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Protecting local businesses City resolution intended to protect businesses trying to follow COVID mandates from state sanctions The Prineville City Council hopes to pass a resolution that will give additional legal protection to businesses as they try to follow COVID guidelines. Resolution 1474 was passed by the council this past Tuesday during a regular business meeting held virtually because of the pandemic. "The resolution finds that business owners and persons complying with the Temporary Oregon OSHA COVID-19 (rules) are taking reasonable precautions to minimize the spread and e...

Local health officials request higher vaccine allocation Crook County residents ages 65 and older should be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine soon As vaccinations continue and more time passes since the holiday season, COVID cases are again on the decline. However, local case totals have yet to drop to a point where Crook County will move to a lower risk category and enable more businesses to open to indoor patronage. "I think that we are past that surge that we had over Christmas and New Year's," said Vicky Ryan, the local emergency preparedness coordinator with Crook County Health...

County unveils vaccine timeline estimates January 12 2021 State health officials merge four Phase 1 groups, opening the door for vaccinating multiple groups of locals The COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to be delivered around the nation and to Oregon counties, and Crook County received their first allotment on Dec. 30. Distributions have started and will continue as the vaccine continues to be available. Projected vaccination schedule During the next two months, officials will focus on Phase 1a of distribution, with vaccines going primarily to health care workers and high-risk pati...

December 22 2020 The first batch of COVID vaccines arrived in Central Oregon late last week and will go to a select group of people first The first doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Oregon early last week and were delivered to Central Oregon a few days later. But most people can expect to wait a few more months before they can get vaccinated as state and local health officials provide vaccines to different priority groups throughout the winter and into the spring. The first of the 35,100 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE arrived in Oregon on Monday, De...