Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 599 total; 409 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 599, along with 409 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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State offering new round of COVID-19 relief funding to small businesses
The state of Oregon’s COVID-19 Emergency Business Grant Program is now open for an additional round of funding, offering as much as $50,000 to…
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St. Charles CEO: C.O. stats show COVID-19 remains ‘a real and very serious threat’
Over the past seven months, 22 people have died in Central Oregon because of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles President and CEO Joe Sluka said in…
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S. Oregon bar with topless dancing loses license over COVID-19 rules
A bar with topless dancing in a small town north of Roseburg has had its liquor license suspended by the state, which says the establishment was in…
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Umatilla County put back on Oregon’s COVID-19 ‘county watch list’
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Umatilla County has again been added to the state’s COVID-19 County Watch List, the fourth county…
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Lacrosse returns to High Desert with coronavirus restrictions
Lacrosse players took the field in Bend Thursday night for the first time since mid-March. Thanks to the pandemic, their spring and summer seasons…
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Bend Regal Cinemas closure also hurts neighbors
The renewed closure of Regal Cinemas, including the one in Bend’s Old Mill, also affects neighboring businesses that rely on the foot traffic for…
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Bend restaurants’ outdoor seating heaters checked to meet fire safety codes
Bend restaurants taking advantage of outdoor seating to handle social distancing now have to pass inspection by the fire department if they wish to…
Continue Reading Oregon Health Authority reports record 484 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 594, along with a record 484 cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Surveys: Most Oregonians wearing masks in public, but social gatherings continue
Two new statewide surveys of Oregonians find a large majority of residents are taking steps to limit their exposure to the COVID-19 virus — but many…
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Sheriff Shane Nelson self-isolating at home after ‘low-risk’ COVID-19 exposure
Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson said Wednesday he is self-isolating at home after a “low-risk exposure to COVID-19” earlier this…
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SE Bend business has COVID-19 outbreak among 5 workers
The Oregon Health Authority says five employees at Flex Pak Corporation in Bend have tested positive for…
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Central Oregon seeing a surge in demand for flu vaccine
Some experts are warning of a “twindemic” in this country, with both the coronavirus and the seasonal flu. So many people are taking precautions,…
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Deschutes County reports 13th COVID-19 death; first in nearly 2 months
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 583, along with 305 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 9 more COVID-19 deaths, 301 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 581, along with 301 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Feds sending Oregon major influx of up to 80,000 rapid COVID-19 tests a week
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a plan Tuesday to deploy a huge influx of rapid COVID-19 tests from the federal government — some 60,000 to 80,000…
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Old Mill trick-or-treating canceled; Bend parent has alternative for Halloween fun
With traditional trick-or-treating listed as a “higher-risk activity” by the CDC’s recently released Halloween guidelines, Central Oregonians are…
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Bend-La Pine parents rally to reopen schools, but the latest case counts don’t help
Just as dozens of Bend parents gathered for a “reopen the schools” rally at Bend-La Pine Schools’ headquarters in downtown Bend Monday, last week’s…
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OSU says Corvallis classes to stay primarily online through winter term
Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus will continue to provide instruction primarily though remote delivery during the winter term, OSU…
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Oregon Safeway, Albertsons pharmacies now offer at-home COVID-19 test kits
Safeway and Albertsons pharmacies in Oregon and Southwest Washington are now offering at-home COVID-19 test kits, the companies announced…
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