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June 15, 2020
Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been asked to isolate at home for a minimum of 14 days based on the presence of symptoms, to prevent spread of the illness to others.
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Specific Guidance for Personal Services Providers
For the purposes of this guidance document, “personal services providers” is defined as barber shops, hair salons, esthetician practices, medical spas, facial spas and day spas, non-medical massage therapy services, nail salons, tanning salons, and tattoo/piercing parlors.Client Screening:Providers are required to:• Contact client prior to appointment and ask: Have you had a new or worsening…
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Specific Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, Breweries, Brewpubs, Wineries, Tasting Rooms and Distilleries
Specific Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, Breweries, Brewpubs, Wineries, Tasting Roomsand DistilleriesDistancing and Occupancy:Businesses must:• Review and implement General Guidance for Employers.• Limit the gathering capacity to a maximum of 250 people or the number of people, including staff, based on a determination of capacity (square footage/occupancy as specified below), whichever is less. Ensure compliance with…
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June 2, 2020
The Incident Management Team came together to serve the community beginning in late March and continued to collaborate, communicate, and provide a coordinated response to the citizens of Union County. Planning and coordination meetings were held throughout the incident to support local efforts.
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June 1, 2020
Testing is available to those that have one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. Testing is also available to those that have two of the following symptoms: fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, new loss of smell or taste, or sore throat
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May 29, 2020
Some Phase 1 requirements will remain into Phase 2 including maintaining hospital capacity, completing contact tracing within Oregon Health Authority guidelines and maintaining adequate testing.
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May 28, 2020
Agricultural workers should use the KN95 masks when working in close proximity and physical distancing is not possible. This includes during shared rides in employer provided transportation to their place of work, office, field, or other location.
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May 27, 2020
Although there is currently no vaccine to prevent COVID-19, the best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to the virus. The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person between people who are in close contact with one another through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks.
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May 26, 2020
Plans are underway for an increase in public testing. Center for Human Development, Union County Public Health is awaiting additional ordered test kits from Oregon Health Authority.
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May 22, 2020
The Center for Disease Control recommends that if you are feeling ill or cannot maintain appropriate social distancing, wearing a cloth face covering is encouraged. Ideally, cloth face coverings should be washed after every use.
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May 21, 2020
The Oregon Air National Guard is scheduled to continue their efforts conducting multiple F-15 Eagle hospital flyovers throughout Oregon on Friday, May 22. This salute is to recognize Oregonians on the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, lift morale during a time of severe health and economic impacts, and remember those brave service members who have…
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May 20, 2020
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…
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May 19, 2020
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Union County Chamber of Commerce Phase I Reopening
Union County Chamber of Commerce Director Suzannah Moore-Hemann talks about the Phase 1 Reopening of businesses like barber shops, salons, gyms and restaurants. Learn how to keep yourself safe as a customer and the changes you should expect.
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May 18, 2020
he La Grande School District has announced that tomorrow, May 19 will be the last distance learning packet issued for the school year, that will need to be returned. The packet issued on May 26 will be Summer Learning Resources, and will not require returning.
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Governor Kate Brown Announces Phase I Counties Reopening
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…
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Union County Commissioner Matt Scarfo speaks about risk tolerance
Union County Commissioner Matt Scarfo talks about the county’s vulnerable population and individual risk tolerance as we enter into Phase 1.
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Social distancing at the Farmer’s Market
La Grande Parks and Recreation Director Stu Spence talks about the social distancing rules for the Farmers Market tomorrow.
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May 15, 2020
Those who are older, or have underlying health conditions should consider continuing to stay home.
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Union County Receives Approval for Phase 1 Reopening, May 15
Counties must remain in Phase 1 for at least 21 days before becoming eligible to advance to Phase 2.
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May 14, 2020
Union and Wallowa County received approval from Governor Kate Brown to begin Phase 1 of the reopening process effective tomorrow, May 15. Phase 1 does not allow for a full reopening of all businesses, and there are very specific safety guidelines that must be followed. Phase 1 guidance for all applicable sectors can be viewed…
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May 13, 2020
Limit the number of customers in the retail store and focus on maintaining at least six (6) feet of distance between customers and employees.
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May 12, 2020
If you are at high risk of severe complications such as those over age 60 or have underlying medical conditions, you may want to consider staying home and maintaining strict physical distancing even if the County is allowed to enter Phase 1. Each individual will need to evaluate their risk factors and their risk tolerance as we move through the phased reopening.
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La Grande Fire Chief Emmitt Cornford talks about the impact COVID-19 has had on emergency medical calls
La Grande Fire Chief Emmitt Cornford talks about how COVID-19 has impacted the number of calls they’ve seen
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May 11, 2020
There are currently 3,286 confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported in Oregon of which 218 are new cases reported since Friday, May 8. No new cases have been reported in Union or Wallowa County over the weekend. Umatilla County reported five new cases over the weekend and its second COVID-19 death. The total number of…
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LGPD Lt. Jason Hays talks about whether crime has increased since COVID-19
Crime has not increased since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to LGPD Lt. Jason Hays.
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May 8, 2020
The Union County Reopening Plan was submitted to Governor Kate Brown early this morning as directed through her press conference held yesterday. The submitted plan was an updated version containing the new statewide guidance received through May 7. This afternoon, Union County received feedback from the Governor’s office requesting minor changes to the Plan. These…
