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Union County Board of Commissioners passes resolution opposing vaccine mandates

LA GRANDE — The Union County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution on Wednesday, Sept. 1, protesting the…

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Adrian School Board fires superintendent for obeying state’s mask mandate

ADRIAN — Kevin Purnell was fired Monday, Aug. 30, as superintendent of the Adrian School District just one…

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In 4 weeks in August, 280 died of COVID, with youngest age 19

PORTLAND — During Oregon’s ongoing COVID-19 surge, doctors say that they are seeing sicker and younger patients than…

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Sheriff: Mask, vaccine mandates not his job to enforce

BAKER CITY — Baker County Sheriff Travis Ash has joined the ranks of Oregon county sheriffs who have written…

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Hospitality workers net astonishing 10% wage hike in 1 year

SALEM — Jobs in restaurants and taverns frequently sit at the bottom end of the pay scale, with…

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Local nonprofit aims to assist families in quarantine

LA GRANDE — In difficult times, a community-based organization is providing some relief to families impacted by COVID-19.…

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More children hospitalized in Oregon

SALEM — Oregon health officials have seen an increase in children with COVID-19 cases severe enough to require…

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Vaccinations rise in Union County, other Eastern Oregon counties

LA GRANDE — Vaccination rates across most Eastern Oregon rose nearly 3% as the delta variant of COVID-19…

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Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb

BEND — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the…

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Several Oregon sheriffs use mask mandates to attack state government’s authority

SALEM — A handful of Oregon sheriffs are seizing on the state’s latest COVID mandates to proclaim their…

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