COVID-19 has claimed 11 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 408, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday August 19th. OHA reported 203 new confirmed and presumptive cases of…
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$500 Emergency Relief Check Program Goes Live
OIOpublisher From State Representative David Gomberg: This is an important announcement for anyone still waiting for unemployment benefits. If your claim has not yet been completed, or if you know someone still…
Group of bipartisan governors call on Secretary Ross and Director Dillingham to restore October 31 deadline to Ensure Fair and Accurate Count
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown, joined by bipartisan Governors from Colorado, Washington, Michigan, Illinois, North Carolina, New York, and Vermont, today called on U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Willbur Ross Jr. and U.S….
Learning about testing: What to do if you test positive for COVID-19
When it comes to COVID-19, one of the topics OHA receives the most questions about is testing. You can learn more about coronavirus testing on our testing websites (in English and Spanish). In the meantime,…
New child care and early education guidelines released; Video series t help people with intellectual, developmental disabilities learn about COVID-19
Last week, the Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division released the new “Health and Safety Guidelines for Child Care and Early Education Operating in COVID-19.” The updated guidelines take effect Tuesday, September…
Take a virtual walk on the Oregon Coast Trail Sept. 10
The Oregon Coast Trail is a border-to-border hiking route first proposed about 50 years ago and first declared “hikeable” in the 1980s. But it remains a work in progress. And people have…
Tillamook Bay Community College Presents Free Community Movie Nights – Aug. 21-23
Tillamook Bay Community College is hosting free community movie nights in conjunction with the Tillamook Coliseum Theater to raise money and awareness for the Equal Justice Initiative, August 21, 22 and 23….
Oregon reports 252 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 388, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday August 16th. Oregon Health Authority reported 252 new…
Coast Guard medevacs hiker experiencing symptoms of possible stroke near Coos Bay, OR
COOS BAY, Ore. — The Coast Guard medevaced a hiker experiencing symptoms of a possible stroke Saturday August 15th in the Coos Bay area near the Upper Pony Creek Reservoir. Watchstanders at…
Oregon reports 412 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 386, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday, August 15th. Oregon Health Authority reported 412 new…