RONALD BOND and SABRINA THOMPSON/La Grande Observer LA GRANDE — Oregon health officials Tuesday pinned Union County’s spike of COVID-19 on one church. Union County on Tuesday added 119 confirmed […]
Archives for June 2020
Governor’s office says Union County shutdown ‘on the table’ if COVID-19 cases rise because of massive outbreak at church
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A new shutdown of Union County is possible if tracing and quarantining don’t halt a spike in the county that pushed the state to […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Tuesday, June 16
Oregon reports 278 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 182, the […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, June 15; announces testing plant for all nursing homes
Oregon reports 184 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 4 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 180, the […]
Wide gap over lifting pandemic Oregon’s restrictions in Oregon: Democrats say go slow, GOP says speed up
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregonians split sharply along political lines over lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, according to a statewide poll. The monthly survey by DHM Research of Portland […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown calls special legislative session next week with police accountability proposals at top of agenda
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Bills to tighten the accountability of police after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis would lead a list of about two dozen action items […]
Oregon legislators begin budget meetings this week to review governor’s proposed cuts
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon legislators will begin this week to review Gov. Kate Brown’s proposed spending cuts, hear what the public has to say about them, and come […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for June 12-14
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20158859 06/12/2020 13:35 Officer #57487 BUTLER, ANDREW FW – Angling Location 101, DEPOE BAY, LINCOLN OR USA 97341 Narrative Summary On 6/12/2020 an ODFW Fish Sampler contacted a […]
OSU will sample Newport residents this weekend to see how far coronavirus has spread into the community
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Oregon State University is expanding its groundbreaking COVID-19 sampling and research project into Newport this weekend to see how far the coronavirus has spread into the […]
The great coronavirus mask debate: Should local governments or businesses require them? How could it be enforced?
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews It’s easy to glimpse the debate over wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic. Just take a quick walk through downtown Yachats on a sunny Thursday. […]