Oregon COVID cases and hospitalizations are exceeding pandemic highs. Only 57 of Oregonโs 883 ICU beds are available when this story went to print. โThe delta variant continues to ravage communities across Oregon, our hospitals are scrambling to avoid being overtopped by record numbers of COVID-19 patients,โ said Dr. Dean Sidelinger, Oregon State Health Officer, in a video for […]
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A Look Inside Bend’s New Warming Shelter
Ask an advocate for the homeless population in Bendโor a person experiencing homelessnessโabout one of the top needs for our community, and you’re likely to hear “warming shelter” at the top of the list. Advocates have long lamented the fact that there’s no low-barrier warming shelter for people when the weather dips below freezing. At […]

