Health
coronavirus

County Edges Closer to Getting Off State Monitoring List

| 4:38 PM

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The County continues its recent downward trend in its COVID-19 case rate, meeting day two of three days required to get off the state’s monitoring list. Currently, the State’s case rate for the County is at 98.3 per 100,000 people. The State’s case rate for our region was 94.1 Wednesday. Those numbers were the lowest […]

Animals

Swipe Right to Help Clear the Shelters

| 10:36 AM

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Are you looking for unconditional love, companionship and fun? We may have the next big love of your life waiting for you at one of our animal shelters. The County Department of Animal Services is participating in this year’s monthlong Clear the Shelters adoption event being done online to prevent potential spread of coronavirus.

Environment
sky

County Selects Local Projects for $21 Million in Grants to Improve Air Quality

| 10:30 AM

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The Air Pollution Control District has selected projects from 49 organizations to receive $21.3 million in grants that would keep 692 tons of climate-changing, greenhouse gas and pollution — roughly the weight of six space shuttle spacecraft — out of local skies.