JaCo commissioners extend COVID-19 state of emergency

Jenna King December 28, 2021

Last Updated: December 28, 2021

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. —Tuesday Jackson County commissioners took action on the county state of emergency for Covid.

The Jackson County Emergency Declaration was set to expire this month, now it’s getting extended. It’s separate from the state’s emergency declaration. It allows commissioners to be able to respond to resource needs due to covid.

Commissioner Colleen Roberts voted against the extension. Commissioners Rick Dyer and Dave Dotterer voted for it.

“It allows our public health department to do things like contact tracing, case investigation, all the functions they are required to undertake with Covid cases, and like I say to request resources for our hospitals if they become overwhelmed,” says Commissioner Dyer.

The extension will go until the end of March.

Jenna King December 28, 2021

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.