Gov.'s dine-in ban extended; COVID-19 advisory panel meets
PORTLAND — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown extended an order Tuesday prohibiting dine-in service at restaurants and bars as state officials reported four more deaths from the coronavirus. Oregon’s ...
Letter to readers: N-R Tuesday issue drops a few pages
You’ll notice this issue is somewhat skinnier than normal. It’s a slight reduction to our bi-weekly newspaper. And, yes, it’s still twice-a-week in print, with daily updates online — ...
Employees say county not taking pandemic seriously
Yamhill County officials are not taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and are making work-from-home requirements difficult and punitive, unlike neighboring Oregon counties facing the same challenges, ...
Freelin-Wade makes tubing for ventilators
Plastic extrusion company Freelin-Wade is making medical-grade tubing for ventilators produced by General Motors Co. Knowing the McMinnville plant will be helping treat people across the nation struggling ...
Local company wants to supply masks, face shields
McMinnville company RP Advanced Mobile Systems says it has developed a reusable mask material from alloys that can kill viruses and destroy pathogens that cause disease. The company, which also has developed ...
MSD: most students will use internet, computers
Teachers will connect with students via computers, phone, paper packets
McMinnville schools preparing for distance learning
Update: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on April 8 announced schools would be closed for the rest of the academic year and distance learning would replace in-person classes throughout that time.------The coronavirus-related ...
Oregon receives ventilators, expired medical equipment
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's requests to the federal government for medical supplies to cope with COVID-19 have had mixed results. Officials requested 1 million N95 masks and received about ...
Oregon residents assemble 10k masks for health-care workers
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hospital workers in Oregon are astounded at the community response to an effort to provide those on the front lines of the coronavirus fight with protective masks.
Reusable bags safe, but wash often, Ag Dept says
Some shoppers and stores are starting to raise concerns about reusable bags in the time of the coronavirus. According to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the bags are safe to use — but shoppers ...
Happy birthday from outside the windows
Ada Grace Rich’s family went ahead with her 100th birthday party on Tuesday — through the windows — since her children, grandchildren and great-grands couldn’t hug her due to the ...
Outbreak causes record jobless benefits claims in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Of The Associated Press SALEM — As the COVID-19 pandemic claims a record number of jobs, Oregon’s health officer shared good news Thursday: Modeling shows the state ...
Oregon cases jump by 90
Cases of COVID-19 in Oregon jumped by 90 on Thursday, from 689 to 826, and two more deaths were announced, bringing the state toll to 21. Yamhill County has 18 confirmed cases of the disease, placing ...
Oregon health officer: Spike in virus cases can be averted
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As the COVID-19 pandemic claims a record number of jobs, Oregon's health officer shared good news Thursday: Modeling shows the state won't see a huge rise in cases as long as stay-at-home orders are heeded.
COVID-19 leads to record jobless benefits claims in Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As the COVID-19 pandemic claims more jobs, a record number of people in Oregon filed for unemployment insurance benefits last week, the state employment department reported Thursday.
