Oregon relaxes school safety guidelines ... again

  • By Teresa Carson Oregon Capital Bureau
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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.

Polk County drops to high-risk

  • Jolene Guzman
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SALEM  — Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that 16 counties improved in risk level, with 10 of those improving from Extreme Risk, including Polk and Marion counties. 

Oregon Employment Department gears to fight fraudulent claims

  • By PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau
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SALEM -- The acting director says the Oregon Employment Department is devoting more attention to preventing and fighting fraud, by hiring more people and training others, as the agency pays out a record amount of unemployment benefits.

Oregon seeks to make COVID-19 workplace rules permanent
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Oregon seeks to make COVID-19 workplace rules permanent

  • By Zane Sparling Oregon Capital Bureau
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SALEM -- 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.

Fireworks planned to fly again at Independence Fourth of July

Fireworks planned to fly again at Independence Fourth of July

  • By ANNE SCHECK Trammart News Service
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INDEPENDENCE — A band of citizens intent on returning fireworks to the Fourth of July in this riverside city is doing it the way the first American flag was created — with something old, something new and in colors of red, white and blue.

Brown orders vaccine redirected to Portland

  • By GARY A. WARNER Oregon Capital Bureau
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SALEM -- Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered 32,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines redirected to the Portland area instead of going to other parts of the state.