New COVID-19 variant spreading concern
Health officials recommend flu shots, coronavirus booster vaccine updates
Staff responds to reported COVID outbreak at jail
Wife of incarcerated man says jail was lax in care, precautions
Uretsky: China's COVID policies have left the country vulnerable
By ELANAH URETSKYOf Brandeis University After nearly three years of aiming to eliminate COVID-19 through mass lockdowns, robust contact tracing programs and international travel bans, the Chinese government ...
Commissioners again refuse state funds
Yamhill County Commissioners Mary Starrett and Lindsay Berschauer last week again refused to sign an amendment to an existing state contract, because of their disagreements with Health and Human Service ...
Saturday breakfast returns to indoor dining
After more than two years of serving takeout, Saturday Morning Breakfast crews will welcome people inside their dining room again starting Dec. 3. Diners will be seated, choose from a menu, and served ...
Commissioners approve health funding
After delaying for months, Yamhill County commissioners on Thursday approved a contract amendment with the state, providing $68,644 in funding to the county Health and Human Services department, after ...
With hospitals in crisis, health authorities urge Oregonians to mask up
Hospitals in crisis as beds overflow with influenza, RSV, COVID-19 cases
COVID levels relatively flat, RSV concerning doctors
Cases of RSV, an illness that usually causes mild cold-like symptoms, have been increasing nationwide, including in Oregon. This has caused an unusual spike in hospitalizations, particularly among infants ...
Fall wave of COVID likely
Warnings are increasing about a new, large wave of COVID-19 this fall and winter, as newer, more immune-evasive variants increase, along with concerns about a possible severe outbreak of influenza. In ...
Commissioners renew pressure on Public Health
Commissioners Mary Starrett and Lindsay Berschauer refused on Thursday to approve a contract amendment with the state to secure $60,000 in funding for Public Health, because they object to language requiring ...
State reports second pediatric case of monkeypox, updates eligibility for vaccine
Oregon has reported its second pediatric case of hMPXV, known as monkeypox. There are now 214 confirmed or suspected cases of the disease in Oregon, although none reported in Yamhill County. Nationwide, ...
Bivalent COVID boosters approved for Oregon
regonians 12 and older can begin receiving new bivalent COVID-19 booster shots, after the Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has approved them for distribution in the state. The ...
ARPA projects underway
McMinnville City Council received an update Wednesday on the use of nearly $8 million in COVID recovery funds allocated to the city last year. Work has begun on some of the 28 phase one projects ...
Students returning to school; look at those smiling faces
Smiling children and adults will return to classes in most Yamhill County school districts Tuesday, Sept. 6. By then, Willamina students will have already been back to school for a week, as their ...
Covid and monkeypox still spreading
COVID-19 and hMPXV, human monkeypox disease, continue to spread in Oregon this week, with 69 cases of hMPXV now reported in the state. Cases have more than doubled in the past 12 days. None have been reported ...
