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Oregon waiting for 'green light' after halting Johnson & Johnson vaccine

SALEM -- Oregon has "paused" using the Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine even though none of six newly reported severe reactions to the vaccine occurred in the state, health officials said Tuesday.

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County on ‘two-week caution’ as COVID cases spike

County on ‘two-week caution’ as COVID cases spike

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Oregon counties and communities receive $4.26 billion in stimulus bill

WASHINGTON, DC -- The $1,400 checks to individuals is the best known part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan approved by Congress earlier this month.

Oregon relaxes school safety guidelines ... again

SALEM — In yet another about face, the state announced Monday, March 22, that it would drastically reduce the amount of spacing required for students going back to school, to align with new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility moves up for many Oregonians

SALEM — People with serious medical conditions and frontline workers are among those who will become eligible earlier for the COVID-19 vaccines, Gov. Kat Brown said Friday.

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What a year it has been!

  • By Scott Olson Owner/Publisher of the Polk County Itemizer-Observer

This past week marks my first year anniversary of ownership of the Polk County Itemizer-Obse… Read more

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