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Measles Continue to Spread in State, says Oregon Health Authority

Amid an ongoing measles outbreak in Oregon, state and local health officials are urging everyone to be vaccinated against measles, and especially for children to be...

Oregon Health Authority Wants to Expand Health Care Access

By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority wants to expand access to health care, grow the state’s behavioral health system and connect more...

COVID Infections Spreading in Oregon, Washington and California

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...

Oregon Health Authority Installs More Than 100 Water Filters in LUBGWMA

The Oregon Health Authority and community-based organizations installed more than a hundred water filtration systems at residential households in the Lower Umatilla Basin Ground...

Study: Oregon Tops Country in Share of People Retaining Medicaid

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon, known nationally for its innovative approach to Medicaid, has kept more people than any other state on the free...

State Offers More Free Water Testing for Umatilla, Morrow Counties

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle The water woes are not over for hundreds of households in eastern Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority has asked about 1,600...

OHA Offering Free Testing for LUBGWMA Well Users

The Oregon Health Authority is encouraging people in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area to get their well water retested for nitrates for...

Oregon Governor Declares Heat Emergency as Temperatures Soar

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon is in the midst of its first extreme heat wave of the summer, with temperatures soaring into the triple...

Oregon Expands Free Medicaid to Tens of Thousands More People

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people...

Gov. Tina Kotek Lays Out New Nitrate Goals Amid Continued Criticism

By Antonia Sierra/OBP Two months after her return visit to the Lower Umatilla Basin, Gov. Tina Kotek has released goals on how the state can...

28 Groups Call on Kotek to Intervene in E. Oregon Water...

By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle The nonprofit Oregon Rural Action, along with former state environmental regulators and a large coalition of nonprofit groups, is again...

More Oregon Students Are Missing Vaccines, Worrying Health Officials

By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon health authorities are worried about an infectious disease raging through schools, with almost one in 10 kindergarteners missing at...

Mental, Behavioral Health Resources Expanding in Rural Oregon

Oregon is working to increase access to resources for people struggling with their mental health. For decades, Oregon has had a higher rate of suicide...

Community Counseling Solutions to Open New Facility in Hermiston

Community Counseling Solutions will host a ribbon-cutting and open house at Rivers Edge Acute Center for Healing in Hermiston. CCS Executive Director Kimberly Lindsay invites...

Lawmakers Wrestle with Police Role in Drug Addiction Crisis

By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle From Portland to Albany, and from urban cities to the rural regions, Oregonians agree that the Legislature must take action...

Residents Clash at Boardman Town Hall Meeting Over Possible Recall

Two vocal groups emerged during a town hall meeting held Monday, Feb. 5, in Boardman to discuss community opinions on the Morrow County Board...

Morrow County Residents Considering Recalling Commissioners

Just more than a year after the recall of two Morrow County commissioners, residents are again considering a recall petition against the three members...

COVID-19 Spread Increases in Oregon; Hospitalizations Hold Steady

This week the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported a 10.4% test positivity rate for COVID-19, which indicates ongoing high community transmission in Oregon, based on data...

Counties to Start Polluted Drinking Water Investigation from EPA Funds

The Morrow County Planning Department is ready to take the first official steps in a plan to address the drinking water crisis in the...

Port of Morrow Will Pay $2 Million to Clean Up Dirty...

By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Port of Morrow will send nearly $2 million to the Oregon Health Authority to support clean drinking water efforts in northeast...

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