Scott Carroll

1 week ago | nrtoday.com | Scott Carroll

A Roseburg man who is charged with raping a middle school student, then going on the lam for a year before being captured, will have a jury of his peers decide his fate after all. Jerry Lee Thacker appeared in Douglas County Circuit Court on Friday, and his attorney requested the jury trial. Earlier, Thacker had requested his right to a jury trial be waived and instead have Douglas County Circuit Court Judge George W. Ambrosini decide his guilt or innocence.

3 weeks ago | nrtoday.com | Scott Carroll

After 30 years in the same spot, Waldron’s Outdoor Sports store now has a new location, as well as new owners, new merchandise and a host of new activities. The store is scheduled to open this week at its new location at 450 NE Stephens St., which used to house Advanced Auto Parts. Waldron’s Outdoor Sports had been located on Northeast Garden Valley Boulevard since 1995. The new owners are the father and son duo Todd and Brody Black.

1 month ago | nrtoday.com | Scott Carroll

REEDSPORT — The owner of the beleaguered Stardust Motel in Curtin is being fined by the state again, this time for leaking underground storage tanks at an old gas station he owns in Reedsport. Reinard Pollmann, who lives in Florence, was fined $36,624 in connection with underground storage tanks he owns at a gas station at 2118 Winchester Ave. (also known as Highway 101) in Reedsport.

1 month ago | nrtoday.com | Scott Carroll

Elmer’s restaurant is returning to Roseburg at a new location with a new name, concept, and menu. The popular restaurant, which closed last summer before being demolished earlier this year, is moving to the building at 3030 NW Aviation Drive that formerly housed Shari’s Café and Pies. Elmer’s Kitchen will feature a breakfast and lunch menu and be open daily from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It is slated to open by summer, Jill Ramos, vice president of Elmer’s Restaurants Inc., said via email.

2 months ago | nrtoday.com | Scott Carroll

WINSTON — Plans for a housing development that could bring nearly 60 homes to the city took a step forward last week when the Winston Planning Commission signaled its preliminary approval of the project. Called Rolling Meadows Estates, the 57-lot residential subdivision is slated for 11.4 acres located in east Winston, directly north of Southeast Johnson Street. The site is currently vacated and undeveloped, with gentle slopes.