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Baker schools will require masks rest of school year

Although both federal and state officials have said fully vaccinated people needn’t wear masks or socially distance in…

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BHS student talks about getting vaccinated

Sarah Plummer, a 17-year-old junior at Baker High School, had no qualms about getting vaccinated against COVID-19. But…

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County vaccination rate falls short of new threshold governor announced

Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday, May 11 that counties can qualify to ease COVID-19 restrictions on businesses starting…

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Gov. Brown: Oregon to lift most COVID-19 restrictions when 70% of residents vaccinated

Gov Kate Brown laid out some basic math on Tuesday for Oregon residents hoping for as near a…

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Baker County’s risk level drops from extreme to high on Friday, May 7

Restaurants and bars in Baker County can resume limited indoor dining on Friday, May 7, as the county…

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Average age of COVID-19 cases in Baker County continues to decline

A large majority of COVID-19 cases in Baker County over the past two weeks or so were people…

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County’s COVID cases dropping

With Baker County’s weekly total of COVID-19 cases dropping to its lowest level in more than a month,…

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Baker County turns down COVID-19 vaccine doses

The Baker County Health Department has hundreds more doses of COVID-19 vaccine than it has residents interested in…

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Local and state officials blast COVID restrictions

Baker County Commissioner Mark Bennett and the county’s two state legislators have signed separate letters criticizing Gov. Kate…

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Baker County moves to extreme risk for at least one week, starting Friday, April 30

Baker County will move to the extreme risk level under state COVID-19 guidelines on Friday, April 30, and…

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