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News Break: City of Brookings and The Oregon Health Authority at Odds Over Public Health Services at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Brookings provides COVID-19 testing and vaccinations as an Oregon Health Authority partner. Brookings City Manager Janell Howard says the city doesn’t want to shut down those services, just move them. But the OHA says "the notion...
News Break: City of Brookings Conflict with OHA Over COVID Services at St. Timothy’s Church
In recent weeks, the City of Brookings has been at odds over the COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic operated by St.Timothy's Episcopal Church at their facility on Fir Street. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) responded to KCIW’s request for information regarding...
KCIW News: COVID Response Online Public Meeting with Curry Health Network CEO Ginny Williams
Curry County is in the middle of an unprecedented surge of COVID-19 right now. What do we know about it and how long will it last? Curry Health Network held a online public meeting on the COVID-19 surge in Southern Oregon, on Friday, August 13, 2021. The following is...
KCIW News: Sparks Fly at Curry County Commission Meeting Over Payment to Commissioner Court Boice
Another contentious Curry County Board of Commissioners meeting tool place on June 23, 2021. Commissioner Court Boice accused Treasurer Dave Barnes of conducting a political witch hunt. All of this because of a check for $3,276.00 written to Mr. Boice from County...
KCIW News: Oregon Deputy Health Director on Curry Public Health Transfer to State
You’ve likely heard the Curry County Board of Commissioners voted to transfer our local health authority to the Oregon Health Authority on April 16, 2021. That move is permitted under Oregon law if a county can’t fulfill its Public Health Service obligations. As of...
KCIW News: Commissioner Paasch Comments on County Commissioners Vote to Transfer Health Authority to the State
Curry County's Public Health Department will soon be in the hands of the state. During a special meeting on April 16, 2021, The County Board of Commissioners voted to transfer the local Health Authority to the Oregon Health Authority at the earliest convenience....
KCIW News: KCIW looks at the Brookings E.R.’s First Year
The Curry Health Network opened the first stand-alone Emergency Room in Oregon at its Fifth Street Brookings facility in December of 2019, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. KCIW looks at the E.R.’s first year in business, tells you how it did, how the pandemic...
KCIW News: COVID in Curry County
Curry County announced its first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in April and it took 8 months to reach 100 cases. But it took just weeks ... from Thanksgiving to December 21 ... to bring that total to 254. So how prepared is Curry County for this surge in COVID Cases? ...
KCIW News: Curry County Board of Commissioners Votes to Censure Board Commissioner Court Boice
During the November 18, 2020 Curry County Board of Commissioners meeting, Commissioners Sue Gold and Christopher Paash voted to censure Commissioner Court Boice for actions they say puts the county at risk. Links: Approved Censure Document Commissioner Sue Gold's...
Mayor Pieper’s Facebook Chats
“In an attempt to better reach the community, I began doing live webcasts Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 6pm. I try to answer questions, provide context for decision making, explain decisions made, and better connect with people of Brookings.
This is an outlet for the community to better understand local government and know their Mayor. I only represent my personal views and not the City of Brookings or the Brookings City Council.”
– Mayor Jake Pieper
You can watch Mayor Pieper’s chats live at Mayor Pieper’s “dining room chats” Facebook page. Past chats can be viewed anytime at Mayor Pieper’s “dining room chats” Facebook page, or you can listen to the audio enhanced for easier listening on KCIW’s Mayor Pieper Facebook chats page.
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