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Curtailing school activities could speed drop in COVID-19 cases

SALEM — Schools should cancel or curtail some extracurricular activities to help Oregon maintain what appears to be…

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OHA reports more than 8,100 new COVID-19 cases over last five days

LA GRANDE — The Oregon Health Authority reported 54 deaths from COVID-19 and 5,821 new confirmed and presumptive…

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Where are the workers: Workers in short supply amid year of great job growth

BEND — With record job growth in Oregon, Whitney Keatman never imagined she would have problems finding workers…

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Sheriffs won’t enforce mask mandate

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon sheriff’s offices reaffirmed they would not enforce the mask mandates Gov. Kate Brown…

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Late-summer events feel impact of COVID-19 spike

UNION COUNTY — In what felt like a somewhat normal summer, many local events returned to Northeastern Oregon…

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Officials: 84% of recent COVID cases in unvaccinated

PORTLAND — Oregon officials say unvaccinated people accounted for more than 84% of the state’s recent COVID-19 cases.…

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August temps slightly above normal in La Grande

LA GRANDE — The La Grande area experienced slightly warmer than normal temperatures during the month of August,…

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Rural GOP lawmakers seek broad exceptions to worker vaccination requirements

JOHN DAY — Health leaders in Grant and Harney counties cite fears of worker shortages as the virus…

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UO and OSU to require weekly COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students and employees

EUGENE — The University of Oregon and Oregon State University announced on Wednesday, Sept. 1, that they are…

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La Grande City Council declares state of emergency

LA GRANDE — The La Grande City Council passed a resolution declaring a state of emergency at its…

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