Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing, Wednesday, January 13

Deschutes County Health Services and the Oregon Health Authority are partnering to offer free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, on Wednesday, January 13, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged, which you can do here. You don’t need to have symptoms to get the test, … Continue reading

Food trucks that are must-visits during Covid

Since the start of the COVID-19 restrictions and limitations that went into effect last March, we’ve been staying at home and only going out when necessary. That means also assiduously avoiding any dining in at restaurants, even for outdoor dining—it’s just too risky, no matter how well the restaurants are … Continue reading

COVID-19: The Source goes digital, Central Oregon SOS, and more

Rounding up a few COVID-19 coronavirus related news as it pertains to online resources (and by extension, the social distancing and isolation we’re all going through). The Source Weekly goes all digital. This is huge, smart, and significant. This week’s paper was the last until May 20. While I think … Continue reading

COVID-19: Oregon’s Stay at Home order out today

The executive order came down today from Governor Kate Brown amid COVID-19 coronavirus concerns: Oregonians are ordered to stay at home, and non-essential businesses must close. It is in effect until further notice, and violation is punishable by law. The gist of it is, all non-essential gatherings of people of … Continue reading

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Resources and what to know

It’s unavoidable: the COVID-19 novel coronavirus is in Oregon, here are updates and resources on the pandemic. Update: As of May 19, 2021, the number of total cases in Oregon is 196,787, with 9,271 in Deschutes County so far, and 2,601 statewide deaths. Crook County has a total of 1,154 … Continue reading