Corissa Mazurkiewicz, photo courtesy Corissa Mazurkiewicz Corissa Mazurkiewicz, a Pacific University professor, lives outside of Banks’ city limits, and is running for the Banks School Board in position 2. Mazurkiewicz has lived in the region for the last 15 years, and said she grew up visiting family in Banks every[Read More…]
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Leslee Sipp is running for position 1 on the Banks School Board
Leslee Sipp in 2020. Photo: City of Banks Leslee Sipp and her family have lived in the Banks area since 1974, living in the same home outside city limits. She’s worked on again and off again for the Banks School District for decades, and said she is retired, but still[Read More…]
Washington County could drop to ‘Lower Risk’ status on Friday if 4,424 more residents get their first shot
File photo: Chas Hundley To qualify for the “Lower Risk” status in Governor Kate Brown’s county risk framework, Washington County — currently at “High Risk” — must get at least one dose of a vaccine into the arms of 65% of the population who are ages 16 and up, and[Read More…]
Masks, social distancing no longer required for fully vaccinated people in most situations, CDC, Gov. Brown say
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Centers for Disease control and Prevention today issued updated federal guidelines for those fully vaccinated and said that masks and social distancing are no longer necessary in most situations for the fully vaccinated. Oregon will follow suit, Governor Kate Brown announced Thursday afternoon. “Fully[Read More…]
Everyone ages 12 and up can get a vaccine starting Thursday
File photo: Chas Hundley Starting Thursday, May 13 everyone in Oregon ages 12 and up is eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine. “The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, after a thorough review of the evidence from the clinical trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 12-15 years of[Read More…]
Barn destroyed, home damaged in fire near Banks
The barn that burned near Banks on Tuesday, May 11. Photo: Banks Fire District Banks Fire District 13 and several neighboring fire agencies fought a fire near Banks that destroyed a barn and caused significant damage to a nearby home on Tuesday evening. Banks Fire District was first dispatched to[Read More…]
CDC panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 – 15
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP, voted unanimously to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech for emergency use in people ages 12 – 15 years of age in the U.S., just after 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The move means that the previous age range[Read More…]
Tillamook, Clatsop State Forest recreational sites begin to reopen
The Four County Point Trailhead on May 10, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Several campsites and recreation areas in the Tillamook State Forest are reopening after an extended closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. The Tillamook State Forest’s recreation team moved forward on May[Read More…]
Oregon’s risk framework to end when 70% of those 16 and up get first dose
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The end of Oregon’s county risk level framework is in sight, if 70% of Oregonians age 16 and up receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday, May 11. The governor also announced that counties that reach a 65% first-dose[Read More…]
FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine for emergency use in youth ages 12 – 15
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in those ages 12 – 15 Monday. Previously, the vaccine had only been approved for those ages 16 and above. The emergency use approval doesn’t mean that the vaccine will go into[Read More…]