February 2021 - Page 9

By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen is cautioning that the state will see chaos as it makes COVID-19 vaccines available to senior citizens starting next week. Allen framed the reason in simple terms: Other states have experienced that problem, so Oregon will too. “You’ve seen that every state that has opened to seniors has had

By TESS RISKI/Willamette Week TOLDEO — Each time Toledo City Councilor Bill Dalbey drives along U.S. Highway 20 — which winds through the tiny timber town he calls home and extends to Newport seven miles to the west — he’s reminded of the hornet’s nest he kicked over. That stretch of highway leading into Toledo, as well as businesses along

Oregon reports 730 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, seven new deaths PORTLAND — There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,998, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 730 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Thursday, bringing the state total

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Legislature and Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan appear headed for a showdown over who will control redistricting of legislative and congressional maps to be used in the 2022 election. The Senate Redistricting Committee heard testimony Wednesday from U.S. Census Bureau officials that data legally required for the Legislature to draw maps would

By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Face masks and social distancing are likely to remain a fixture of the shopping and working experience for some time, according to the state’s employee safety department. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced plans to make its series of COVID-19 public health emergency regulations permanent — with some tweaks to the rulebook —

Oregon reports 649 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,991, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority reported 649 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total