UPDATE 1/06/2021: from Jackson County Press Release Business Oregon and the Jackson County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) have set up a depot to distribute Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) free of charge to Jackson County Businesses to help curb the current ...

 MEDFORD, Ore. — With harvest fast approaching, agricultural employers are trying to keep farm workers safe during the pandemic. “Agricultural workers are a high risk group by nature of the work itself,” said Jackson County Public Health Officer, Dr. Jim ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A family in Klamath Falls put together around 5,000 masks for their community and front line workers. The Burnett family owns an upholstery shop, which had to close down. So, they got busy, using their time ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Expo announced its closing down the personal protective equipment donation drive on Friday, May 15. John Vial, the director of the Emergency Center for Jackson County, says the county started the drive on ...

TALENT, Ore. — A local makerspace got some help from a southern Oregon foundation as it makes equipment for frontline workers. After closing to the public, Talent Maker City turned to making personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. Last month ...

MEDFORD, Ore. — A local pediatrician was worried how her young patients would respond to her protective equipment, so she got a little creative. She reached out to a local company to spruce up her face shield and bring smiles to ...

MEDFORD, Ore. — Although its stores are currently closed, Goodwill was able to help out a fellow non-profit during the pandemic. This week, Goodwill says it was contacted by Asante Three Rivers Medical Center to see if it had any ...

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — The Jackson County Expo has received 44,000 pieces of personal protective equipment through their medical supply depot, so far. The director of the expo says they are still accepting PPE. The depot is now open 7 ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – The Asante Operation Room now has 300 more scrub hats than it did earlier this week. An operating room nurse reached out to the community, telling people they were running low on scrub hats for surgery. Rogue ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The shortage of personal protective equipment continues across the nation, and in Oregon and California. Frontline workers are in desperate need of personal protective equipment (PPE) while battling coronavirus. Monday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) and several ...

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