Press Releases
Volunteers needed to open warming shelter
Onward Roseburg is seeking volunteers to help open the Roseburg Warming Center from Sunday night, Jan. 29, through Wednesday morning, Feb. 1.
Audubon, Library to stream visit with writer
The Umpqua Valley Audubon Society and Roseburg Public Library will host a Facebook Live streaming event with Oregon nature writer, journalist and environmentalist Marina Richie on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
Warming shelter closed tonight, tomorrow
The Roseburg Warming Center will not offer overnight shelter on Monday, Jan. 23, or Tuesday, Jan. 24, after plumbing and volunteer issues forced the facility to close two days early.
Kitchen help sought for shelter, senior center
The Roseburg Warming Center and Roseburg Senior Center need volunteers to help prepare meals for homeless guests and the senior center café, which is currently only open for Friday buffet lunches.
Warming shelter to open extra nights
The Roseburg Warming Center will open for at least six nights starting Thursday, Jan. 19, after the operator extended the opening by two days.
Volunteers needed to open warming shelter
Volunteers are being sought from Thursday, Jan. 19, through Sunday, Jan. 22, to help open the Roseburg Warming Center and offer overnight shelter to unhoused people.
Winter 2023 Photo Contest now open
The City of Roseburg invites you to enter the Winter 2023 City Connection Photo Contest. The deadline is Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
Roseburg geocaching kick-off Feb. 4
Calling all treasure hunters: Roseburg’s next geocaching series launches on Saturday, Feb. 4.
City offices close for Martin Luther King Day
City offices will close Monday, Jan. 16, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The holiday honors the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was assassinated April 4, 1968, on a Memphis, Tenn., hotel balcony.
Mayor delivers State of the City 2023
Roseburg may grow and move closer to having a medical college and urban campground, according to a vision for the future laid out by Mayor Larry Rich Monday night in his State of the City address.