Oregon reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, issues private office face covering guidance
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 385, along with 323 new cases, 10 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Gov. Brown rolls Malheur County back to Phase 1 due to rapid COVID-19 spread
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Malheur County will move from Phase 2 back to Phase 1 status, effective Monday. Malheur County was placed on…
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Oregon reports 8 COVID-19 deaths, including 8th at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 383, including Deschutes County’s 11th death — the eighth among…
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Learning pods creating new alternative for Central Oregon students
As students ready to hit the classrooms in-person and online, a new option for parents is popping up: learning…
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OHA Q and A about returning to campus
Parents and students have questions about Covid-19…
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Health officials still urge student vaccinations, even with distance learning
With socially distanced learning being the new normal for students and their families this fall due to COVID-19, some parents may be a little more…
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New ‘gross earnings’ definition may help Oregon self-employed get benefits
New guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor gives the Oregon Employment Department more flexibility to set the definition of “gross earnings”…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 375 total; state sees fewer cases, deaths
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 375, along with 258 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Multnomah Falls reopens to the public, with coronavirus rules
Oregon’s tallest waterfall and one of the state’s most popular attractions has reopened to the public with new guidelines in place amid the…
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OSU-Cascades says its has more on-campus flexibility than most schools
Oregon State University announced Tuesday that 90 percent of its courses on the Corvallis campus will be offered remotely in the fall. Despite…
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Warm Springs extends govt. shutdown a week; boil-water order could end Friday
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has extended its government shutdown another week due to COVID-19, but a boil-water order on the reservation…
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Oregon lawmakers, Bend mayor, others press Senate for new relief package
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, joined more than 80 Oregonians, including Bend Mayor Sally…
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150 physician mothers urge Gov. Brown to prioritize schools, close bars and gyms
Dr. Rebecca Hicks, a Bend pediatrician, thinks the key to getting children back in the classroom is for people to stop going to the…
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New state metrics mean Brothers, Paulina schools can fully open in the fall
The new state health metrics issued Tuesday will allow two of Crook County’s smallest schools to open their doors to students Sept. 8, the county…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 302 new cases, 12 in C.O.
COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 368, along with 302 new cases, 12 in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
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OSU historian offers context, caution in 1918 flu pandemic parallels
Academics warn against oversimplifying the past to fit COVID-19 issues CORVALLIS, Ore. — The parallels between COVID-19 and the 1918-19 influenza…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death; 227 new cases, lower positive test rate
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 357, along with 227 new cases, 20 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Mt. Bachelor lift operator tests positive for COVID-19; resort restricts operations
A chairlift operator at Mt. Bachelor received a COVID-19-positive test result on Saturday, prompting some resort workers’ precautionary quarantines…
Continue Reading Oregon reports one COVID-19 death, 263 new cases, 13 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 356, along with 263 new cases, 13 in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Deschutes County’s 10th COVID-19 death is seventh at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, including a seventh resident of Bend’s Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, raising the state’s death toll…
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