The year 2021 in Oregon involved several major events.
Events
January
Pro-trump rally in Eugene, January 9, 2021
January 9 – Three days after the January 6 United States Capitol attack , a pro-Trump , rally is held in Eugene . Three people are arrested after violence breaks out between rally attendants and counter-protesters.[ 1]
January 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: David James Wadley Jr. becomes the first infant in the state to die from COVID-19.[ 2]
May
TriMet bus with "Masks Required" signage
References
↑ "3 arrested at Trump rally, counter protest in Eugene" . KOIN.com . 2021-01-10. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2026-03-12 .
↑ Ding, Jaimie (2021-02-19). "Premature newborn dies of COVID; mother tested positive days prior" . The Oregonian . Retrieved 2025-08-24 .
↑ "Bend hospital worker strike looms after federal court ruling" . opb . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .
↑ Zielinski, Alex. "Officer Identified in Lents Parks Fatal Shooting as Zachary DeLong" . Portland Mercury . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .
↑ "2 structures destroyed in south central Oregon wildfire" . opb . Retrieved 2026-03-12 .
↑ "Full containment expected later today on Ponina Fire" . Klamath Falls News . Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2026-03-12 .
↑ "McMinnville creamery fire ruled an accident" . kgw.com . 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2025-08-24 .
↑ "Oregon Tech faculty union votes to authorize a strike" . opb . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .
↑ "Fire season begins Saturday for some parts of Oregon" . opb . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .
↑ Vanderhart, Dirk (2021-06-10). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of state Capitol incursion" . OPB . Retrieved 2025-08-24 .
↑ SBG, Mark Furman (2021-07-13). "Bootleg Fire in Oregon largest conflagration in nation" . KATU . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .
↑ "Hundreds gather to support Nabisco bakery workers in Portland on 12th day of strike" . opb . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .
↑ Williams, Kale (2021-08-26). "Portland woman, 21, found dead at Rooster Rock State Park; state troopers investigating" . The Oregonian . Retrieved 2025-08-24 .
↑ Tebor, John Bacon and Celina. "Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river blasts West Coast; 2 dead in Seattle area; hundreds of thousands without power" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2025-04-20 .