WASHINGTON — When Andrew Jackson became president in 1829, the national debt was $58.4 million, and Old Hickory was as frugal as he was disagreeable — very — so his
After months of closed doors, takeout or dining in tents, restaurants in Umatilla County are bringing diners back indoors for the first time since November 2020.
At the Cozy Corner tavern on Hermistonâs Main Street, Anna Shuttleworth was serving five patrons late Monday afternoon, March 1. The tavern had been completely closed during the prohibition on indoor dining and drinking, and Shuttleworth said she and the other two bartenders are thrilled to be âup and roaringâ again.
âWeâre all here and all excited to be back to work,â she said.
Umatilla Countyâs move from the extreme risk category for COVID-19 to high risk on Friday, Feb. 26, doesnât mean business is back at full throttle for restaurants, but they are allowed to serve patrons at 25% of the buildingâs capacity, with no more than two households and six people to a table and parties spaced at least 6 feet apart. Capacity caps will continue to rise as the county moves down through
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Local businesses are winners from Titans’ match
Lismore’s CBD businesses enjoyed a massive boost to weekend trade thanks to the NRL’s pre-season trial game between the Gold Coast Titans and the New Zealand Warriors at the recently upgraded Oakes Oval.
Tickets to the game sold out on Friday night with a reduced capacity of 4800 due to COVID.
Lismore City Council’s Events Coordinator Leanne Clark said that demand for tickets was so strong that she could have sold thousands more had it not been for COVID restrictions.
After the nail-biting game, spectators poured into the city looking for food and drink.
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Asian stocks fell broadly on Tuesday despite sharp gains on Wall Street overnight on positive vaccine and stimulus news. Chinese markets fell as the country's top banking
Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday that all essential frontline workers in Group Three can begin getting their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, rather than the initial projected date