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COVID-19 Surge Prompts Slight Mask Rule Change, concern for hospital space

Michael McGoughDecember 8, 2022, 10:36 AM COVID-19 transmission continues to surge in California, along with spikes in other respiratory viruses, as state and local health officials urge indoor masking and additional precautions with end-of-year holidays approaching. The statewide daily case rate jumped to 19.4 per 100,000 residents, the California Department of Public Health reported in […]

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Flu Deaths
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1st flu-related death reported in El Dorado County in 3 years

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. Dec 7, 2022 — The Public Health Division of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency has received a report of a death of a resident in November that was caused by seasonal influenza. “This flu-related fatality is a painful reminder that COVID-19 is not the only illness threatening […]

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Evelyn Schaeffer
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County Dismisses Evelyn Schaeffer as HHSA Director

“Former director Don Semon stepped down from the Health and Human Services Agency post in April. He “voluntarily resigned,” according to a response from the county at the time. Schaeffer subsequently came out on top during the recruitment process…”

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Old Vines
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‘Wild Ride’ for Grape Growers in 2022

Agronomic Minute California grape growers faced a variety of challenges in 2022. Technical Services Manager for UPL North America, Katie Driver described the year as being a “wild ride” for agriculture. A frost that came through in the spring resulted in some substantial damage depending on the region. Driver said the frost wiped out some […]

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Against the odds, Sierra-at-Tahoe ready to reopen

By Rob Sabo Enough lumber to build about 1,250 homes at 2,000 square feet apiece has been removed from Sierra-at-Tahoe in a Herculean effort to reopen after the Caldor Fire decimated the resort in August of 2021. The fast-moving fire started south of Pollock Pines in the Grizzly Flats area on Aug. 14 and eventually […]

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