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COVID-19 data for Thursday, April 22:
Deschutes County cases: 7,368 (57 new cases)
Deschutes County deaths: 72 (zero new deaths)
Crook County cases: 907 (12 new cases)
Crook County deaths: 19 (zero new deaths)
Jefferson County cases: 2,083 (6 new cases)
Jefferson County deaths: 32 (zero new deaths)
Oregon cases: 178,110 (993 new cases)
Oregon deaths: 2,467 (1 new death)
COVID-19 patients hospitalized
at St. Charles Bend on Thursday: 17 (5 in ICU)
130
(Dec. 4)
108 new cases
120
(Jan. 1)
7-day
average
90
new
cases
Ways to help limit its spread: 1. Wash hands often with
soap and water for at least 20 seconds. 2. Avoid touching
your face. 3. Avoid close contact with sick people. 4. Stay
6 feet from others and wear a face covering or mask.
5. Cover a sneeze with a tissue or cough into your elbow.
6. Clean frequently touched objects and surfaces.
110
100
94 new cases
(Nov. 27)
(April 17)
90
80
50
new
cases
70
60
(Feb. 17)
47 new cases
50
(Nov. 14)
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.
(Oct. 31)
16 new cases
(July 16)
40
*State data
unavailable
for Jan. 31
31 new cases
28 new cases
30
(Sept. 19)
9 new cases
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What is COVID-19? A disease caused by a coronavirus.
Symptoms (including fever and shortness of breath) can
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(May 20)
1st case
10
(March 11)
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Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Irrigation equipment waters a field west of Echo on Wednesday. According to the National Integrated
Drought Information System, the west end of Umatilla County is experiencing moderate to severe drought.
Umatilla County moves to
declare drought, seeks help
BY BRYCE DOLE
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The Uma-
tilla County Commission
unanimously voted Tuesday
to declare a drought in the
county and are asking Gov.
Kate Brown and U.S. Agricul-
ture Secretary Tom Vilsack to
follow suit.
If the state declares a
drought, local farmers could re-
ceive relief in the form of state
or federal grants, officials say.
“We have a very large area in
Umatilla County that is in the
severe drought stage right now,
with another equally large area
in extreme drought,” Com-
missioner Dan Dorran said
in a meeting, adding that “the
rest of the county is either in
abnormally dry or moderate
drought.”
Dorran said people in the
agriculture industry have been
reaching out to him and voic-
ing concerns over the current
conditions.
“Right now, there’s cattle
farmers that are beginning
to have to buy hay because of
no early grass, and that’s a big
worry,” Dorran said. “Dryland
wheat farmers, where are they
going to be and what kind of
moisture are they looking at?
Are they going to be able to
sustain the crops they have un-
til the next rain they get?”
Don Wysocki, a soil scien-
tist for Oregon State University
based in Umatilla County, said
this year’s wheat crop is in dire
need of rain.
“If we get rain too late, we
can’t really recover,” he said. “I
think it’s still at a stage where
if we get rain, we’d have pretty
good recovery. But another
week or two and we’re going to
be beyond good recovery.”
Counties like Baker and
Union have already declared
a drought as much of Central
and Eastern Oregon is experi-
encing either extreme or severe
drought conditions, according
to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
A Bend man pleaded guilty
Thursday for threatening to
report a man to immigration
authorities, and as part of a
plea deal h e has agreed to
serve probation and commu-
nity service, along with ful-
filling other conditions.
A judge will decide
whether to go along with the
deal worked out by prose-
cutors and Thomas George
Schlossmacher, 61.
Schlossmacher pleaded
guilty to one count of fel-
ony extortion in Deschutes
County Circuit Court.
His sentencing is sched-
uled for May 11.
The case arose out of
a business dispute be-
tween Schlossmacher and
Cuahtemoc Cardona, who
performed landscaping work
for him in summer 2020,
Breese’s comments pro-
A Republican state law-
vide more detail about the ex-
maker who says she was sub-
changes she says prompted her
jected to sexual harassment by
to file a complaint with the Leg-
Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie,
islative Equity Office. Breese
said he responded inappropri-
Iverson has asked that House
ately when she asked
Speaker Tina Kotek
him to support a bill.
remove Witt from
“I asked for a yes
the three legislative
vote,” Rep. Vikki Breese
committees they both
Iverson of Prineville
serve on.
told the Central Ore-
Kotek’s office said
gon Daily News. “He
Tuesday she was set-
responded with some
ting up a meeting with
questions. I responded Breese Iverson the legislative equity
to his questions. He
officer, who fields ha-
interjected with, going out for a
rassment complaints.
beer, going out for dinner, dot
An independent investigator
dot dot. I continued to ignore
looking into the complaint rec-
those and just give the answers
ommended that Witt be barred
to the questions he had asked,
from contacting or coming
and the last text that came
near Breese Iverson and that he
through was just unacceptable.”
be removed from chairing the
House Agriculture and Natural
Resources Committee, of which
Breese Iverson is a member.
Following Witt volunteer-
ing to step down temporarily
as committee chair, Kotek for-
mally made that change Mon-
day. In a note to lawmakers, she
said Witt also would not attend
virtual committee hearings.
Witt has said he believes
“101% that it will be found that
there was no ill intent on my
part whatsoever, but rather an
attempt to further the commit-
tee interests.”
An independent investiga-
tion is expected to conclude
by the end of April. The mat-
ter would then go before the
House Conduct Committee to
consider whether Witt violated
legislative rules.
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STATE BRIEFING
Oregon’s gray wolf
population grows 9.5%
SALEM — Oregon’s gray
wolf population continued
to climb in 2020, with at
least 173 individuals doc-
umented by year’s end, ac-
cording to state wildlife of-
ficials.
The Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife released
its annual Wolf Conserva-
tion and Management report
Wednesday, which includes
a minimum known count
based on verified evidence
such as tracks, sightings and
remote camera photographs.
The 2020 population is a
State lawmaker from Prineville says
harassment by peer was ‘unacceptable’
Associated Press
according to the Deschutes
County District Attorney’s
Office. As partial payment
for the work, Schlossmacher
gave Cardona his pickup
truck. There was a disagree-
ment about the final $1,500
payment, which led Schloss-
macher to text Cardona a
threat to “turn you and your
family into INS authori-
ties for deportations, your
choice,” according to the dis-
trict attorney’s office.
Cardona is lawfully a resi-
dent of the United States, ac-
cording to the DA’s office.
According to a plea petition
filed in circuit court, Schloss-
macher has agreed to serve
three years probation, 100
hours community service, pay
$1,500 to Cardona, remove the
lien on Cardona’s vehicle and
write him a letter of apology.
He had no prior convic-
tions.
9.5% increase over the end of
2019, when ODFW recorded
at least 158 wolves.
“While Northeast Oregon
continues to host the ma-
jority of the state’s wolf pop-
ulation, dispersal to other
parts of Oregon and adja-
cent states continues,” said
Roblyn Brown, ODFW wolf
program coordinator.
A total of 22 packs were
also documented in 2020,
the same number as in 2019.
Of those, 17 qualified as
breeding pairs, having an
adult male and adult female
with at least two pups that
survived to Dec. 31.
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