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Grande Ronde Hospital discusses capacity concerns

LA GRANDE — Beds and staff. Those are the two things hospitals are short on during the pandemic.…

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Sports short: Washington State coach says he intends to follow vaccine mandate

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich said Thursday, Aug. 19, that he intends to follow…

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Union County with 64 new cases of COVID-19, OHA reports

LA GRANDE — The Oregon Health Authority reported 64 more cases of COVID-19 in Union County on Thursday,…

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Immunocompromised Oregonians will be first up for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

SALEM — Oregonians with compromised immune systems appear to be at the front of the line to receive…

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Oregon to require health workers, school staff be vaccinated

SALEM — All Oregon health care workers and K-12 school employees and volunteers will be required to get…

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Brown defends school mask mandate, urges districts to cooperate

SALEM — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wrote a letter to school superintendents and board members throughout the state…

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Oregon’s July unemployment rate drops to 5.2%

SALEM — Oregon added 20,000 jobs in July and the state’s jobless rate dropped from 5.6% to 5.2%,…

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Union County moves over 2,000 COVID-19 cases

LA GRANDE — Union County had 38 more reported COVID-19 cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday, Aug. 18,…

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Imbler School Board moves forward with opening of school guidelines

IMBLER — The Imbler School Board met on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to further discuss its Ready Schools, Safe…

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Oregon State Hospital must resume admitting patients within 7 days, court rules

PORTLAND — The Ninth Circuit Court on Monday, Aug. 16, decided the Oregon State Hospital must again admit…

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