by OptimistPrime | Sep 20, 2023 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
PENDLETON — While an updated vaccine formula for COVID-19 has come fresh out of the approval and authorization process, local health officials say it is uncertain when it will arrive in Eastern Oregon.Flu shots, however, are a different story and clinics for those...
by OptimistPrime | Jun 27, 2023 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
The COVID pandemic highlighted the importance of having reliable, high-speed internet access and many educators saw a gap between the haves and the have nots.“The difference between a student with access to reliable internet service and those without it during the...
by OptimistPrime | Mar 7, 2023 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
ENTERPRISE — Larry Davy, who started his health-care career at Wallowa Memorial Hospital, and then — during two stints as its chief executive officer — spearheaded the drive to build a new hospital and led it through the COVID-19 pandemic, has announced his...
by OptimistPrime | Feb 7, 2023 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
LA GRANDE — The Elgin Opera House and hq in La Grande may soon be able to put the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic further in the rearview mirror.Legislation has been introduced that would provide the two Union County venues, a total of $69,633 in funding to help them...
by OptimistPrime | Nov 19, 2022 | Eastern Oregon, Headline Feed
LA GRANDE — Grande Ronde Hospital, La Grande, will benefit from a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant.According to a press release, the hospital will receive $88,200 to purchase equipment that will enhance the hospital’s ongoing COVID-19 response, including negative...