Tyasin 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 by Sept. 28. High school football and other fall sports will be delayed because of COVID-19, according to a decision…
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Charles Sams III hired as CTUIR Deputy Executive Director
Charles 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 Communications Director, will start his new duties Monday, July 27. “We were fortunate to have several talented tribal member candidates,…
Oregon reports 307 new COVID-19 cases; 38 in Umatilla County
PORTLAND, 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 of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 13,802. The new cases reported today are in the following counties:…
Governor Kate Brown Issues Statement on Oregon Schools
“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 across Oregon, it has become clear that school this fall will not look like a normal year. Many, if not…
Oregon reports 437 new COVID-19 cases; 50 in Umatilla County
PORTLAND, 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 of 12:01 a.m. today bringing the state total to 13, 509. The new cases reported today are in the following…
Oregon reports 380 new COVID-19 cases; 76 cases in Umatilla County
PORTLAND, 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 April 28. Oregon Health Authority reported 380 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today bringing…
Oregon reports 280 new COVID-19 cases; 28 in Umatilla County
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 237, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today. Oregon Health Authority reported 280 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. today, bringing the state total to 12,438. The new cases are in the following counties: Clackamas (20),…
Governor Kate Brown Announces New Requirements for Face Coverings, Limits on Social Get-Togethers to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
Effective July 15, face coverings to be required outdoors, social get-togethers indoors over 10 prohibited (Portland, OR) — In response to the alarming rise in COVID-19 case counts across Oregon over the last several weeks, Governor Kate Brown today announced new requirements for face coverings and limits on social get-togethers. Effective Wednesday, July 15, Oregon’s face covering requirement will be…
Columbia River tribes gain new clout with major acquisition
Updated July 09, 2020 By Special to The Oregonian/OregonLive By Chuck Thompson, Columbia Insight The freshwater plume that discharges from the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean around Astoria is an ever-changing phenomenon. Near the Columbia River Estuary at the mouth of the river it may be mostly freshwater; as it expands into the Pacific it becomes brackish;…
Olympic Icon Billy Mills Comments on Washington D.C. Football Team Announcing Name Change
Gold Medalist and Native American Activist Calls for Lasting Change ALEXANDRIA, VA – Today, Billy Mills, Olympic Gold medalist, Oglala Lakota, and National Spokesperson for Running Strong for American Indian Youth spoke out on the Washington D.C. football team’s decision to move away from their current name and imagery after years of protracted discussion. “It’s never too late to do…