The Forest Grove School District. Photo: Chas Hundley All teachers, staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools statewide will be required to become fully vaccinated, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced today during a press conference. Vaccines will be required by October 18 or six weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug[Read More…]
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Washington Co. Chair Harrington floats idea of requiring proof of vaccination for indoor dining
A sign for the now-shuttered Coleman’s 9N Shady Rest in Gales Creek, an early casualty of the pandemic’s toll on eating establishments. Photo: Chas Hundley Following a Tuesday afternoon work session where Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington said she would push for a closure of indoor dining in Washington County,[Read More…]
Washington County chair Harrington is pushing for a four-week indoor dining ban
File photo: Chas Hundley Washington County could be headed for another indoor dining ban. Chair of the Washington County Board of Commissioners Kathryn Harrington said during a work session held Tuesday that she would push for a four-week closure of indoor dining at Washington County restaurants. The board is scheduled[Read More…]
Mandatory indoor masking in public spaces will begin Friday
File photo: Chas Hundley During a press conference held Wednesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown said that masks in all indoor public settings would be required, effective Friday, July 13. “Because of the Delta variant, yesterday we had over 2,300 COVID-19 cases reported––the highest number since the virus first landed in[Read More…]
As hospitals fill up, Gov. Brown will mandate indoor masks
File photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown will reinstate an indoor mask mandate for the entire state, the governor’s office announced Tuesday afternoon. The governor will also require state employees to become vaccinated, with exceptions only for medical reasons or religious beliefs. Additional details are expected to come during[Read More…]
Health care workers must get vaccine, or be tested for COVID-19 weekly, Gov. Brown says
File photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown will require workers in health care settings to be tested weekly for COVID-19, a rule that health care workers can avoid by becoming vaccinated. According to a press release from the governor’s office, Brown today directed the Oregon Health Authority to create[Read More…]
Gov. Brown will require masks in K-12 schools statewide for coming school year
File photo: Chas Hundley On Thursday, Governor Kate Brown issued a directive to the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require face coverings indoors for students in K-12 schools across the state for the 2021-22 school year, citing CDC guidance. “The science[Read More…]
State reopens, lifting most COVID-19 restrictions
File photo: Chas Hundley Oregon’s risk level framework and the majority of masking, capacity, and social distancing measures were lifted Wednesday, June 30, doing away with the majority of the state’s mandatory precautions to fight the coronavirus. “Today, we celebrate Oregon’s strength, resilience, and collaboration,” said Governor Brown during a[Read More…]
Oregon’s COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted by June 30, Gov. Brown says
File photo: Chas Hundley Oregon’s risk level framework and the majority of masking, capacity, and social distancing measures will be lifted no later than June 30, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced in a press conference on Friday, June 25. The framework and safety measures could end sooner, if the state[Read More…]
Washington County adds ten $10k cash prizes, 5 $20k scholarships to COVID-19 vaccine lottery prizes
File photo: Chas Hundley Washington County residents who get their first shot of a coronavirus vaccine by June 27 just got a better chance at winning $10,000 — or a scholarship for those ages 12 – 17 — after Washington County announced a new set of prizes added to the[Read More…]
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