Tillamook County Community Health Centers are working to improve access of COVID-19 information and will be providing weekly updates on Friday mornings on KTIL radio and Friday afternoons on social media. Tillamook…
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Oregon reports 294 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths; Tillamook County Adds 1 Case, Brings Count to 35 cases
OIOpublisher COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 383, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday August 13th. Oregon Health Authority reported 294 new confirmed and…
$25.9 Million Available to Oregon Cultural Nonprofits for Covid-19 Relief
Funds allocated to the Oregon Cultural Trust (OCT) will be available to Oregon cultural organizations facing losses due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The $25.9 million in funding was made available through…
People Behaving Badly – Overwhelming Local State Parks, “Prepare & Care” Messaging Ignored
By Laura Swanson The videos and images of vehicles lining Highway 101 at Oswald West State Park on any day of the week, but especially on the weekends, have been circulating for…
Staying safe while dining out
If you’re tired of cooking, and even delivery is feeling repetitive, you might be starting to eat at restaurants again. Many restaurants have come up with creative outdoor dining and special takeout…
Revised Rural Health Metrics Highlight Planned Updates to Ready Schools, Safe Learners
The planned updates to 2020-21 school year guidance include more flexibility for rural and remote schools to offer in-person instruction, protocols for COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, supports for special populations, athletics, and…
Now is the time to get children caught up on vaccines; Updates to Ready Schools, Safe Learners; Tillamook County COVID-19 Case Count remains at 34
Parents are understandably nervous about taking their children and teens to their doctors’ offices right now. As a result, children in Oregon are falling behind on their childhood vaccinations. August is National…
OHA Releases Weekly Testing Summary; Staying safe while shopping
OHA released its Weekly Testing Summary which showed that the week of Aug. 2 – Aug. 8, 25,744 tests were reported. Of those tests, 1,380 or 5.4 percent were positive, down from the…
All Tillamook County Schools to be on Distant Learning for Start of 2020-21 School Year
EDITOR’S NOTE: All three Tillamook County school districts – Nestucca and Neah-Kah-Nie – have announced starting the school year with distant learning. Here is Tillamook School District’s letter to families; see end…
Oregon reports 263 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 356, the Oregon Health Authority reported at today August 9th. Oregon Health Authority reported 263 new…