La Grande, OR—conditions across the region have shifted to a much warmer and drier weather pattern as we reach the height of summer. This shift has prompted Oregon Department of Forestry-Northeast Oregon District to implement public use restrictions, or Regulated…
Read MoreBy Gregory Pratt, Sophie Sherry, Armando L. Sanchez and Kori Rumore Chicago Tribune | Jul 24, 2020 at 4:11 PM Hoping to avoid another high-profile confrontation between police and protesters like the clash that happened last week, Mayor Lori Lightfoot…
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 282, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 396 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as…
Read MoreThe OSAA has received many questions seeking clarification as to what’s allowed in football, cheerleading and dance/drill during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Here’s what OSAA announced on its webpage July 23: The Governor’s Office and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) have…
Read MoreTyasin Burns and other Nixyaawii Community School student-athletes hope to play football this fall for the Pendleton Buckaroos, but the high school football season is being delayed by COVID-19. The season may be restructured if restrictions aren’t lifted…
Read MoreCharles F. Sams III MISSION – Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III has been hired as Deputy Executive Director for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). Sams, who has served for the last seven years as the CTUIR…
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 307 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as…
Read More“It has become clear that school this fall will not look like a normal year.” (Portland, OR) — Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement today, following yesterday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools Reopening Council: “As COVID-19 continues to spread…
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 249, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 437 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as…
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 244, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. The last time Oregon saw seven deaths in a single day was on…
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