Category: Covid-19

Eugene Municipal Court is approving operational changes to meet the state controls meant to slow the spread of COVID-19

Lane County is one of 25 Oregon counties labeled "extreme risk," where restrictions will remain tightest. In other counties, restrictions will be looser. To meet those restrictions, Eugene’s Municipal Court has instituted changes, effective Wednesday, including: ...

‘Stay home, please’: COVID-19 ICU nurse nervous about hospitalization surge in Oregon

As of Tuesday, there were 474 confirmed COVID-19 patients in hospitals across the state; 113 of them were in intensive care units, accounting for about one-sixth of patients in the ICU. There were a...

As COVID Vaccines Seem More Plausible, Oregon Focuses on Its Distribution Plan

With promising news of potential coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna, both of which have been shown to be more than 90 percent effective in treating patients with COVID-19, Oregon’s coronavirus vaccine distribution plan...

Health officers urge people with COVID-19 to call close contacts, not wait for overwhelmed contact tracers

Public health officers are urging Portland area residents who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 to reach out “right away” to anyone they’ve been in close contact with, including employers, and encourage them to take...

Coronavirus updates Monday: 60 new cases in Lane County, 1,174 in state

ane County Public Health reported 60 new COVID-19 cases Monday. The total case count is 3,913. The county said 469 people are considered infectious, and eight are hospitalized, a decrease of 12 from Sunday. The...

December could bring sharp rise in Oregon COVID-19 deaths

Health officials are warning that the darkest days of the coronavirus pandemic could lie ahead. Oregon has already seen several days where virus case counts were above the 1,000 mark. The past couple...

COVID-19 Changes Eugene Mission’s Holiday Offerings

Typically dozens of volunteers work through the week towards providing a traditional turkey dinner with all the fixings for 500 to 600 visitors. However… “COVID restrictions, especially as the recent freeze came into...

Oregon Sees Third Consecutive Day Of Record-Breaking COVID-19 Cases

It’s the third consecutive day of record-breaking case numbers in Oregon, bringing the state total to 65,170 cases. OHA reported one additional death Sunday, bringing that total to 820. The state health agency is...

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Local resident was arrested on burglary and attempted rape charges after police investigated a break-in

Eugene, OR - According to the police report, Lane County Sheriff's deputies responded to the 33000 block of McKenzie View Drive for the report of...

THIS is what happens when you don’t put your phone on flight mode during your flight!

Definitely put your smartphone on flight mode the next time you’re flying. When you sit down on the plane, one of the first things you...

Apparently, we’ve all been using can openers wrong our whole lives – The right way to do it!

It’s much easier to open a can with a can opener if you use this method Have you been using a can opener to open...