Oregon moves up date to drop mask mandate
The Oregon Health Authority announced on Thursday that it will drop the state mask mandate for most public indoor locations on March 19, moving up the date previously announced. Also on Thursday, Governor ...
WHO urges caution as COVID-19 cases decline
New cases of COVID-19, hospitalizations and deaths declined last week in Oregon, and Yamhill County saw what Public Health characterized as “a dramatic and welcomed reduction in cases last week.” ...
YC families hold protest on masks
Drivers of trucks, farm equipment and passenger vehicles honked and waved as they passed a crowd of parents and children protesting mask mandates in downtown Yamhill Wednesday afternoon. Between honks, ...
Mac board takes up topic of masking March 14; smaller districts’ plans vary or are in flux
Oregon’s indoor mask mandates are scheduled to end by March 31. But that doesn’t necessarily mean schools will drop their mask requirements for students and staff. Rather, it will be up to ...
Commissioners urge schools to drop mask requirements
Yamhill County Commissioners this week approved sending a letter urging all county school superintendents to drop mask requirements for children, after the state ends its mask mandate. The vote was ...
Letter to Readers: Emails to official are downright appalling
Last week, I wrote that none of the letters sent to the Yamhill County Board of Commissioners about Commissioner Mary Starrett’s attempt to add scientifically questionable information to the county’s ...
Judge: Excising bias is important
Courts need to be aware of all kinds of possible bias, not just racial differences, retiring Circuit Court Judge John Collins said. The coronavirus pandemic has helped spark conversation about the topic. When ...
Mask mandate to end by March 31
Another Oregon child has died of COVID-19. A 12-year-old girl from Marion County tested positive on Jan. 18, and died at her home on Jan. 25. Like many people who die from COVID-19, she had pre-existing ...
WHO warns against abandoning efforts to limit COVID transmission
The World Health Organization warned last week that nations should not stop fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Since Omicron was first identified just 10 weeks ago, almost 90 million cases ...
Commissioners oppose state’s new permanent rule on masking
Yamhill County Commissioners will send a letter to the state opposing the newly-adopted permanent rule on mask wearing. The commissioners on Thursday passed a resolution to send a letter written by Chair ...
COVID-19 deaths in Oregon more than double over previous week
Deaths from COVID-19 in Oregon more than doubled last week, going from 60 the previous week to 147 last week. As of Wednesday, there have been 6,163 deaths from COVID-19 reported in the state. Yamhill ...
Governor hasn’t shied away from granting commutations
The Collateral Consequences Resource Center describes itself as a nonprofit organization that examines criminal case and record-related issues. It explores judicial decisions and new legislation nationwide. A ...
No threats in letters to board about Starrett’s ‘showdown’
Yamhill County Commissioners received 162 letters about a threat late last month by Commissioner Mary Starrett to withhold a letter of support for re-accrediting the county’s Public Health Department. ...
Linfield University requires boosters
Linfield University announced on Jan. 13 that all eligible students, faculty, and staff must receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccination prior to the start of the spring semester, Feb. 7. Eligibility ...
Yamhill board approves reaccreditation support letter
Mary Starrett’s threat of a “showdown” turned into a stand down. Starrett, the Yamhill County Commission chair, had threatened to take action in Thursday’s Yamhill County ...
