The headquarters of the Oregon Lottery in Salem. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Lottery is making plans to turn on video poker machines in those counties where retailers are allowed to reopen, said Matt Shelby, spokesman for the agency. “We’ll be following the governor’s guidelines…
A woman waves a flag at the Capitol during a rally in support of reopening Oregon on Saturday, May 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) SALEM – Hundreds of Oregonians gathered at the Capitol Saturday to protest restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The…
Gov. Kate Brown and Nik Blosser, her chief of staff, listen in during a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence and other governors on Monday, April 20. Brown last week told a business group that state agency revenues are cratering due to COVID. (Amanda…
Dick Higgins, a 98-year-old Pearl Harbor survivor, talks about his childhood while his granddaughter, Angela Norton, captures it for his Instagram chat. Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin) BEND – Dick Higgins has stories to tell, and wants to share them before he forgets.…
Restrictions due to COVID-19 have halted gatherings including the face-to-face group meetings that have long been a mainstay of addiction treatment and counseling. (CDC file art) BEND – For the past seven months, Arin Anderson has stayed sober. In that time, the 30-year-old single mother…