COVID-19

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.

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.

Baker County moves from “high” to “low risk” category
Effective February 12, allowing restaurants to resume indoor dining at 50 percent capacity among other changes .

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.

The Oregon Health Authority notified Baker County that the county is now on the list of counties on a “two-week pause” of social activities. This takes effect November 11 and lasts through November 25. On Friday, November 6, Governor Kate Brown announced that new measures pausing social activities to help stop the rapid spread of…

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…

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…

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…

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…