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It’s a sure sign springtime is coming — sooner or later.

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The grand opening for Nate’s Place, A Wellness and Recovery Center, named for Nordhoff High School graduate Nathan Rhoades, was packed Feb. 23 with volunteers, friends, family and city, county and state officials, celebrating the accomplishme…

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The over-the-counter eye drop brand —  EzriCare Artificial Tears — is being linked to an outbreak of drug-resistant infections affecting 55 people in 12 status, thus far, leading to one death and hospitalization and blindness.

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An emergency shelter will open starting Friday, Jan. 13, at 4 p.m. at the Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd. In Ventura, and will stay open through the weekend until Tuesday, Jan. 17.

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Updated “bivalent” COVID-19 booster shots — which include components of the original virus strain and the Omicron variant — are available now in Ventura County.

Ventura County Public Health announced Feb. 10 that the local Health Officer Order requiring masking in all indoor public places will be lifted Feb. 16, in alignment with the state’s mask policy. “The mask order is being lifted because the C…

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 On Monday, Sept. 27, Ventura County Public Health announced it is now administering Pfizer booster shots for eligible residents at any vaccination site offering the Pfizer vaccine. The booster is recommended six months or later following a …

By Dr. Jim Halverson I called the editor of the Ojai Valley News in late March of 2020 after speaking with several of my physician colleagues in Ojai. We wanted to communicate the facts about the COVID-19 pandemic to our Ojai Valley resident…