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172 new COVID-19 cases in Ventura County Tuesday
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- Published: Wednesday, 15 July 2020 09:40
Ojai Valley confirmed COVID-19 numbers have increased slightly, with seven new cases in the last 14 days in the Ojai ZIP code, and eight new cases in the last 14 days in the Oak View ZIP code.
the total number of people in Ventura County who have died with COVID-19 to 56.
confirmed cases ever of COVID-19 in the Ojai area and a total of 18 confirmed
Farmworker safety and ag focus of VC COVID-19 press conference July 15 at 1 p.m.
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 16:48
Screen shot from county of Ventura Farmworker Resource Program COVID-19 safety video. The video can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/condadodeventuraespanol/videos/267650527790045/
Read more: Farmworker safety and ag focus of VC COVID-19 press conference July 15 at 1 p.m.
Second virtual public meeting on Reyes Peak tree-removal plan July 20
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 14:55
Ojai Valley News photo by Perry Van Houten
Conifers along a stretch of Pine Mountain ridge that’s targeted for tree and brush removal.
Read more: Second virtual public meeting on Reyes Peak tree-removal plan July 20
Reported great white sighting causes quick turnaround for Ojai Junior Lifeguards
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 13:59
Organized and rec team sports, drills, conditioning prohibited due to COVID-19
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 13:51
Nordhoff High School football coach Lance Wiggins conducts a workout for Nordhoff High School football players Monday. Now such conditioning by organized and recreational sports teams has been prohibited by the county Public Health officer due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
Nordhoff High School athletes started 
hearing from their coaches Tuesday morning that sports team practices this summer are canceled for now, due to a surge in COVID-19 numbers.
Read more: Organized and rec team sports, drills, conditioning prohibited due to COVID-19
Ojai to host main gathering for ET contact
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 10:40
VC Public Health reports 95 hospitalized with COVID-19, 29 in ICUs
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 10:28
Archdiocese of Los Angeles discontinues indoor Masses, due to governor's July 13 order
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- Published: Tuesday, 14 July 2020 00:00
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has announced updated guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19 among its faith community given new guidelines set by the state of California and local county officials. Read more: Archdiocese of Los Angeles discontinues indoor Masses, due to governor's July 13 order
BREAKING NEWS: Governor returns many Ventura County businesses and places of worship to lockdown
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- Published: Monday, 13 July 2020 12:48
The governor's new order, followed by a new order by Ventura County Public Health Officer Dr. Robert Levin, goes into effect on Tuesday, July 14, at 8 a.m.
Public to weigh in on 20-year plan for future of Ventura County July 16 via Zoom and in person
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- Published: Monday, 13 July 2020 12:19
The public can view the livestreamed meeting while it is both in session, and recorded for later viewing, at www.vcrma.org/planning-commission.
Ojai area resident sought in SB gun-brandishing incident; unknown if he has been apprehended
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- Published: Saturday, 11 July 2020 12:11
A Ventura County Sheriff’s official said Friday that the suspect, who may have lived in Upper Ojai, “is not there any more” and that area residents are not in danger.
Sheriff's deputies called when Port Hueneme woman declines to wear a face covering in Ojai grocery store
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- Published: Saturday, 11 July 2020 08:52
Screenshot from cellphone video posted on Ojai Community Network Facebook by Ojai filmmaker Joshua Gobbell.
Deborah Baber of Port Hueneme, center without a mask, argues with an employee of Westridge Midtown Market in Ojai on Friday, July 10, that she does not have to wear a face covering in the store due to a medical condition.
Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies were called to Ojai's Westridge Midtown Market about 2 p.m. on Friday, July 10, when Deborah Baber of Port Hueneme was asked by employees to wear a face covering in the store and refused.
Screen shot of June 16 Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Deborah Baber of Port Hueneme holds a sign that reads, "I protest face coverings" at the June 16 Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting, during which she rang a bell as she said, "Let freedom ring," and sang: "God Bless America."
Baber, wearing a T-shirt with the words, “Let freedom ring” on the front, can be heard in a videotaped recording of the July 10 grocery store incident saying she has a medical condition that exempts her from local and state mask mandates.
Ventura County Office of Education releases 'Framework for Reopening Ventura County Schools'
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- Published: Friday, 10 July 2020 23:08
The Ventura County Office of Education on Friday released a document intended to help local public schools prepare for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.
The Framework for Reopening Ventura County Schools was prepared by the Ventura County Office of Education in consultation with Ventura County Public Health and the county’s school districts and charter schools.
VC Public Health reports 79 hospitalized with COVID-19, 29 in ICUs
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- Published: Friday, 10 July 2020 21:19
Ventura County Public Health reported the following COVID-19 numbers for Ventura County on Friday, July 10:
153 cases from the day before
Read more: VC Public Health reports 79 hospitalized with COVID-19, 29 in ICUs
Bank of America closes Ojai branch of bank, effective Friday, July 10, at 4 p.m.
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- Published: Friday, 10 July 2020 15:24
Ojai Valley News photo by Laura Rearwin Ward
Ojai branch of Bank of America
Bank of America's Ojai branch at 205 W. Ojai Ave., Ojai, closed Friday, July 10, at 4 p.m.
Many branches of Bank of America throughout the country have been closed as a result of the pandemic.