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Jefferson County would have had nearly a hundred residents die from COVID-19 if the county had matched the national average of the disease’s death, Deputy Public Health Officer Dr. Thomas Locke …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 5/26/22 |
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A school-wide mask mandate was imposed at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School Monday.
The requirement for masks was announced Friday by Dr. Allison Berry, public health officer for Jefferson and …
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Shellfish harvesting in Quilcene Bay may be threatened by bacterial pollution, according to state health officials.
The Washington State Department of Health has finished the annual water quality …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/12/22 |
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Fishing, boating, and swimming have been banned at Anderson Lake after the discovery of elevated levels of the potent nerve toxin anatoxin-a in the water.
Jefferson County Public Health officials …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 5/4/22 |
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Jefferson Transit is no longer requiring masks on their vehicles or facilities, the transit authority announced via their website Tuesday afternoon.
After a Florida federal court judge’s …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 4/20/22 |
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A Kitsap County judge dismissed a lawsuit by two Quilcene residents over Jefferson County’s COVID-19 mask mandate and proof-of-vaccine requirement for indoor eating at bars and …
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Jefferson County's face-mask mandate will end 10 days earlier than expected, public health officials announced Monday.
The public health order requiring people to be masked while in indoor, public …
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The public health mandate that requires face masks in indoor settings will be lifted in Jefferson County on Monday, March 21, county health officials announced Thursday.
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Face-mask mandates to limit the spread of COVID-19 may be lifted soon, Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry said Monday.
Berry said the end of the mask mandate could come by the end of March or …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 2/16/22 |
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Falling numbers of COVID-19 cases over the next month may mean the end of the proof-of-vaccination rule for eating in Jefferson County restaurants in March, Public Health Officer Dr. Allison Berry …
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Brian Kelly
bkelly@ptleader.com | 1/26/22 |
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Workers at Jefferson County Public Health will take a timeout for a one-day staff retreat in February.
The gathering is planned to give employees a day of “respite and …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 1/21/22 |
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The number of COVID-19 caused deaths in Jefferson County increased by two last week.
Health officials announced Thursday afternoon that an unvaccinated woman who was in her 80s had passed away …
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Leader News Staff
news@ptleader.com | 1/19/22 |
