News for those who live, work and play in the Santiam Canyon
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released results from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2023 summative tests Sept. 21. These results, when compared to results prior to the pandemic, show the impact of the […]
About the Series: These stories are part of a package noting the third anniversary of the 2020 wildfires. The goal is to look ahead to challenges for Santiam Canyon communities. Schools dealt with double whammy […]
The Oregon Health Authority has launched Oregon RISE (Resilience in Support of Equity), Oregon’s post-pandemic resilience plan. The plan outlines priorities Oregon will pursue to monitor COVID-19 spread, shield people at highest risk, reinvigorate our […]
By Alex Paul Linn County Communications Officer Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker celebrated the approaching end of the state’s COVID-19 mask mandate on Saturday (March 12) and commended county staff and […]
With declining COVID case rates and hospitalizations, Oregon will adopt a new indoor mask policies and moving from mask requirements to mask recommendations in schools beginning after 11:59 p.m. March 11. “As we learn to […]
Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31, state health officials have announced. By late March, health scientists expect that about 400 or fewer Oregonians would be hospitalized […]
On Feb. 7, we learned that the mask mandate for Oregon schools is being lifted on March 31, giving districts the local option to decide about general mask wearing. Our intent all along has been […]
As of March 31, the decision to require universal masking in school settings will rest with decision makers in school districts, charter schools, private schools, and local public health authorities, according to Oregon Department of […]
Santiam Hospital and Clinics is offering a saliva-based COVID-19 PCR test free to the public. Appointments are available 2 – 6 p.m. Monday – Friday, and 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Patients need to […]
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) are partnering to prioritize the safety protocols needed to reliably continue full-time, in-person school for all students. February’s School Health Advisory is designed […]
