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VC reports 488 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths since Friday

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Published: Monday, 10 August 2020 15:59

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Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Friday: 

-488 new cases since Friday
-8,634 total cases
-3,364 active cases under quarantine
-5,178 recovered cases
-127,649 people tested
-83 hospitalizations
-21 in the ICU
-92 deaths (54 year old male, 89 year old female, and 90 year old male, all with comorbidities)

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Ojai Unified school board to discuss selling district headquarters and Summit School at Aug. 12 meeting

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Published: Monday, 10 August 2020 11:30

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Google map of Ojai Unified School District headquarters at 414 E. Ojai Ave. The district is in exclusive negotiations to lease the property and will discuss on Aug. 12 selling it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Summit School at 12525 Ojai Road in Upper Ojai that the school board on Aug. 12 will discuss selling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ojai Unified School District will meet Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a number of agenda items, including selling the district headquarters at 414 E. Ojai Ave., and Summit School at 12525 Ojai Road in Upper Ojai.

Regarding district headquarters, OUSD entered into an exclusive right on June 18, 2020, to negotiate for a developer to lease the property at 414 E. Ojai Ave.

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OUSD 'soft opening' changed to Aug. 24; sign up quickly for on-campus childcare

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Published: Sunday, 09 August 2020 19:38

 

 8 9 20 SCHOOLSTARTOjai Unified School District's first day of school has been changed to Aug. 24. A "soft opening" had previously been discussed for Aug. 19.

The first day of school will begin with an orientation week, according to a notice sent to OUSD families on Sunday. Daily scheduled instruction will now begin Aug. 31.

To sign up for the school district's on-campus childcare programs, visit:

Daycare Form: Here 

 

 ABC Club (TK/K/1): Here

The last day to sign up for ABC daycare for the youngest OUSD students is Aug. 10. 

The school board will discuss the start-of-school plans at its Wednesday, Aug. 12, meeting that will be held via video conference. The closed-session portion of the meeting will begin at 4:45 p.m. and the meeting will open to the public at 5:30 p.m.

To view the agenda, visit: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/844792/August_12__2020_agenda.pdf

To view the meeting:

 
Join via District YouTube Video at: https://www.youtube.com/user/adminojaiusdorg     
Join via District Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ojaiusd.org

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Bicyclist in Aug. 7 fatal crash in Ojai identified

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Published: Sunday, 09 August 2020 19:17
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Marion Weil, 78, of Ojai was killed Friday when a vehicle collided with the bicycle she was riding on Cuyama Road in Ojai. 

 

The bicylist who was killed in a collision with a vehicle in Ojai Friday has been identifed as Marion Weil, 78, of Ojai.

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BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters respond to fire behind Nordhoff High stadium Sunday afternoon

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Published: Sunday, 09 August 2020 16:26

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Ojai Valley News photo by Ally Mills

 

Smoke from a fire is seen Sunday afternoon behind Nordhoff High School stadium. Three units responded and the fire was quickly contained.

 

At least three Ventura County Fire Department units were called out to douse a fire that caused smoke to drift over the Nordhoff High School stadium Sunday afternoon.

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Bicyclist dies after crash with vehicle on Ojai's Cuyama Road

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 22:20

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Ventura County Sheriff's deputies respond to a fatal bicycle accident shortly before 7 p.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Cuyama Road.

 

A woman riding her bicycle was struck and killed by a vehicle in the 1000 block of Cuyama Road in Ojai. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident was reported at about 6:57 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7.

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VC reports 111 new COVID-19 cases, 7 new deaths since yesterday

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 15:07
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Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Friday: 
-111 new cases since Thursday
-8,146 total cases
-3,489 active cases under quarantine
-4,568 recovered cases
-119,918 people tested
-79 hospitalizations
-22 in the ICU
-89 deaths  
The California Department of Public Health is experiencing delays in laboratory reporting, which would result in new cases being underreported. Ventura County case counts may be underreported until this issue is resolved.

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County permits childcare on school sites following the state guidance; OUSD will commence with daycare plans

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 13:55
Though schools are not yet able to open for traditional instruction in the county, childcare programming on school campuses is permitted by the state and county at this time. 
Childcare programs must follow the state guidance for childcare found at https://files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-childcare--en.pdf. It is permissible for students to receive remote, distance learning whether the student is at home, or in a childcare setting operating in accordance with state guidance. 

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Editorial on OPINION page: Killing 15,228 trees under cover of COVID, Aug. 7

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:54

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In late May, while Ojai residents sat at home sewing masks, the U.S. Forest Service — an agency of the Department of Agriculture — not wanting to miss an opportunity to harvest a crop (this time our national forest) before it may burn naturally, rolled out its “Reyes Peak Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project” to cut 15,228 trees, in the name of “health.”

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Gridley bear enjoys spa day

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:19
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A sleepy black bear awakens on the back patio of an Ojai home Aug. 4.

Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
An East End family had an unexpected houseguest Aug. 4 — a bear that made itself at home on their back patio and snoozed most of the day.

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Judge may extend response deadline for water lawsuit

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:16
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The Ventura River, near Meiners Oaks.

Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
A judge could grant another reprieve to thousands of local property owners drawn into the ongoing Ventura River adjudication lawsuit.

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OUSD plans 'soft opening'

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:13
As the 2020-21 school year nears, Ojai Unified School District continues to prepare for a return to distance learning until Ventura County is off of the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list for at least 14 consecutive days.

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Agricultural Commission investigates bees' demise

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:12
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The Gruenns found a pile of dead bees in their hive on July 25 after they were exposed to a neurotoxin.

Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
When Dr. Hans Gruenn of Ojai ventured out into his back yard on July 25, he heard a distinct lack of the usual humming coming from the beehive he and his wife, Annika, have carefully kept for the past two years at their Signal Street property.

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State experiences underreporting of COVID-19 cases

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:08
As of Aug. 6, there were 8,035 people who ever were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ventura County, and 3,497 active cases under quarantine. 
This was an 82-case jump from the day before and a 932-case jump from the week before.

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Convicted Ojai rapist sentenced to five years in state prison

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Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:02
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Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
A judge has sentenced an Ojai man for the sexual assault of a woman in Matilija Canyon.
In June, Jaden Pullen, 22, pleaded guilty to forcible rape and sodomy by use of force in connection with the assault of an 18-year-old Ojai woman March 5. He also entered guilty pleas to two felony charges related to resisting arrest.

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