With the announcement today that Deschutes County has seen its first “presumed positive” case of COVID-19, we know a lot of people are making plansโor in some cases, canceling plans. And as you know, a lot of those people share their events on our website and in the print editionโwhich is pretty smart on your […]
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Coronavirus Comes to Oregon
This story has been updated from the print version. It’s not lost on me that as I write this, the information contained herein could be outdated by the time the press delivers the print version to our newsroom. As representatives from the Deschutes County public health team said Monday, the situation is “changing hourly.” So […]
Oregon’s Novel Coronavirus: Updated Numbers Here
Updates: Monday, 3/2, 10:15 am: Oregon health officials announced Monday that a third person has been id’d as having a “presumed case” of COVID-19. The person lives in Umatilla County and is in the hospital in Walla Walla, Washington. OHA said the person attended a youth basketball game at Weston Middle School in Weston, Oregon […]
No Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Oregon… Yet
Oregon doesn’t yet have any confirmed cases of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus… but in case you want to keep up on the latest, the Oregon Health Authority is making it easier to track. The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday that it will update its monitoring of COVID-19 cases (and potential cases) every Tuesday, through its […]
A Resurgence of West Nile
There’s been a small rash of West Nile virus in eastern Oregon this year. West Nile is a virus transmitted by the native Culex mosquitos. It was first detected in the U.S. in 1999 and has since spread to 45 states. A horse in Crook County became ill in September. The vet looking into it found it to be the […]
Vape Ban Excludes Nicotine Vapes, For Now
Last week, the Oregon Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay on the new rules that would have temporarily banned flavored vaporizer products in the stateโmeaning that for now, flavored nicotine vape products can stay on the shelves. The Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay on the Oregon Health Authority rules, which went into […]

