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🌱 Roseburg's new printing plant takes on holiday book shortages

Roseburg, Oregon Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi Roseburg! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Roseburg's new printing plant takes on holiday book shortages
  • Roseburg High's marching ensemble makes school history
  • Roseburg police report arrest after confrontation involving infant

Also on today's calendar: The Sunny Sky Boys (Hillbilly Jazz, Bluegrass & Western Swing) at the Umpqua Valley Farmer’s Market and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 61, low: 47.
  • Friday: Cloudy with a little rain, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Industry Works to Stave Off Holiday Disruptions (publishersweekly.com) — Ingram opened a print-on-demand plant inside its Roseburg wholesale center in October, adding a way to replenish books as the industry braces for holiday shipping problems. The company says the plant sold thousands of books to western independent bookstores in October's final week, helping fill gaps when warehouse stock runs short.
   

2. Roseburg High School Marching Ensemble places 7th at NWAPA (nrtoday.com) — Roseburg High School's marching ensemble closed its season with the highest championship finish in school history, placing seventh at Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Saturday. Competing in a field of 29 bands from four states, the ensemble also took second in General Effect and Individual Marching.
   

3. Police Logs November 8-9 (nrtoday.com) — Roseburg police arrested a man Monday after a reported confrontation on SE Douglas Avenue involving his five-month-old child. Police said he bit another man, caused that man and the infant to fall, and broke a window. The account appears in preliminary police logs, which do not establish final outcomes.
   

4. Remembering the fallen: Wreaths Across America plans return to Roseburg National Cemetery (nrtoday.com) — Volunteers will gather at Roseburg National Cemetery at 11 a.m. December 19 to place wreaths on veterans' graves and say their names aloud. Organizers say donations will cover every headstone for the third straight year, continuing the goal of late coordinator and Vietnam veteran John Pierson.
   

5. Merkley, Wyden, Bentz, Hoyle Push VA to Prioritize Oregon Veterans' Homes (senate.gov) — Oregon lawmakers are pressing the VA to prioritize funding for a proposed state veterans' home in Roseburg, where the project remains in preliminary preconstruction. The bipartisan request also covers renovations in Lebanon, with lawmakers pointing to the need for long-term care options for rural veterans.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Girls Wrestling Meet
    Winston-Dillard SD 116 Winston, OR 97496
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday November 14
  • Gymnastics Meet Harvest Invitational
    Exhibit Bldg, 2110 SW Frear Street, Roseburg
    8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The holiday season is right around the corner, and the Lookingglass Grange is inviting everyone to come out and support local vendors at their annual Christmas Craft Fair!
    Saturday, December 5, 2026 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Lookingglass Grange 7426 Lookingglass Road, Lookingglass, Oregon With 22 or more vendors offering both… (Nextdoor )
  • I hope everybody's doing well.
    I just want to say that I'm very blessed and thankful for what I have accomplished and having such an amazing community. Everybody is a blessing and… (Nextdoor East Downtown)
  • Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Future Opening: Assistant Manager in Roseburg. Apply here.
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales – Part Time in Roseburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roseburg here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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