Josephine County awarded nearly $4.5 million from FEMA for vaccine distribution Sen. Merkley: GOP senators face dilemma in Trump verdict Most Oregonians … Grace Smith is a reporter for NBC5 News. Josephine County opts to shorten COVID-19 quarantine duration: Close contacts of a person infected with coronavirus will only have to quarantine for 10 days instead of the previous two-week period." FOLLOW US. 201 River Heights Way Grants Pass, OR 97527 Phone: 541-474-5460 Fax: 541-474-5475 Email: Hours: 8-5 (closed from 12:00 - 1:00) Grace Smith. 35 talking about this. Last week, more than 1,000 people received either a first or second dose … Home; News; GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Josephine County just received a major windfall from the federal government in support of efforts to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s for the second dose of the Moderna vaccine for those who got the first dose at their previous mass event. The Three Rivers School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to send to voters a 20-year, $81.77 million bond proposal to repair and improve infrastructure at the district's schools. "Regardless of the status of the governor's Executive Orders, there is still an ongoing public health emergency as a result of COVID-19," said Mike Weber, Josephine County Public Health director. Josephine, which was among the first facilities in the state to battle the virus, had 34 cases in the spring. Josephine County Public Health is organizing another mass vaccination event next Sunday and Monday. The Baker County court ruling is now on hold and Brown’s emergency declaration and executive orders remain in place pending further arguments. Late-night hosts Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers and Trevor Noah also talked about the story. Josephine County Mugshots 1500; News 1097; Polk County Mugshots 870; Lane County Released Inmates 760; ABOUT US. Mugshots from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office in Oregon , plus local and regional news. Josephine County has two cities, Grants Pass and Cave Junction, and many rural, sparsely populated areas, like Selma. Josephine County said that it was on more than 100 news outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and the BBC. GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Educators and people in phase 1-a visited the Josephine County Fairgrounds Sunday, February 21 to receive their second dose of the Moderna vaccine. Public health workers in Josephine County, Ore., said they had walked from car to car, giving shots to drivers with vaccine doses that would expire … Oregon Crime News exists to provide relavant news, mugshots, and other crime related informaion to the general public so that they can remained informed. A lockdown worked, and Josephine was COVID-free from May until Oct. 26. Filled with retirees, the county is dominated by an anti-tax, conservative voting bloc that has weakened public resources, including libraries and jails.