C.O. COVID-19 info: Kids health screenings, help for domestic violence victims
Here’s Wednesday’s roundup of COVID-19 information from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network.
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OLCC offers more economic relief for liquor licensees
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission took additional steps Wednesday to help reduce the COVID-19 pandemic-created economic pressure faced by OLCC liquor licensees.
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McMenamins pubs reopen Friday, for takeout
McMenamins, closed since mid-March, says its pubs reopen on Friday for takeout.
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Coronavirus cases at Wallula, Wash., beef plant reach 100
All employees of a Tyson Fresh Meats beef plant near the Tri-Cities will eventually be tested for COVID-19 and then sent home to self-isolate until test results come back.
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Drone footage shows Bend’s empty streets
Luke Menasco says his drone has captured eerie sights around Bend as usually busy streets and places are quiet and just everyone stays home due to COVID-19. To see more of his footage, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ylD9hmf8jE
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Earth Day 2020 is a bit different, but still important
The group, ‘Earth Dy Oregon’ launched a campaign called “My planet, My Pledge”, so people can celebrate the day at home.
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Local couple released from lengthy Covid-19 hospital stay
Javier and Rosa Guitron are home after a month of being at St. Charles Bend, but a full recovery may take another 4 weeks.
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Rep. Greg Walden talks with KTVZ on new aid package
The Second District congressman said he expects the House of Representatives will pass the nearly $500 billion COVID-19 releif package on Thursday.
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Bend NICU support group sends ‘Cheerful Cards’ to families
A support group in Bend with a focus on patients in the neonatal intensive care unit and their families has extended their reach to people from all walks of life, not just in Central Oregon but also across the country.
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Prineville man uses stimulus money to pay for others’ groceries
While many Central Oregonians continue to be laid off due to COVID-19, Larry Bellah has been fortunate.
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Oregon has no new COVID-19 deaths for first time in 3 weeks
For the first time in more than three weeks, the Oregon Health Authority reported no new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday..
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Survey finds Oregonians strongly support stay-at-home orders
A Portland-based research firm says its latest survey finds strong support by Oregonians of the stay-at-home orders.
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High Desert Cornhole practices social distancing by hosting online tournaments
While social distancing remains in effect, High Desert Cornhole has found a way to continue hosting tournaments while staying safe.
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Wyden, Merkley, Walden virus-related releases, Wednesday
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Here are COVID-19 news releases issued Wednesday by Oregon’s congressional delegation. Rosen, Wyden Lead Call on Congressional Leaders to Ensure Cannabis Small Businesses Can Access Emergency SBA Loan and Grant Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), led 8 of their Senate colleagues, including Catherine Cortez
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OSU making intellectual property available to help fight COVID-19
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University is joining universities and academic health centers nationally in making licensing agreements for its intellectual property quickly executable to speed up the development of technologies that can be used to diagnose, treat and prevent COVID-19. The COVID-19 Technology Development Framework, spearheaded by Stanford, Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
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Heaven Can Wait goes virtual in 2020, with a different mission
St. Charles Foundation is changing its annual Heaven Can Wait 5K to a virtual event this year to raise funds for St. Charles Health System’s COVID-19 efforts.
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Wyden urges federal tech help for overwhelmed state jobless systems
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Wednesday led a letter with 15 of his colleagues urging congressional leadership to provide additional digital resources for state and local governments managing the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on local communities.
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Emergency Board to allocate $30 million in virus response funding
Oregon’s legislative Emergency Board will convene a virtual meeting Thursday to allocate more than $30 million in emergency funding to support Oregonians in need of relief due to the coronavirus global pandemic.
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Deschutes commissioner, nurse react to Gov. Brown’s reopening plan
Governor Kate Brown on Monday released a draft framework for reopening Oregon’s economy by May 1st. The plan consisted of three phases, similar to the federal guidelines.
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Walden, Wyden, Merkley, Gov. Brown virus-related news releases – Tuesday
Here are the COVID-19-related news releases issued Tuesday from our lawmakers in Congress and Gov. Kate Brown:
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