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Moon & Grubes of Best Country 103 are hitting the road and rolling into Ashley - Roseburg, OR this Saturday, November 8th from 11AM–1PM! 🎙️🛋️ Ashley is kicking off Black Friday deals EARLY with their BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR! ✅ Up to $1,000 OFF storewide ✅ 0% interest financing for up to 60 months ✅ TONS of furniture on sale! Stop by the booth to enter to win a brand-new recliner + other awesome giveaways! 🎁 📍 Ashley Furniture ⏰ Saturday, 11/8 | 11AM–1PM Don’t miss it — bring the crew and score epic deals! 🔥 #AshleyFurniture #MoonAndGrubes #BlackFridayEarly

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🌵🍂 Saddle up as fall fades into winter’s chill—kick up the red dirt dust every Sunday from 3PM to 7PM with Red Dirt Proud with JB Cloud🎸❄️ Crank up the grit with the rawest Red Dirt Country vibes—from thumpin' Texas roadhouse anthems that warm your bones to Oklahoma's heartfelt, boot-stompin' soul that melts the frost. We're spinnin' the tracks that fuel the rebels, outlaws, and wide-open highway dreamers under crisp autumn skies and first flurries! 🤠🍁 Tune in, bundle up, and join the dusty trail ride—let’s crank the volume on that Red Dirt pride as the seasons turn! 🔥🌾

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🍂❄️ As fall fades into winter, Friday is your chance to stick the landing and hurl some epic axes at The Blade Axe House! Tune in to Moon & Grubes this Friday at 8 AM for your shot at the Five-Track Frenzy! Be the first to nail the frosty theme and win a $50 Gift Certificate to The Blade Axe House! 🪵🪓

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Saddle up, Zach Top fans! 🤠 Tune in to Moon & Grubes on Best Country 103 on Tuesday November 11th for your shot at scorin' tickets to the SOLD OUT Zach Top show at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene on November 13th – with special guest Jake Worthington ridin' shotgun! 🚀 This cold beer drinkin', honky-tonk king is bringin' the fire – fueled by Del Rey Café. Git in on this boot-scootin' giveaway! Who's fixin' to ride with Zach Top? 🎫🐎👢

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Rev up your dial to Best Country 103—where today’s hits roll hot and yesterday’s legends never rust! 🎸 Kick the mud off your boots for the Country Gold Rewind, crankin’ 10 minutes before every hour from 9AM–5PM with stone-cold classics like: 🔧 “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – John Denver (we’ll get your truck home too!) 🔧 “Mercury Blues” – Alan Jackson (we’ll tune your ride faster than a V8!) 🔧 “On the Road Again” – Willie Nelson (no breakdowns on our watch!) Brought to you by Bona Fide Auto Repair LLC—“We fix the bumps so your ride sings like a steel guitar!” 🛻💨 Tag a buddy who’s overdue for brakes and share the love! 👇 #CountryGoldRewind #BonaFideAuto

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🥟 Craving Dim Sum, Chinese, or Thai flavors? Join Best Country 103 & Delightful Kitchen for Moon Till Noon! 📻 Tune in daily from 11 AM to Noon with Moon for your chance to WIN a Delightful Kitchen gift certificate! 🎉 Savor the taste of steaming dumplings, spicy Thai curries, or classic Chinese dishes. Stop by Delightful Kitchen for their mouthwatering daily lunch specials! 🍜 Don’t miss out—spice up your day! 🌶️

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Hunters, the autumn woods are whispering your name—time to drop that monster buck in a blaze of golden leaves and snag epic bragging rights! 🏆 Best Country 103 & 1490 The Score are pumped for the 2025 Share Your Shot Contest! Capture your trophy in those vibrant fall colors and enter to WIN a top-shelf hunting rifle from Waldrons Outdoor Sports + a $400 Gift Card from Big O Tires! 🎯🍂 📸 How to Enter: Snap your best harvest pic (extra points for that stunning foliage backdrop!) and submit at 541Radio.com or drop it off at Waldron's Outdoor Sports. 🗳️Final showdown: November 17th–27th. Rally your squad to vote and crown the ultimate harvest champ! 👑 Tag your hunting buddy ready to chase glory! What's your wildest fall deer tale? Spill it in the comments! 🦌🔥 #FallDeerHarvest #ShareYourShot Enter Now! https://541radio.com/share-your-shot/#/rounds/1/gallery

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🎄 It's that magical time of year again! ✨ Wish Upon A Star is back, and nominations are OPEN NOW! Know someone or a family in need? Nominate them at 541Radio.com or drop off a letter at Rogue Credit Union (NE Stephens or Garden Valley branch). Be sure to include a contact name & daytime phone number! Tune in starting December 8th on Best Country 103, News Radio 1240 KQEN, 104.5 SAM-FM, i101, or 1490 The Score to hear the heartwarming reactions from this year's wish recipients! ❤️ https://541radio.com/wish-2025/ #WishUponAStar #HolidayMagic #CommunityLove

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Summer is long gone, and with snow, sleet and freezing rain on the way the Douglas County Sheriff's Office is sharing safety tips and suggestions.

Citizens are encouraged to start preparing now, with vehicle maintenance, emergency kits, equipment and route planning.

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While public services like police departments and fire departments may be the most obvious example of how counties protect themselves, there's another service that protects against major threats from behind-the-scenes: cybersecurity.

During a Douglas County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, the board approved proposed plans to enter a contract with a new cybersecurity software provider that is expected to boost security and lower costs.

The contract includes the purchase of cybersecurity threat protection software for a three year term worth $145,229. This software will replace Darktrace, the county's current cybersecurity software. Due to safety concerns, the name of the new provider has been withheld.

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GRANTS PASS — A Roseburg developer who runs three small tent encampments for the homeless in the city has been selected to create and manage an urban campground in Grants Pass that is intended to house up to 150 homeless individuals.

Bernie Woodard and his Elk Island Trading Group is in line to receive $1.2 million from the city of Grants Pass to develop the large campground for the homeless. On Monday, the Grants Pass City Council voted to award the grant to Woodard’s group.

“Grants Pass wants to make a change,” Woodard said. “I can’t seem to get the city up here to make changes, so I figured let me try and work down there.”

The council had initially voted to give the grant to another group, but that vote was rescinded after the group could not secure the necessary land for the urban campground.

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Fire crews responded to a semi-truck fire along Interstate 5 southbound on Thursday morning.

Central Douglas Fire & Rescue Division Chief and Fire Marshall Josh Waechter said the fire was reported at 10:25 a.m. Waechter said a semi with a trailer had pulled over at the Winston Exit at milepost 119 when the engine compartment caught fire. The fire eventually extended into the cab and the trailer of the commercial motor vehicle. The trailer was full of industrial-sized rolls of paper.

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It’s not an easy time to be Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit reliant in Oregon.

According to the Oregon Department of Human Services, hundreds of thousands of Oregonians are at risk of hunger this November in the face of cuts or delays to SNAP. The hardest-hit spots would be rural areas like Douglas County, where SNAP benefit use is at its highest.

To face this crisis, several local businesses across the county are offering deals and handouts to hungry customers and their families, ranging from discounts to free meals.

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SALEM — A notice of appeal in the case of the Umpqua Community College softball team's fatal bus crash does not indicate the defendant will be getting out of prison.

Jonathan James Dowdy, 33, of Coos Bay, was sentenced Sept. 11 in Coos County Circuit Court to more than 20 years in prison. 

The notice filed Monday states only that the trial court erred in imposing a sentence that violated the plea agreement. However, a sentencing memorandum filed by Dowdy's defense attorney Sept. 8 indicates the parties agreed to the largest portions of the sentence. 

That memorandum from Jennifer Leseburg was included in the court docket. In it, Dowdy stipulated to consecutive sentences for two counts of second-degree manslaughter and three counts of third-degree assault. 

Based on that, Dowdy was aware of his sentence before it was handed down. Judge Andrew E. Combs told the court members in Coquille that day that he intended to follow the resolutions as agreed by the parties involved. 

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Business, government and the nonprofit community came together this week. Based on looming issues with the federal budget, and cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), three entities came together to hold a food drive Tuesday and are scheduled to continue 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Grocery Outlet is hosting the drive at the Roseburg store located at 780 NW Garden Valley Blvd., in the Garden Valley Shopping Center. The participants are the Oregon Department of Humand Services, or ODHS, and the nonprofit FARA, an acronym for Family Faith and Relationship Advocates. 

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Jay McCabe Johnson, 48, of Glendale, is in the Douglas County Jail on $65,000 bail as of Tuesday. Johnson spent the weekend in jail after he was arrested with the assistance of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office's Tactical Response Team, or TRT, in Glendale on Friday evening. 

The sheriff's office initiated an investigation Friday morning based on a complaint of domestic violence. The recent incident had allegedly occurred the previous evening, Thursday, Oct. 30. 

The initial investigation reportedly revealed corroborating evidence that an alleged victim had been shot with what court documents refer to as an airsoft rifle. That victim allegedly received a minor injury from the rifle's plastic bullet. 

Johnson was believed to be staying at a home in the 10000 block of Azalea Glen Road. At that residence, Johnson was believed to have access to at least one real firearm, a shotgun. Sheriff's deputies obtained a warrant to search that residence and the surrounding property Friday afternoon.

Based on the presence of a firearm, along with reports that Johnson may be a fugitive in Josephine County, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office utilized TRT in serving that search warrant. At about 5 p.m., TRT accompanied and assisted the investigating deputies in securing the property. 

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All three defendants in an October burglary have been indicted. On Oct. 3, just after midnight, a glass door was smashed out of a pharmacy in the 1800 block of West Harvard Avenue. 

The defendants were identified after their rental vehicle crashed in the Melrose area. Two of the defendants were arrested that morning, one of whom had been examined at Mercy Medical Center due to injuries from the crash but was medically cleared for lodging in the Douglas County Jail. 

The third defendant was Jeffrey Arias, 28, of Long Beach, CA. Arias was believed to have been the driver, and his injuries were reportedly too serious for him to be released from the hospital that morning. 

The two defendants arrested that morning were Jose Raul Diaz, 27, also of Long Beach, and Anthony Jose Choto, also 27, of Southgate, CA. Each of them bailed out of the Douglas County Jail later that day. 

According to court records, each of the three defendants have thus far been staying in touch with Douglas County Circuit Court, through remote appearances and telephone check-ins. 

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Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 805 President Bill Duncan still remembers what it was like to go on his honor flight to Washington D.C. To see the iconic buildings, the capital in all its glory. To see the name of a friend, long ago killed in action, imprinted on a memorial wall.

"It's absolutely beautiful," Duncan said. "The whole thing is so sentimental and it really brings it home, if you've walked that walk, if you've been through that war-type situation ... I can't explain it until you've actually been there and done it and seen the effect it has on people."

Now, VVA 805 is helping to give other veterans a chance to know what that inexplicable feeling is like. On Monday night, during the group's monthly dinner gathering in Roseburg, the chapter presented representatives of Honor Flight of Oregon with $5,000 to help fund trips going forward.

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There is still no trial date set for Todd Vaughn v. Daniel Loomis and Natasha Atkinson, but rulings filed last month paint a clearer picture on how the case will move forward, if in fact it does.

In a ruling by Judge Matthew G. Galli, Vaughn and his attorney, Stephen Joncus, have until the end of November to expound upon their claims of unfairness in May's special election. Vaughn narrowly lost his seat on the Umpqua Public Transportation District's board of directors to Atkinson, after leading when the polls closed on election night.

Galli, from Josephine County Circuit Court, is hearing the case in Douglas County Circuit Court after all five Roseburg judges recused themselves.
Motions to dismiss the case against the Douglas County Clerk were denied, but the plaintiff has a deadline by which to file specific grievances.

The written rulings signed by Galli in October gave specificity to his oral decisions in court last September, when the parties argued multiple motions. Among Galli's rulings was Vaughn's requirement to file more specific claims, now that Vaughn's legal team has been allowed to obtain copies of voting results.

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In first response services, every second counts. When an emergency happens and lives are on the line, a single moment of wait time can change the course of a person's life.

It can be a challenge to ensure those moments don't happen in rural areas. But for the Lookingglass Rural Fire District (LRFD), that challenge has been faced as they have been given an opportunity to order their first-ever cardiac monitor.

According to LRFD Assistant Chief Justin Fox, the monitor is a ZOLL X Series Monitor/Defibrillator, a duel-purpose cardiac monitor and defibrillator. Designed to be lightweight and portable, it can be taken directly to the scene of an emergency to observe a patient's condition.

One of the biggest benefits of the monitor will be a boost to response times. Rather than manually checking blood pressure, firefighters can now record accurate EKG strips that can be provided directly to ambulance personnel upon their arrival, streamlining the care process.

The monitor will also help reduce cost and waste, as it it the same model used by other local first responder departments. This makes materials like defibrillator pads interchangeable between departments, reducing spending on disposable materials for different models.

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🎄 It's that magical time of year again! ✨ Wish Upon A Star is back, and nominations are OPEN NOW!

Know someone or a family in need? Nominate them at 541Radio.com or drop off a letter at Rogue Credit Union (NE Stephens or Garden Valley branch). Be sure to include a contact name & daytime phone number!

Tune in starting December 8th on Best Country 103, News Radio 1240 KQEN, 104.5 SAM-FM, i101, or 1490 The Score to hear the heartwarming reactions from this year's wish recipients! ❤️

#WishUponAStar #HolidayMagic #CommunityLove
Justin Scott Fugate, 34, of Roseburg is in the Douglas County Jail after being examined at Mercy Medical Center. According to court records, he was identified as the driver in a vehicle pursuit Thursday evening that ended near milepost 110 on Interstate 5.

The pursuit ended with a crash, but Fugate’s minor injuries were primarily sustained due to the police’s use of a K-9, and a taser. Fugate was reportedly cleared by Mercy Medical Center as being medically fit for lodging in jail.

The incident began with a report to the Myrtle Creek Police Department at about 4:43 p.m. Thursday. That report indicated a citizen had tried to speak with a man behind the wheel of a vehicle, which in turn was in a parking lot in the 700 block of NE Johnson Street in Myrtle Creek.

https://www.nrtoday.com/news/court/myrtle-creek-pursuit-ends-in-freeway-crash/article_0db75f78-796f-47cf-bf8e-067149c0d7a5.html
Under a Black Sign that said Custom Wood Creations Roy Hopkins sat on a wood bench and watched people at the Fall Craft Fair on Saturday in Roseburg.

"We've grown considerably in the last few years," Hopkins said. "This year we did good. There was a steady flow at the beginning, where in years passed, it's usually raining in the first day and we're just kind of sitting around."
Dena Craddock looks at items at Sharon B Designs booth at the Fall Craft Fair in Roseburg on Saturday.

He said the woodworking began as a hobby by his sister, and it's taken over the whole family. They make all types of furniture including swings, picnic tables, bar stools, beds, dog beds, canopy beds, tables and chairs and much more.

https://www.nrtoday.com/news/history/woodwork-clothing-foods-and-more-fall-craft-fair-had-projects-of-all-sort/article_e7456000-6ee4-47cf-b33b-54782142509f.html
In Douglas County's most rural areas, access to quality healthcare isn't always a guarantee. But in one community, families may soon be getting a leg up for their medical needs.

On Thursday, Aviva Health announced that it is welcoming two new physician associates, Crystal Espinoza and Vilca "Vika" Havili, to the Myrtle Creek Family Medicine Clinic.

Both are graduates of the University of Utah School of Medicine's Physician Assistant Program. They are joining the clinic through Aviva's Rural Oregon Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Residency Program.