Think Out Loud

Rural reporters on how their communities are handling coronavirus

By Tess Novotny (OPB) and Donald Orr (OPB)
Nov. 24, 2020 12:22 a.m. Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 9:37 p.m.

Broadcast: Tuesday, Nov. 24

As coronavirus cases and deaths skyrocket across Oregon, pandemic fatigue is setting in. In some rural areas, skepticism about the governor’s new restrictions on businesses and social gatherings is common. Reporters in rural areas have been writing about how some local officials and community members are flouting the state’s restrictions. We check in with newspaper reporters Kelly Kenoyer of The New Era in Sweet Home, Antonio Sierra of the East Oregonian and Becca Robbins of the Klamath Falls Herald and News.

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