Tag: COVID

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle Another COVID outbreak is sweeping parts of the country, with infections increasing on the West Coast. The summer spread has become...

The Umatilla Electric Cooperative's Small Business Resource Center announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration will begin referring defaulted PPP and EIDL loans...

In some ways, the health care industry has changed dramatically in the post-COVID world. In other ways, not so much. Ryan Donohue shed light on...

By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle Most Oregon students have not regained ground in key subjects following the COVID pandemic, but steep declines in English language...

By Alex Baumhardt Thousands of kids across Oregon are guaranteed summer and after-school programs in the coming school year with millions in new federal funding. The...

The Morrow County School District graduation rate for the 2021-22 year was 96.32 percent, 15 points higher than the state average. The numbers come from...

Preparations are in the works for the 16th Me and My Prince Ball that will be held May 20, 2023, at the Eastern Oregon...

The COVID pandemic has made behavioral health and mental wellness a hot topic and put an exclamation point on the need for improved services. That...

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden announced that all 36 Oregon counties will receive a combined $113.1 million in federal assistance over the next two years...

Marvin Dean Way passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2022 at his home in Stanfield at the age of 92. He was born on Nov....

The Government Contract Assistance Program will be offering two training opportunities for learning about the Forest Service Virtual Incident Procurement/VIPR system. The sessions will cover...

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced on Tuesday that 481 rural health providers in Oregon will receive a total of $118,654,854 for...

The city of Hermiston will be hosting a Veterans Day breakfast on this morning at the Hermiston Community Center, 415 S. Highway 395. The event...

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in September from 5.0%, as revised, in August. In September, 102,000 Oregonians were unemployed, according to the Oregon...

As fall hunting seasons kick off, youth hunters will have more time to complete mandatory hunter education training while still being able to hunt...

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.8 percent in May, as revised, to 5.6 percent in June. Oregon’s unemployment rate has gradually declined each month this...

The Hermiston Lions Club is again selling Mo’s Famous Clam Chowder now through March 8. Proceeds will help support the club’s annual college scholarships program,...

Hermiston residents frustrated by the shutdown caused by the COVID pandemic are organizing a “Rally For Our Students” on Monday just prior to the...

Due to continuing health and safety concerns related to the COVID pandemic, the Me and My Prince Ball Committee has decided to further postpone...

Francisco “Frankie” Garcia died on Jan. 13, 2021 at his home in Hermiston at the age of 30. He was born on June 16, 1990...