Baker County drops to high risk level effective May 7th

Baker County moves to from ‘extreme’ to ‘high’ risk category
Effective immediately, Baker County is moving from the ‘extreme’ to ‘high risk’ ranking category with the State of Oregon. The high risk category will allow restaurants to resume indoor dining and gyms to reopen at limited capacities.

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Baker County moves to extreme risk level Until at Least May 6

Baker County moves to from ‘extreme’ to ‘high’ risk category
Effective immediately, Baker County is moving from the ‘extreme’ to ‘high risk’ ranking category with the State of Oregon. The high risk category will allow restaurants to resume indoor dining and gyms to reopen at limited capacities.

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Baker County moves from Extreme to High Risk level

Baker County moves to from ‘extreme’ to ‘high’ risk category
Effective immediately, Baker County is moving from the ‘extreme’ to ‘high risk’ ranking category with the State of Oregon. The high risk category will allow restaurants to resume indoor dining and gyms to reopen at limited capacities.

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Governor Brown’s Executive Order: Stay Home Except for Essential Needs

Today Gov. Brown tightened social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. This means every person needs to remain at their place of residence except for essential needs. You can read the full Executive Order 20-12 here: https://govstatus.egov.com/or-covid-19 Executive Order: Stay Home Except for Essential Needs On March 23, I issued Executive Order 20-12, effective…

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Social Distancing in the Great Outdoors, Plan Ahead

Social Distancing in the Great Outdoors. With spring here and after a long week of feeling isolated, a  weekend outing to get some fresh air and enjoy the scenery sounds like a great idea.Being surrounded by public lands and great views in Baker County there are lots of options to get outdoors.  If you’re headed…

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Northeast Oregon Joint Information Center Daily Update March 18

Northeast Oregon Joint Information Center Daily Update: March 18, 2020 La Grande, Oregon- As of March 18, 2020 there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Baker, Union, or Wallowa counties. Union County Commissioners have declared a State of Emergency. This declaration allows for certain emergency authorities if needed. The list below is the latest information…

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Covid 19 updates, links and additional information March 17, 2020

Covid  19 Update in response to the  rapidly evolving Covid 19 pandemic and recent travel, social distancing, and business restriction , Travel Baker County is working closely with our local and state health officials and Travel industry partners.  Our top priority is the health and safety of our guests, our tourism industry partners, and their…

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