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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
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.
Gridley bear enjoys spa day
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:19
Video by Jodi Martin
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.
Judge may extend response deadline for water lawsuit
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:16
Ojai Valley News photo by Perry Van Houten
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.
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.
Agricultural Commission investigates bees' demise
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:12
Photo by Annika Gruenn
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.
State experiences under-reporting 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.
Convicted Ojai rapist sentenced to five years in state prison
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 10:02
Photo courtesy VCSO
Jaden Pullen
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.
Ojai suspect in attempted murder is still on the lam
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:56
Photo courtesy VCSO
Jaime Soto Hernandez
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
An Ojai man wanted for the attempted murder of a woman at a Santa Barbara restaurant is still at large and may have fled Southern California, according to authorities.
Oak Grove goes with the flow as school year begins
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:43
Photo courtesy Oak Grove School
An Oak Grove student practices physically-distanced learning.
Austin Widger, Ojai Valley News reporter
As schools around the Ojai Valley respond to the latest guidance from Gov. Gavin Newsom making it difficult for counties on the state’s monitoring list to return to in-person classes, Oak Grove School is the latest preparing for a fluid situation.
Lighthouse Learning Solutions expands offerings
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:34
Due to COVID-19 and recent school restrictions, distance learning is the new reality for many families, and parents are scrambling for resources. Local educators and entrepreneurs Gloria Ellis and Jamaica Thompson are helping guide parents through the ever-shifting challenges in the world of education by expanding their business, Lighthouse Learning Solutions, to offer an online program that brings learning to children and sanity to parents, all in one place.
Commission recommends modern review for antiquated oil/gas permits
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:33
Ojai Valley News photo by Perry Van Houten
An oil well in Santa Paula Canyon, behind Thomas Aquinas College.
Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News senior reporter
New oil and gas wells operating under "antiquated permits" will be required to undergo new environmental review, under a zoning ordinance update approved last week by county planners.
Non-contact youth sports training now allowed
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:30
Ojai Valley News file photo
Youth sports training and conditioning are now permitted in Ventura County, with restrictions, county health officials announced Aug. 6.
Under guidance released by the California Department of Public Health, training, conditioning and physical education are now allowed when the activities include continuous physical distancing and the same children at each meeting.
Secure Beginnings promotes World Breastfeeding Week in Ojai
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:26
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Secure Beginnings’ Circle of Parenting class participants.
This week Secure Beginnings, Ojai's local nonprofit serving families with children 0-5, joins the global network of individuals and organizations that support and celebrate World Breastfeeding Week 2020. This year's theme, “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet, focuses on the link between breastfeeding and climate change. Breast milk is produced and delivered without pollution, packaging or waste.
Ask Dr. Halverson: Do some people have pre-existing immune protection against coronavirus?
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2020 09:20
By Dr. Jim Halverson
We’re now more than seven months into the pandemic that has affected the lives of most of Earth’s inhabitants. While it is true that the scientific community has learned many things about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease that it causes, COVID-19, there are also many gaps in our understanding.