from the Douglas County Jail in front of Judge Jason Thomas for arraignment. Thomas read the charges, which he confirmed included two class A felonies and two class C felonies.

A prosecutor from the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office asked the court to set bail in the case, since it appeared as though Birtch had pointed a firearm at one of his victims. There was no argument in court from the public defender.

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For 31 years, attendees of the Festival of Lights, one of the largest Christmas light attractions in Oregon, had to enjoy the displays from inside their cars. Now, an annual event gives them a new way to experience the displays: On their bikes.

On Monday night, cyclists, scooter riders, skateboarders and avid walkers came out the festival to participate in the second year of Bike the Lights. Douglas County residents of all ages got a chance to see the lights up close and walk the drive-thru for free.

"I think it's a different way to get people involved with Bike the Lights," Festival of Lights Chair Tabbitha Layman said. "It's just something new and exciting. For people that maybe have been coming for the last 33 years, it gives them a different way to see the lights."
Lookingglass Elementary School Principal Emily Ledbetter said the school and Winston-Dillard School District as a whole implemented a new attendance progress three years ago, with a big focus on family partnerships.

“Instead of looking at, you know, not stellar attendance as a punitive thing, we wanted to look at it as a what are the barriers for this family? What are the barriers for this student? And how can we help eliminate those barriers?” Ledbetter said. “So we really completely changed how we were looking at attendance and looked at it more as a support system.”

She said the goal was to emphasize with families that school is important and should be a priority. She said this could come from hosting events bringing parents into the conversations of goals for their students. Staff also attempt to build a relationship with families to show that they want the best for students and are trying to help support them in their hopes and dreams.

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Ever since he was a teen, Kevin Figueroa has been fascinated by the weather.

"I've always been fascinated by the weather, and here in Douglas County, we experience a wide variety of weather patterns," Figueroa said. "I'm a math and science teacher, and I've always been interested in nature itself, and I'm really fascinated with water and the way that it moves through our environment, and especially little drops of water, they're absolutely amazing."

He said drops of liquid have the ability to alter almost anything, while being a part of nearly everything. With the human body comprised of nearly 60% water, and Earth itself covered in 70% water, water can be highly important.

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Bernie Woodard and his Elk Island Trading Group LLC were awarded a nearly $1.2 million contract from the city of Grants Pass last week to run a village for the homeless there. On Monday, Woodard appeared in a Douglas County courtroom in an effort to get $1.5 million from the city of Roseburg, but under far different circumstances.

Woodard was in court, via video, in connection with a lawsuit Elk Island Trading Group filed against the city. Elk Island claims it is the victim of negligence, interference with contractual and property rights, retaliatory conduct, breach of easement agreement and unconstitutional taking, and is suing the city for just over $1.5 million.

The city has argued, among other things, that by law Elk Island had to notify the city of its intent to file a complaint within six months of the date on which the grievance occurred. Elk Island never filed such a notice and has missed the deadline to file a lawsuit, the city said.

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Jennie Gohman said vending at the Roseburg Senior Center Holiday Fair on Saturday was only her second time selling her products in such a way.

"I got to keep my hands busy. And so yeah, I kind of go from one media to the next, like I got on a stress ball kick because I was stressed out a lot, so then I made these (crocheted stress balls) and then I gave them to my kids, and then I gave them to people at the cancer center too," Gohman said.

At her booth Saturday, Gohman stood crocheting the beginning of a purse with various shades of grey. Her table included various crocheted items: stress balls, cacti in tiny pots, blankets, purses, bracelets and other odds and ends. Outside of crocheted items, Gohman served samples of her figapeno jam, with jars available for purchase, and some tallow balm.

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The second annual Salute to Service event was held Thursday at Roseburg High School, where students had the opportunity to ask questions and hear stories from veterans who served the country.

Veterans representing multiple wars and every branch of the military attended. Organizers emphasized the importance of ensuring their service is remembered and honored by the community

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CANYONVILLE — Two sheriff's deputies are reportedly uninjured and a defendant is in jail after he allegedly struck two patrol vehicles Thursday night. The crashes on Interstate 5 occurred at the culmination of a pursuit that lasted almost 30 minutes and spanned approximately 20 miles. 

Mathew Joseph Richardson, 51, of Canyonville, is in the Douglas County Jail on charges that include fleeing or attempting to elude police by vehicle, attempted assault of a public safety officer and felony vandalism charges for intentionally ramming the patrol vehicles. 

According to court records, the chase began around 6:10 p.m. on Southwest Fifth Street in Canyonville when a deputy from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office spotted a pickup truck with an expired vehicle registration. 

The deputy reportedly tried to stop the truck by activating the patrol vehicle's red and blue emergency lights, which is when the pickup truck fled at speeds estimated at around 50 miles per hour down Southwest Fifth Street. 

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TRI CITY — South Umpqua High School held Thanksgiving lunch Friday, inviting over 450 students, staff and administration to partake in the traditionally festive foods.

Office manager Kaila Johnson said the community assisted with items for the lunch. This includes Sweet Confections Bakery in Riddle baking pies for the entire school district — approximately 40 pies per school — which the district bought with Farm to School money; and Coca Cola donated soft drinks. Sodexo served turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls and vegetables, while a salad bar was available.

The students in leadership decorated the cafeteria with orange, yellow and red leaves, table clothes, cut outs of pumpkins and more. These students also served the desserts, pies and cookies to the cafeteria.

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The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is looking for 61-year-old Lori Sharman, who has been missing from her home in the Green area since Wednesday night, Nov. 19. 

Sharman has a mental health diagnosis which may cause her to behave unpredictably, and reportedly walks with a limp. Anyone with information is asked to contact Douglas County Emergency Communication at 541-440-4471, referring to case number 25-4005. 

Sharman is reportedly about 5 foot tall, weighs about 115 pounds, with curly, shoulder-length blonde hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a maroon, long-sleeved shirt with translucent sleeves, a black vest, blue jeans and black and white sneakers. 

Sharman walked away from her home in Green at about 11:55 p.m. Wednesday and has not returned. She was last seen walking south on Carnes Road towards Castle Avenue. 

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Cindy Houston said she served in the U.S Air Force from 1995 to 2009, serving a short stint in active duty before switching over to the reserves. Most of her time she said was spent with the 304th Rescue Squadron out of Portland, an Air Force Reserve Command combat-search-and-rescue unit.

She said this career field is mostly men only due to it being the elite of the Air Force. Pararescuemen are trained paramedics, mountain climbers and sky divers trained to shoot their way in and out if necessary.

"Their primary mission is to go in when there is a downed aircraft of the military wherever it may be, and rescue that air crew or that pilot and render medical aid to them and keep them alive until they get them to the hospital," Houston said.

She worked as flight management, mission essential ground personnel who would supply support for the team. She made sure crews were trained and kept up on their qualifications, along with additional duties.

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When Jordan Jungwirth first moved to Roseburg 12 years ago through AmeriCorps, he thought he would only be staying for a year or so. Instead, he found something he never expected.

"The journey that I've had and the people that I've met and the people who have supported me and this organization that has wrapped itself around my leadership. I have fallen in love with Southern Oregon and Roseburg," Jungwirth said. "I don't think that I've ever felt that in my life, in other places that I lived."

On Nov. 12, the United Community Action Network (UCAN) announced that its board of directors decided to appoint Jordan Jungwirth as its new CEO. The decision is Jungwirth's most recent step up in the organization after serving as its interim CEO since May.

For him, it's as surreal an experience to be provided with the opportunity as it is a hopeful one.

"(It's) overwhelming, but also an honor. I never imagined that I would one day be stewarding a community action agency, let alone one as large as UCAN's. When it happened, it felt right," Jungwirth said. "I think there's just so much potential and so much opportunity for the role that UCAN plays in our community."

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