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…]
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Brown declares state of emergency for entire state as triple digits threaten
The Sun in Gales Creek on June 23, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Tuesday for the entire state in advance of triple digit temperatures expected across much of the state beginning Wednesday. The declaration, Brown said, allows the state to provide resources[Read More…]
National Weather Service issues ‘Excessive Heat Watch’ beginning Wednesday
The sun in Gales Creek on June 23, 2021. The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued an “Excessive Heat Watch” Sunday afternoon for much of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon beginning Wednesday afternoon through Saturday evening. The NWS said that dangerously hot temperatures around 100 degrees could be[Read More…]
National Weather Service issues ‘Excessive Heat Watch’ for part of Gales Creek beginning Thursday
A map of downtown Gales Creek from the National Weather Service showing one of the borders of the Excessive Heat Watch (in red) cutting through the Gales Creek Tavern beginning Thursday, July 29. Map courtesy NWS The Portland office of the National Weather Service issued an “Excessive Heat Watch” for[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…]
State hopes cash and scholarship prizes in lottery for the vaccinated will bring more shots in arms
File photo: Chas Hundley The state of Oregon is betting that a new lottery game — with cash prizes of up to $1 million — for those who’ve been vaccinated will pay off for the state’s slowing vaccination rates. The Oregon Lottery Commission met Friday morning and approved a new[Read More…]
Washington County could drop to ‘Lower Risk’ status on Friday if 4,424 more residents get their first shot
File photo: Chas Hundley To qualify for the “Lower Risk” status in Governor Kate Brown’s county risk framework, Washington County — currently at “High Risk” — must get at least one dose of a vaccine into the arms of 65% of the population who are ages 16 and up, and[Read More…]
Masks, social distancing no longer required for fully vaccinated people in most situations, CDC, Gov. Brown say
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Centers for Disease control and Prevention today issued updated federal guidelines for those fully vaccinated and said that masks and social distancing are no longer necessary in most situations for the fully vaccinated. Oregon will follow suit, Governor Kate Brown announced Thursday afternoon. “Fully[Read More…]
CDC panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 – 15
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP, voted unanimously to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech for emergency use in people ages 12 – 15 years of age in the U.S., just after 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The move means that the previous age range[Read More…]
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