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