News Release from Oregon State Police On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at approximately 1:00 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Hwy 101 near…
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Governor Issues Statement after Receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine to Show it is Safe and Effective
OIOpublisher (Scappoose, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today issued the following statement after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a nationally-recognized rural health clinic: “There have been a number of…
Oregon reports 202 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 4 more cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,296, the Oregon Health Authority reported today March 6, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 202…
Coast Guard medevacs hiker fallen 100 feet near Hug Point State Park Friday March 5th
SEASIDE, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a male hiker who fell more than 100 feet from a cliff Friday afternoon, March 5, near Hug Point State Park south of Cannon Beach. A…
Tillamook Habitat for Humanity Celebrates Many Firsts with Hebo Home Groundbreaking
By Mallory Gruben Photos by Don Backman Tillamook Habitat for Humanity’s latest housing project fulfills a number of firsts for the organization and its partner families. The build in Hebo is Habitat’s…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID Cases & Vaccine Updates
From Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Command Tillamook County Community Health Centers ⏺”Lower Risk” 2/26/21 – 3/11/21 ⏺Next potential risk movement: 3/12/2021 ⏺15 new cases ⏺572 vaccines given…
Oregon reports 251 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths; Tillamook County adds 4 more cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,293, the Oregon Health Authority reported today March 5, 2021. Oregon Health Authority reported 251…
Governor Announces Return to In-Person Instruction for Oregon Public Schools
School districts will return to full or hybrid in-person instruction on or before the weeks of March 29 for grades K-5, April 19 for grades 6-12 (Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown announced today she will be issuing an…
For 2019, Oregon sees increased suicide rates across all ages; Youth deaths decline
Adult Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan, COVID-19 adjustments in youth programming among strategies state is using to address problem PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon had the nation’s ninth highest suicide rate across all ages in…
Vaccine Voices: Promoting equitable access at Celilo Village; Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Information
“Our Longhouse is a place of worship, and we haven’t been able to use it during COVID,” says Karen Whitford, a Tribal Elder who lives 12 miles east of the Dalles in Celilo Village. On Jan. 27, after a ceremonial prayer, Whitford and 103 Tribal members…