Jackson County United Way and the Teresa McCormick Center hosted a relief event for the Almeda and Obenchain Fire victims on Tuesday. Hundreds of people received free shoes, clothes and socks at the Harry and David south parking lot. The items were donated by Skechers, Hanes and Bombas. FEMA, the American Red Cross and several other agencies were on site to provide services. Eagle Point resident Kat Wolff tells NewsWatch 12 events like this help her stay positive during this difficult time. “What this has done for my heart, this community and the giving that I see everywhere, the love that…
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The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Child Welfare Division, asks the public to help find Kyla Blackmore, age 14. Blackmore is a foster child who went missing from Medford, Ore. on Nov. 11, 2020. She is believed to be in danger. Kyla Blackmore knows the Klamath Falls area and is suspected to be traveling with Lydia Jazmin, age 16, a foster child who also went missing from Medford, Ore. on Nov. 11, 2020. Name: Kyla Blackmore Pronouns: She/Her Date of birth: April 21, 2006 Height: 5’2 Weight: 185 pounds Eye color: Brown Hair: Brownish blonde Other identifying information: Kyla…
Amid the worldwide pandemic, Licensed Professional Counselor Lisa Jamison said depression and anxiety were already high but following the South Obenchain and Almeda fires on Sept. 8, suicidal ideation and self-harm have grown even higher. “Depression and anxiety are through the roof,” Jamison said. “The anxiety around everything that is going on has just increased. It’s just such a hard time.” Rates of depression in the U.S. have tripled since the onset of Covid-19, according to a fall Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network study – and this trend isn’t expected to subside anytime soon. Locally the combination of the…
When word came from Oregon officials March 7 that two of the state’s four new cases of COVID-19 were Jackson County residents, some local school districts sent out quick messages to their communities. Officials in the Central Point School District posted an update to the district website noting that the two patients were known to have travel-related infections and no community spread had been identified. “The health and safety of our students, staff and community is our first priority,” the post read. “District 6 will continue to monitor this situation closely and communicate any changes in protocols, events or school operations.” In…
Jackson County Public Health on Wednesday reported the region’s 26th death attributed to coronavirus, as new cases of the virus continue to mount. Public health officials said that the latest death was an 86-year-old woman. She tested positive on November 6, and died on November 22 at “her residence” — likely a long-term care facility. The presence of underlying medical conditions is still being confirmed, Jackson County said. Based on Jackson County’s ongoing data from outbreaks at long-term care facilities, the 86-year-old probably died at Avamere Three Fountains, which reported nine deaths attributed to COVID-19 as of Wednesday — one…
Grace Cascade Christian Schools will be offering in-person classes this coming fall. According to a letter sent Cascade Christian parents students will have the option to return to school. They will also have the option to do comprehensive distance learning. With the recent revisions to school metrics regarding reopening schools, the Oregon Department of Education says that some private schools in rural areas now have the potential for in-person instruction. This includes Grace Cascade Christian Schools. The schools say that they are complying with Covid-19 guidelines set for Oregon small businesses and nonprofits, since school is considered both a small business…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon announced Tuesday a record high of 54 coronavirus deaths, bringing the state’s death toll to 1,214 people. The Oregon Health Authority also recorded 1,129 new confirmed or presumptive COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 96,092. State health officials said a surge of cases in November contributed to the high number of deaths reported Tuesday because of delays tallying death certificates in some cases. The grim news comes as Oregon hospitals prepare to administer the first COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers. Legacy Health and Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Ontario are among…
Since this morning, voter turnout has made a significant jump. Officials say it went from seventy-point-three percent to seventy-four-point-seven.
Parkside Cafe is just one restaurant that’s having to adjust to Governor Brown’s new metrics of Jackson County’s two-week pause. The owners say they hope it’s only going to be for two weeks, and won’t be extended. Co-owners Kathy Artoff and Tami Westfall purchased Parkside Cafe together back in May, and since the pandemic started they’ve had to adjust to the rapid change in metrics. They say they don’t see what two weeks is going to change, and if it weren’t for their customers they wouldn’t have even known about this pause. “You wouldn’t know, nobody tells businesses anything, we knew…
A podiatrist in the Medford area pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday for forging prescriptions that he used to “feed his personal addiction,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. 60-year-old Patrick Code pleaded guilty to one count of Obtaining Possession of a Controlled Substance through Misrepresentation, Fraud, Forgery, Deception and Subterfuge. According to court documents, Code wrote prescriptions in the names of fake patients or unsuspecting relatives between June of 2016 and May of 2019, using them to get the opioid drug tramadol and the seditive zolpidem (Ambien) from pharmacies on behalf of the “patients.”…