OLCC offers guidance to Phase 1 businesses
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Friday provided specific guidance for its alcohol licensees operating bars and restaurants in counties…
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Gov. Brown urges Oregon businesses to apply for SBA Paycheck Protection loans
Oregon’s financial institutions have helped nearly 55,000 Oregon businesses obtain more than $7 billion in loans through the Small Business…
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Crooked River Roundup Horse Races canceled due to COVID-19
The 2020 Crooked River Roundup Horse Races will not go forward this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced…
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Sunriver officials discuss reopening plans
“Sunriver is coming back to life,” Sunriver Service District Chairman Bill Hepburn said…
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City of Sisters extends emergency declaration to May 31
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — At its Wednesday meeting, the Sisters City Council extended the city emergency declaration until May 31. This emergency…
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C.O. COVID-19 update: Phase 1 reopening info, Deschutes County business resources
Here is Thursday’s COVID-19 information update from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network. GOVERNOR BROWN ANNOUNCES PHASE I…
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Madras set to distribute COVID-19 business grant funds
At their April 14th meeting, the Madras City Council and the Madras Redevelopment Commission voted to set up an Economic Assistance Grant Program to…
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Downtown Redmond brewpub ready to reopen
Wild Ride Brewing in downtown Redmond, set to reopen Friday, is among the businesses anxious to welcome customers to a somewhat new atmosphere under…
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C.O. gyms set to reopen with distancing, other steps
Gyms like Xcel Fitness & Crossfit in Bend are among those with new protocols allowing their…
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Police camera helps catch suspect in thefts of COVID-19 signs from NW Bend park
Portable cameras police placed at a northwest Bend park helped them catch a Bend man who they said recently stole COVID-19 social distancing signs…
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La Pine businesses prepare for Phase 1 reopening
Businesses in La Pine are gearing up for a comeback, and many business owners are making changes to their establishment so that guests feel…
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Downtown Bend businesses prepare for Friday reopening
With some Oregon counties, including Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, reopening on Friday, business owners say they are excited to see their…
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Mt. Bachelor reopens Saturday for passholders only, in limited fashion
In something of a “better late than never” season finale, Mt. Bachelor announced Thursday it will offer a nine-day, limited-access opening for skiers…
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Update: Jefferson County joins Deschutes, Crook in Phase 1 reopening Friday
Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties will be allowed to enter phase one of reopening starting Friday. This includes restaurants for sit down…
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Bend COVID-19 patient who received plasma treatment returns home
Liliana Locke, the first COVID-19 patient in Central Oregon to receive a convalescent plasma transfusion, woke up from a medically induced coma on…
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Smith Rock State Park partially reopens
Smith Rock State Park, the scenic hiking and climbing spot, reopened Thursday, with some limitations in place. It was not overly crowded, which is…
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Bend’s Pilot Butte fireworks, Airshow of the Cascades appear to be a go for now
While most of Oregon gets a green — well, yellow — light to start resuming limited business and other activities, there’s word that two summer…
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Deschutes Public Library outlines ‘three-chapter’ reopening plan
Deschutes Public Library on Thursday announced its “three-chapter” phased reopening plan, which will begin the last week of May.…
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Portland nursing home with state’s deadliest virus outbreak sued
The daughter of a woman who died after contracting the coronavirus at a Portland long-term care facility has filed a $1.8 million lawsuit, claiming…
Continue Reading Update: Jefferson County joins Deschutes, Crook in Phase 1 reopening Friday
A total of 28 Oregon counties, including Deschutes and Crook, have received state approval of Phase 1 business reopening plans, Gov. Kate Brown said…
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