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Weekly COVID-19 update for Jan. 12, 2022: Care center outbreak reported

Editor’s note: The data for this update is current as of Jan. 12, 2022. JOHN DAY — A COVID-19…

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COVID testing, vaccines, and flu shots planned next week amid omicron surge

JOHN DAY — As health officials continue to identify COVID-19 cases in Grant County, the county’s health department…

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Record number of COVID-related hospitalizations straining Blue Mountain Hospital District

Surging COVID-19 case counts driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant appear to be impacting a number of…

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Weekly COVID-19 update for Jan. 5, 2022: Clinic outbreak grows

Editor’s note: The data for this update is current as of Jan. 5, 2022. JOHN DAY — A COVID-19…

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State lawmaker seeks to limit governor’s emergency powers

CRANE — A state lawmaker from Eastern Oregon will look to trim the powers of state government during…

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Weekly COVID-19 update for Dec. 29, 2021: School, clinic outbreaks reported

Editor’s note: The data for this update is current as of Dec. 29, 2021. JOHN DAY — The Oregon…

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Local officials brace for omicron

As Gov. Kate Brown extended Oregon’s state of emergency due to the fast-spreading COVID-19 omicron variant, Grant County’s…

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Weekly COVID-19 update for Dec. 22, 2021: Omicron is here

Editor’s note: The data for this update is current as of Dec. 22, 2021. JOHN DAY — The first…

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COVID-19 booster shots available starting Monday, Nov. 1

JOHN DAY — With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine,…

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Where are the workers: Satisfying work is among keys to avoiding employment problems

HERMISTON — Not every company is feeling the employment pinch equally, according to some local construction companies and…

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