Federal, state and local officials are urging people to get vaccinated as new cases of Covid rise across the nation. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel). ONTARIO – Federal, state and local health officials are now recommending universal mask use in public indoor areas as cases of the highly infections Delta variant of[Read More…]

More people need to be vaccinated in Malheur County to stop the Covid virus, say health officials. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – People in Malheur County are still getting sick from Covid. More than a year after it first appeared, the infection remains firmly entrenched in the county where a[Read More…]

The final county-sponsored immunization clinic was held at Four Rivers Cultural Center last week. The county still lags behind most of the state in the percentage of residents who received a Covid vaccine. (The Enterprise/Liliana Frankel). ONTARIO – The state goal of immunizing 65% of Malheur County’s population against Covid[Read More…]

While there is Covid vaccine available Malheur County continues to fall behind most of the rest of Oregon in immunization rates. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – The state goal of immunizing 65% of Malheur County’s population against Covid remains elusive nearly six months after a vaccine became widely available. According[Read More…]

With a climbing rate of Covid infections considered “extremely concerning,” Malheur County learned Tuesday that more restrictions are being imposed by the state, moving the area to a “high risk” for infections. The county recently had been operating under the lowest restrictions, but in the past month the number of[Read More…]

The Covid vaccine is still available today at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario while a mobile clinic will be set up at the fairgrounds beginning Friday to distribute vaccine. (Liliana Frankel/The Enterprise) ONTARIO – A special Federal Emergency Management Agency vaccine mobile unit will be at the Malheur[Read More…]

ONTARIO – Malheur County is in danger again of facing increased restrictions on dining, sporting events and other activities and Covid cases tick up in the area as they have across the country. Malheur County’s latest two-week count of 24 positive cases (which equals a rate of 75 positive cases[Read More…]

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario employees pull the first does of the Covid vaccine to arrive at the hospital in December. Federal and state officials announced distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will end immediately.(Photo courtesy of Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario). UPDATE: This story has been updated at[Read More…]

A county health care worker screens people for symptoms at a Ontario’s Covid testing site in July 2020. Malheur County will drop from the Covid moderate risk category to lower risk Friday. (The Enterprise/Rachel Parsons) ONTARIO – More people will be able to visit local restaurants and convene in larger[Read More…]

Tana Waller, a communicable disease coordinator nurse for the Malheur County Health Department talks about the benefits of the Covid vaccine during a clinic in Ontario last week. (The Enterprise/Pat Caldwell). ONTARIO – The Malheur County Health Department reported last week it has vaccinated nearly 5,000 people against Covid, including[Read More…]