Medford, OR – According to the statement, three of the four businesses have already indicated they will appeal the fines, and the fourth still has the option to request an appeal. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health administration has issued 159 citations to employers for violating COVID-19 safety requirements since the start of the pandemic. Additional citations are still pending. A total of 32 violations have been issued to employers who the state says willfully flouted rules meant to protect workers from contracting COVID-19. Cork Cellars Wine and Bistro in Sisters was issued a $17,800 fine for willfully allowing indoor dining…
Author: Tony Cooper
A gym teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia, was placed on administrative leave after he refused to comply with the school’s policy that teachers should refer to their students by pronouns that align with their gender identity. During a May 25 school board meeting, Byron “Tanner” Cross, a physical education expert at Leesburg Elementary School, spoke against the proposed policy citing his Christian faith. “I love all of my students but I will never lie to them regardless of the consequences,” he noted, per a recording of the meeting. “I’m a teacher but I serve God first and I will not…
Medford, OR – A severe, persistent headache — it just won’t go away or lessen Shortness of breath Blurred vision Chest or abdominal pain Swelling or redness in arms or legs Pale color or coldness in arms or legs Seizures Does the blood clot only happen in the brain? With the condition occurring after the AstraZeneca vaccine, not necessarily. It could occur in arteries or in veins anywhere in the body. So far, all the cases following the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have occurred in the brain. There are too few cases to know if that’s the only place it…
Medford, OR – According to the police officials, investigators developed 43-year-old Richard Kemo John Hall as a person of interest in Mather’s death during the course of the homicide investigation. The investigators learned that Hall may have been camping in the area where Mather’s body was found. According to the police officials, the suspect was walking on foot along the Greenway north of Railroad Park shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. He tried to run away, but officers caught up with him after a short chase on foot. They arrested him on an outstanding warrant for Failure to Appear on an…
Medford, OR – According to the court documents, his name is Kenneth Ayers and he was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court for three counts of attempted murder, five counts of unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of reckless endangerment, and four counts of criminal mischief. Kenneth Ayers pleaded guilty to the charges last week. Multiple drivers reported to authorities that their vehicles had sustained damage from bullets. Last August a woman was shot and injured while driving.
Medford, OR – According to the statement, all the Jackson County school districts are willing to do anything in their power to use trucks and buses and space and people to move the vaccine forward. The survey, that was sent out to educators and other staff members, resulted in 72% of people saying they would be willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. This was more than other local schools and the logistics are squared away for the COVID-19 vaccine in the future. A separate survey went out to families and staff regarding their comfort when it comes to reopening. According to the…
Medford, OR – The 49-year-old Vincent Padgett, local resident, pled guilty to five counts of Attempted Murder in the First Degree, plus two counts of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. He was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, to be followed by five years of post-prison supervision. Vincent Padgett tried to ambush and kill police officers in June. According to the police report, on June 5, five Medford Police officers were sent to an address in the 3000-block of Adams Circle after receiving a report that 49-year-old Vincent Padgett was threatening to kill his family members. Padgett had prior…
Medford, OR – According to the statement, Velocity Clinical Research in Medford is currently recruiting up to 400 people to take part in coronavirus vaccine studies. Note that Velocity Clinical Research owns 14 clinical trials sites in 10 states across the US. And the Velocity Clinical Research in Medford is actively enrolling patients in three adult and two adolescent studies. According to the statement, it’s estimated that 100,000 volunteers are needed across all active studies in the US in order to create a more effective COVID vaccine solution for the entire US population. So, ladies and gentlemen, if you are…
Medford, OR – The State reported 10 COVID-19 related deaths and 867 new coronavirus cases on Thursday. According to the officials, Thursday’s case count is lower than anticipated because of technical issues, but did not specify what the issue was. The Oregon Health Authority did not immediately respond to questions about how far off the count was or how long it would take to fix. According to the statistics, Oregon’s seven-day average had been climbing for the last week from a low of 879 new cases per day Dec. 29 to 1,174 Tuesday. The positivity rate has been climbing as well,…
Medford, OR – According to the report, the Oregon Health Authority confirmed reported 764 new COVID-19 cases. The Oregon Health Authority also reported 8 more COVID-19 related deaths. The case count was lower than expected because of a server outage that affected the state’s database. The count was expected to return to normal by Thursday. After three weeks of declining case counts, that number rose by 17% for the week ending Sunday, though reported deaths dropped by 13 from the previous week, a 15% decrease. According to the statistics, December was by far the deadliest month of the pandemic in Oregon…