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Federal changes boost Oregonians’ access to food benefits
Oregonians who have difficulty finding work during the COVID-19 pandemic do not have to worry about losing their food benefits, due to changes…
Continue ReadingOregonians who have difficulty finding work during the COVID-19 pandemic do not have to worry about losing their food benefits, due to changes…
Continue ReadingSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Monday launched a new coronavirus resource webpage to provide guidance specific to small business owners, 501(c)(3)s,…
Continue ReadingThe Central Oregon Resource Directory launched Friday in response to the need for centralized information in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.…
Continue ReadingOregon officials explained Sunday that the state was temporarily allowing self-service gas because of station workforce issues, to be sure people who…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown said Sunday that Oregon has made good progress acquiring personal protective equipment in the wake of her directive to collect as…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Oregon due to the coronavirus outbreak, the White House announced…
Continue ReadingA bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers have released details of a proposed emergency relief package that’s expected to be reviewed soon at a special…
Continue ReadingAfter more than a dozen cases of COVID-19, including one death, at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, many are reaching out to the residents to…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown on Saturday launched a statewide public awareness campaign with a Portland-based ad agency, the Oregon Health Authority and public…
Continue ReadingLane County Public Health said Saturday it has reason to believe that unidentified community members may have spent time in close contact with…
Continue ReadingOregon, one of only two states with a ban on self-serve at gas stations, is suspending enforcement for two weeks due to COVID-19 and allowing…
Continue ReadingAmid several community and personal efforts to help fill a shortage of medical masks, St. Charles Health System has posted instructions on how to…
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend issued an executive order this week, discouraging tourists from visiting and any non-essential travel in town. As NewsChannel 21…
Continue ReadingA $50,000 Facebook grant is helping Crook County schools hand out more than 250 Chromebooks for a new online learning program that begins next…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 virus has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 12, while 97 new cases — three in Deschutes County –…
Continue ReadingA man fired a pistol at his son-in-law in self-defense during a family dispute at a home south of Sunriver Thursday evening, causing no injuries but…
Continue ReadingWhen Oregon schools closed March 16 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it wasn’t only the opportunity to learn that students lost. Many students who…
Continue ReadingA Redmond man was indicted Friday on charges that he claimed to have the COVID-19 virus and then spat, coughed and breathed on a Bend police officer…
Continue ReadingNew COVID-19 closures reported Friday included Deschutes-Ochoco Natl. Forest, BLM recreation facilities and Deschutes-John Day river boating access…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Friday urged that people who head outdoors for recreation amid the COVID-19 outbreak not take part in…
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