Coronavirus
Umatilla County remains in high risk
Umatilla County will remain in the high risk category for COVID-19 for at least another week, according to ...
Coronavirus
County offers financial rewards for organizations helping get people vaccinated
Umatilla County organizations have the opportunity to receive funding if they assist COVID-19 vaccination efforts as part of ...
Coronavirus
Brown sets June 21 target to end COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon
Nearly all COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted in as early as just over two weeks, Gov. Kate Brown ...
Coronavirus
Three deaths of COVID-19 patients reported in Umatilla County
Editor’s note: The third death listed in this article was reported by the Oregon Health Authority, while the ...
Business
Business community voices confusion over new mask-wearing guidelines
There’s a small orange note that Michael Gormley, the owner of Neighborhood Books & Gifts in downtown Hermiston, ...
Coronavirus
State provides updated mask guidance
Announcements by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Governor. Kate Brown last week signaled a move ...
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Hermiston City Council OKs restaurant assistance program
A customer’s next lunch tab could be paid for, courtesy of the city of Hermiston. At a Monday, ...
Coronavirus
Biden and Brown shift vaccine doses to where demand is high
Hoping to pick up the pace of vaccinations, state and federal health officials are ditching their population-based distribution ...
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Umatilla County officials decry political overtones associated with vaccines
Umatilla County Commissioner John Shafer wants to send a clear message — he’s a Republican man choosing to ...
Coronavirus
Hermiston vaccine clinic to be held at Catholic church
A vaccine clinic run by state health officials and several Eastern Oregon groups will be held at the ...