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Vaccine Skepticism Sees Soaring Numbers of Non-Immunized Kindergarten Children in Oregon
Vaccine skepticism following the pandemic is said to have resulted in soaring numbers of Oregon kindergarten children not immunized against common childhood illnesses such as mumps, measles, and whooping cough.
According to analysis by…
SOU-La Clinica Partnership Set To Enhance On-Campus Health And Wellness Center
ASHLAND, Ore. — Medford-based community health group La Clinica has reached an agreement with Southern Oregon University (SOU) to operate the SOU Student Health & Wellness Center on campus from September. Traditionally offering…
Southern Oregon Defective Homes For Wildfire Survivors To Be Replaced, Not Rebuilt
UPDATE: Oregon Mobile Manor Will Rise Like Phoenix from the Ashes
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — After the wildfires, the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) built modular homes for 118 families, but the replacement homes were…
Oregon Website Eases Access Amidst Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Hearing
Making it easier for women to access an abortion, the Oregon Health Authority launched a website on Tuesday to provide useful information about women’s reproductive rights.
The launch was timed to coincide with an abortion case being…
Southern Oregon’s Health, Emergency Response, and Manufacturing Sectors Receive Federal Funding…
Southern Oregon will receive millions of dollars in federal funding for improvements to affordable healthcare services, emergency response efforts, manufacturing, and other essential community projects.
Details about the funding package…
Southern Oregon University Awarded $6.6 Million for Campus and Educational Upgrades
ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) will receive the biggest slice of the funding pie awarded by the Legislature for state-wide government entity capital projects. The university will receive $6 million for ongoing upgrades to…
Oregon Has the Fourth Largest Homeless Population in the U.S
ASHLAND, Ore. — Oregon has the fourth-largest homeless population per capita in the country, with one in 10 children from homeless backgrounds attending Jackson County schools.
Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, revealed these figures at the…
$60 Million Grants To Oregon NPOs and Local Government For Housing Support And Social Services
Chronically homeless people will benefit from $60 million in funding from the Biden administration partly earmarked to house those in need. This is part of the $3 billion announced this week by the administration intended for programs…
Oregon Task Force Investigating Tax Increase On Wine And Beer To Fund Addiction Programs
Taxes on beer and wine have not been increased since the 1980s and the election of Rep. Tawna Sanchez, D-Portland, to chair the state's new Alcohol Pricing and Addiction Services Task Force in its first meeting last week looks likely to…
Federal Protection of Old Growth Forests in Oregon Extended
Five amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan- encompassing 20 million acres in 17 national forests in Oregon, Northern California, and Washington were disclosed last week. Approved in 1994, the initial plan was drafted on account of…