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Residents warned after rabid
bat found in Stayton area
Address: P.O. Box 13009, Salem, OR 97309
Phone: 503-399-6773
Virginia Barreda
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
Public health officials
warned Marion County
residents Wednesday to
take precautions after a
rabid bat was found in the
Stayton area.
A dog with a current
rabies vaccine owned by
a Stayton resident was
bitten by a bat on June 12.
The bat was sent to Ore-
gon State University for
testing.
Based on the positive
test result, Marion Coun-
ty Public Health officials
recommended the dog be
quarantined for 45 days
and given another rabies
vaccine.
Bats are the most com-
mon carriers of rabies in
Oregon, OHA officials
said. About 8 to 10% of
bats tested for rabies are
positive every year. Three
bats have tested positive
for rabies in Oregon this
year.
Health officials said
pet owners should ensure
their pets are vaccinated
and avoid contact with
stray animals and wild-
life.
The public should take
extreme precautions be-
fore attempting to handle
a bat. If it is necessary to
pick up a bat, it is best to
wear heavy gloves, use a
shovel, or both.
The public should not
approach bats, wildlife,
or other mammals seen
exhibiting odd behavior,
health officials said. Sick
bats may be seen flopping
around on the ground or
otherwise acting unusu-
al.
Those who have been
scratched or bitten by a
bat should immediately
clean the wound and seek
medical attention.
If the bat has been
captured, do not crush
the bat or throw it away,
as intact bats can be test-
ed for rabies, which can
help avoid post-exposure
rabies shots.
If your pet has encoun-
tered a bat or been bitten
by a wild animal, contact
your veterinarian imme-
diately or call the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife at 866-968-
2600.
In the event of bat
scratch or bite, an at-
tempt should be made to
safely capture the bat for
testing for the rabies vi-
rus. Efforts should be
made to collect the bat
without destroying the
head and the bat should
be kept in a cool place.
Report the incident to
Marion County at 503-
588-5346. For more infor-
mation about rabies,
please visit the Oregon
Health Authority, Public
Health Division website.
Information is also
available on the Center
for Disease Control and
Prevention website.
Virginia Barreda is the
breaking news and public
safety reporter for the
Statesman Journal. She
can be reached at 503-
399-6657 or at vbarre-
da@statesmanjour-
nal.com. Follow her on
Twitter at @vbarreda2.
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Investigators seek owners of recovered property
Virginia Barreda
Salem Statesman Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
Authorities are trying
to return a sizable list of
stolen property belonging
to residents of Marion
and Linn counties.
The items, ranging
from generators to snow-
boards, were recovered
by Marion County Sher-
iff 's Office investigators
May 30 while serving a
search warrant in rural
Marion County on Fern
Ridge Road SE.
Officials said they be-
lieve the items were sto-
len during burglaries that
occurred before May 30 in
both counties.
i Briggs and Stratton
generator
i Champion genera-
tor
i Coleman generator
i All-Power generator
i Predator generator
i Onan generator
i Honda inverter
i Porter air compres-
sor
i Dewalt air compres-
sor
i Craftsman welder
i Troy-Built
lawn-
mower
i Murray weed eater
i Viper Engines au-
ger/drill
i Stihl chainsaw
i Echo chainsaw
i Senco nailgun
i Garage door opener
— still in box
i Firearms
i Hover-1 hoverboard
i Phantom 2 drone
i 32-inch Samsung
TV
i 32-inch Vizio TV
i Toshiba DVD player
i Speedtron lighting
system
i Fish Cat inflatable
pontoon boat
i Wicked Ridge cross-
bow
i 100-pound propane
tank
i Snowboards
i Phoenix Gold Sap-
phire amplifier
i Kicker amplifier
i XBOX ONE gaming
system
i XBOX 360 gaming
system
i PS2 gaming system
i PS3 gaming system
i CPAP machine
i Motorcycle helmets
i Cabbage Patch Doll
collection
If you were a victim of
theft and believe one of
these items may belong to
you, call Det. Robert Ev-
arts at 503-588-8507.
Callers are asked to
have their case and serial
numbers available. Those
who have not already re-
ported the theft are asked
to contact their local law
enforcement agency and
report the theft before
contacting the sheriff ’s
office.
Those identified as the
potential owners of sto-
len property on the list
will be invited to come to
the sheriff 's office to view
the property.
Investigators have not
yet made an arrest in con-
nection with the thefts,
said Sgt. Jeremy Landers,
a spokesperson with the
sheriff 's office.
Authorities are re-
minding residents to take
the time to document the
serial numbers of their
belongings, especially for
high-value items.
In the event of theft,
having serial numbers
gives detectives a tool to
help identify stolen prop-
erty.
Virginia Barreda is the
breaking news and public
safety reporter for the
Statesman Journal. She
can be reached at 503-
399-6657 or at vbarre-
da@statesmanjour-
nal.com. Follow her on
Twitter at @vbarreda2.
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required to wear masks
anytime they are at in-
door public spaces, such
as theaters and grocery
stores, beginning June
24.
How that will be en-
forced has yet to be deter-
mined.
Brown said Thursday
that people will not be ar-
rested or ticketed for not
wearing a face covering
while indoors, and it
won’t be required while
people eat at a restaurant
or drink a cup of coffee.
“All of my executive or-
ders are enforceable by
an active law,” Brown
said. “However, I am en-
couraging, cajoling, ask-
ing Oregonians to be kind
and be smart and to pro-
tect their fellow Orego-
nians, their vulnerable
neighbors, the folks doing
the important works in
our grocery stores, deli-
vering packages.
“I want to encourage
Oregonians
to
be
thoughtful and consider-
ate of others and wear
their face coverings when
they are out in public
spaces.”
Salem Cinema owner
Loretta Miles said she
Palace Theatre owner and former Silverton Mayor Stu Rasmussen says the small-town, Normal Rockwell Americana charm is one aspect
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was in a conference call
with independent theater
owners and was told the
state hadn’t determined
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what the capacity will be
for theaters like hers.
That makes it tough for
her to prepare for when
she does reopen.
“My approach really is
that I will start out with
very, very firm measures
in place and then as
things begin to ease up
hopefully, I’ll be able to
roll some of those back
out the door,” Miles said.
“What I don’t want to
do is open the door and
fail and I don’t want to
open the door and have a
lot of people yelling at
me, ‘what about this and
what about that.’ ”
The governor said
counties could roll back
to prior phases, forcing
businesses to close down
again.
Of the 1,244 infections
of COVID-19 in Marion
County since March 11,
13% (173) have come in
the past eight days, and
three people have died.
But state Epidemiolo-
gist Dr. Dean Sidelinger
said the rise came from
outbreaks in isolated
areas of the county.
“As we look at the data
in Marion County, they
are impacted by several
outbreaks, including one
associated with the De-
partment of Corrections,
which is fairly well con-
tained form the commu-
nity,” Sidelinger said.
“(Marion County was)
also at the forefront of
having to interact and
work to investigate sever-
al agricultural worker
outbreaks, and that con-
tinues.”
With the rate of infec-
tions increasing, if people
choose to come back to an
entertainment venue like
a theater this year is in
question.
Though more young
people are contracting
COVID-19, older people
are more likely to experi-
ence severe symptoms
and die from the virus
and may be more appre-
hensive in returning to
live entertainment ven-
ues with large crowds.
“We don’t blame them
a bit. You do you,” Fohn
said. “You’re going to get
through this thing the
way you’re going to be
comfortable. None of us
have been through this.”
Many major studios
are offering independent
movie theaters second-
run movies at a steep dis-
count so they can have
something to show when
they reopen.
Miles said she’s think-
ing about taking temper-
atures of customers at
Salem Cinema and other
measures when it re-
opens, but she’ll deter-
mine that when she gets
closer to reopening in
July or later.
“I think all of us are
hopeful that we’re going
to survive this, and even
that isn’t a given,” Miles
said.
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