County officials said on Wednesday, that they are looking closer at the cost of fixing the road where a slide above the Rock Creek Fish hatchery took away part of the roadway.
A slide last winter took away a chunk of the roadway above the Rock Creek Fish Hatchery, and some residents along Rock Creek Road east of Glide want the county to do something about it.
County commissioners have decided not to implement the proposed Emergency Management Ordinance, but it didn't happen without a lot public input on Wednesday.
County Commissioner Doug Robertson says his meeting with Senator Jeff Merkley's office left him encouraged that something will be done with the O&C lands.
18 counties just found out they will only have $40 million to share, which is 20% less than they originally thought. Douglas County officials are frustrated because the BLM apparently knew about the error months ago
The fight over the national debt ceiling could have a big impact on Douglas County, as well as other counties that are dependent on the safety net money due to lack of timber harvesting on federal lands.
Several Douglas County agencies were awarded grants by the county commissioners Wednesday morning under the Title III funding that came with the safety net money.
County commissioners reversed the decision not to allow the group that opposes the LNG pipeline project into the Earth Day & Energy Fair, after the group held a protest Wednesday at the courthouse.
After nearly 30 years of non-stop court and political battles, the Obama administration hopes two of the authors of the Northwest Forest Plan can show federal agencies a new path forward.
The county budget committee met Tuesday morning to discuss ways to cut $1.3 million off the budget. That's how much the county would need to cut if the safety net is not approved by Congress this year.
Federal wildlife officials looking to protect the spotted owl will likely recommend shooting the endangered species' biggest threat - a larger, more aggressive type of owl - according to a newspaper report.
Douglas County Commissioners met Wednesday to talk about the next year's county budget, and are looking at the possibility of making large cuts to county services.
Groundbreakings, project completions, along with optimism about the future highlighted the annual State of the County address by the outgoing commission chair.