Continue following OHA guidelines


The Oregon Supreme Court issued a stay last night blocking the decision made earlier in the day by Baker County Circuit Court Judge Matt Shirtcliff. The ruling put forth by Judge Shirtcliff stated that Governor Brown has exceeded her authority by restricting activities, including church services and businesses, for longer than the 28 days authorized…
Governor Kate Brown announced today the counties that can begin entering Phase I of reopening on May 15 under her framework for building a safe and strong Oregon. Qualifying counties demonstrated that they met all of Oregon’s safety and preparedness prerequisites for reopening, as well as a declining prevalence of COVID-19. “In each of these counties we…
We hope that our public remembers Union and Wallowa Counties did not impose the statewide closures, but we are working diligently to remove all barriers for reopening.
The hospital has a secure and safe method in place for collecting, sterilizing, and redistributing the masks. Collectively, Union County Emergency Medical Responders are using on average of up to 20-30 N95 masks a day (not including GRH).
La Grande, Oregon – Today the Union County Incident Management Team conducted approximately 400 COVID-19 tests at a drive-through testing clinic in La Grande. Testing will continue tomorrow with the capacity for an additional 400-500 tests. Due to the high volume of testing, notifications will be made as quickly as possible. Results are anticipated to…
Counties must remain in Phase 1 for at least 21 days before becoming eligible to advance to Phase 2.