Sisters businesses weigh in on COVID-19 summer
The summer has been a struggle for businesses that rely on tourists. NewsChannel 21 spoke with some Sisters businesses Monday about how things are going.
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Oregon reports 340 new COVID-19 cases, 21 in C. Oregon; no new deaths
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 289, along with 340 new cases, including 21 in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Continue Reading Oregon reports 3 COVID-19 deaths, 277 new cases, 27 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 289, along with 277 new cases, 27 of them in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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A Bend couple’s love story ends without a last touch, in the year of COVID-19
Carrie Lea doesn’t want her mother’s COVID-19 death at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care to be just another sad statistic on a growing list, but for others to know a bit of her parents’ love story, unusual in some ways (a parting, then a reunion decades later), but in other ways very much a typical Bend story.
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 408 cases; wife of Warm Springs chief dies
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 286, along with 408 new cases, including 29 in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
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COIC receives $2.2 million CARES Act grant for small-business loans
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration has announced a series of CARES Act grants for Oregon’s Second District, including in Bend, Pendleton, Enterprise, The Dalles, Medford and Klamath Falls. This funding is a result of the CARES Act, which Walden helped usher into law in March. “Today’s announcement is
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Bend Olympic hopeful continues training
Mel Lawrence was hoping to be in Tokyo this week.
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Lack of public restrooms brings downtown Bend frustration
Since COVID-19 hit, finding a public restroom in Bend’s downtown has become a challenge for some.
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Oregon reports record 9 new COVID-19 deaths; 2 at Bend’s Mt. Bachelor Memory Care
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon — the highest daily count since the pandemic began — including two at Bend’s Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, raising the death toll to 282, the Oregon Health Authority and local officials reported Friday.
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C.O. day care, early child care centers to incorporate new safety practices
There are, as you’d expect, many changes to come for Oregon’s day care and early child care education centers, due to new safety regulations to protect staff and children from COVID-19.
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Warm Springs tribes report first COVID-19 death
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have reported their first COVID-19-related death, as the number of cases on the reservation has reached 147.
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Unemployment relief is still lagging in Oregon
The Employment Department’s phone system seems to be the biggest challenge – it was down on Tuesday.
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Split Bend councilors set fines of up to $500 for COVID-19 mask violators
Bend city councilors met virtually once again Thursday to dive into the details of how to best enforce Gov. Kate Brown’s mask-wearing requirements and curb the spread of COVID-19, deciding on a 4-3 vote to set civil fines of up to $500 for three-time offenders.
Continue Reading Oregon reports 331 new COVID-19 cases, 18 in Deschutes County; 2 deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 273, along with 331 new cases, 18 of them in Deschutes County, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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FDA recalls more than 75 hand sanitizer products due to methanol contamination
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded their list of recalled hand sanitizers to more than 75 products the agency says have tested positive for methanol contamination that can cause injury or death. Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested
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State seeks public comment on draft early learning, child care guidance
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday the release of draft guidance for early learning and child care programs across the state, following this week’s meeting of the Healthy Early Learners Council.
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OSAA puts HS football on hold indefinitely, other fall sports delayed
Oregon School Activities Association board members recently decided to delay some high school sports, while prohibiting high school football at this time, due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Continue Reading OHA seeks contractors to help in COVID-19 testing at long-term care facilities
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority are putting the call out for organizations interested in helping the state implement its statewide plan to test all staff and residents of long-term care facilities. The request for applications that OHA issued Monday is authorized as part of Gov. Kate
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COVID-19 leads to commercial real estate vacancies in Deschutes County
But experts say the number is not as large as expected.
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Mtn. View HS clay target shooters find safe path to competition
The Mountain View Shooting Club is able to compete by adhering to strict social distancing guidelines.
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