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  • They will never forget

    CANYONVILLE – The City of Canyonville hosted a Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, November 11, at 11 a.m. in front of the military service memorial in the parking lot at city hall. The weather was perfect and about 60 people showed up to honor the veterans. Both young, Piper Graziano (RIGHT), and old, U.S.…

  • Police and Chamber, oh my!

    The Halloween celebrations throughout south Douglas County saw all factions of the communities participating in handing out candy and/or other treats. (ABOVE) The Myrtle Creek Police Department was involved with the annual Myrtle Creek Downtown Halloween Street Fair as Chief Jonathan Brewster (CENTER) offers up candy to one of the hundreds of kids and…

  • 30+ years in the making

    D.C. Mail photos by Robert L. Chaney Sr. Longtime Mayor of Riddle Bill Duckett, who recently resigned from the post, was honored on Saturday, October 25, with a retirement party culminating his 30+ years as Mayor. Several people were on hand to give Duckett well wishes including all three Douglas County Commissioners; Tom Kress,…

  • Downtown Halloween Street Fair set

    D.C. Mail file photo MYRTLE CREEK – The 2025 Downtown Halloween Street Fair is set to take place Halloween night, Friday, October 31, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown Myrtle Creek. The overall event sponsor, the Myrtle Creek ~Tri City Area Chamber of Commerce, will be providing candy to those chamber members…

  • A wicked? Walkabout

    Photos taken by Robert Chaney Sr. MYRTLE CREEK – The first-ever Wicked Walkabout Street Fair, sponsored by The Vault Entertainment Center, was held Friday evening, October 17, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Second Avenue in Myrtle Creek.Over 30 vendors were on hand marketing their wares to the attendees. The event featured art,…

  • Visitor center grand opening set

    Douglas County Mail photo by Reo Chaney MYRTLE CREEK – The City of Myrtle Creek will hold a grand opening for the Visitor Center Saturday,November 1, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. with refreshments available. The public is invited to come and take a look at the new center located on Main Street between…

  • Flipping the Flapjacks

    Douglas County Mail photo by Reo Chaney The Myrtle Creek Airport Support Group held its annual fall fly-in pancake breakfast on Saturday,October 4. Although the weather was not amenable to planes actually being able to fly into the event there was still some good eats served up by the support group members.

  • Challenge of the Heroes held

    MYRTLE CREEK – The annual Challenge of the Heroes was held Thursday evening throughout the county. Locally the Myrtle Creek food truck array saw four participants; The Pizza Bus, Grub Slingers, The Lemon Wrangler and Thunderstuck BBQ. The Myrtle Creek area event was sponsored by Grocery Outlet. Owner Angie Criss also matched all donations…