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to your household, or no
more than six people if the
gathering includes those from
outside your household, re-
ducing the frequency of those
social gatherings (signifi cantly
in a two-week period), and
keeping the same six people
in your social gathering circle.
Brown also called on
Congress to pass another
COVID-19 relief package.
With the new restrictions,
Oregon OSHA issued new
guidance for all businesses.
• Employers must ensure
six-foot distancing between
all people in the workplace
through design of work activi-
ties and workfl ow, unless it can
be shown it is not feasible for
some activities.
• Employers must ensure
that all individuals – including
employees, part-time workers
and customers – at the work-
place, or other establishment
under the employer’s control,
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wear a mask, face covering, or
face shield. Employers must
provide masks, face coverings,
or face shields for employees
free of cost.
• Employees must be al-
lowed to wear masks even in
areas where it would not oth-
erwise be required.
• Employers must develop
an infection control plan ad-
dressing several elements, in-
cluding when workers must
use personal protective equip-
ment and a description of spe-
cifi c hazard controls.
• Employers must provide
information and training to
workers about the relevant
topics related to COVID-19.
They must do so in a manner
and language understood by
workers.
More safety measures are
required for workplaces that
have exceptionally high risk,
the specifi cs can be found at
tinyurl.com/oshaor.
As of Monday, Nov. 9, Or-
egon had experienced more
than 700 new, confi rmed cases
per day for fi ve consecutive
days. There were 29 deaths as
a result of COVID-19 during
that same time period. The
number of positive cases in-
creased by 14.4% during the
weekend of Nov. 7-8 and are
projected to increase further
Active hospitalizations are also
increasing dramatically.
Marion County is third (79
cases) in the number of new
cases throughout the state.
Portland’s Multnomah (204
cases) and Washington (119
cases) counties typically lead
the state.
Those between the ages of
10 and 39 are most likely to
be affected according to the
most recent numbers avail-
able, those groups accounted
for more than 1,700 of the
roughly 2,400 new cases as of
Friday, Nov. 6. Older individ-
uals are less impacted by the
disease currently, but can suf-
fer more dire consequences.
COUNTY COMMISSION
RESPONDS
The Marion County Board
of Commissioners responded
with derision toward the new
order.
“Marion County is in the
middle of recovering from
devastating wildfi res. Much of
the work associated with wild-
fi re recovery must be done in
person. We have maintained
appropriate COVID-19 pro-
tocols including physical dis-
tancing, mask wearing and
temperature screening at
meetings and public events,”
said Commissioner Colm
Willis.
The commission said that
restaurants are not a signif-
icant source of community
outbreak, the most commu-
nity spread of COVID-19 is
a result of larger, private social
gatherings, and that the county
has not seen a surge in emer-
gency visits or hospitalizations
because of COVID-19..
Members of the board cit-
ed increased testing and rapid
testing as alternatives.
“As we approach the hol-
iday season it’s important to
remember we all have a part
to play to keep our commu-
nity healthy. We encourage ev-
eryone to wear face coverings,
wash hands frequently, stay
home if you are sick and prac-
tice physical distancing when
you’re around people not
from your household. Work-
ing together we can help keep
Marion County safe, strong,
and thriving,” said Commis-
sioner Kevin Cameron.
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Aumsville man Salem PD
accused of robbing needs help
Keizer pedestrian with 2020
On Nov. 6, just after mid-
An Aumsville man was
arrested in the wake of an night, Salem police offi cers
located Bogle in
armed robbery of
the 2200 block
a pedestrian on
of Mission Street
Monday, Oct. 26.
Southeast and ar-
Keizer police
rested him.
offi cers respond-
Bogle
was
ed to the scene of
found with a
the alleged crime
handgun during
at the 4100 block
his arrest and was
of River Road
transported to the
North. At the
Marion
Coun-
time, a suspect was
ty jail where he
not identifi ed or
was charged with
located in the area.
K. Bogle
fi rst degree armed
Subsequently,
robbery, unlawful
detectives
were
able to identify Kaleb Zeylin use of a weapon and unlaw-
Bogle, 25, as the suspect and ful possession of fi rearms. His
issued a request to local law bail was set at $55,000.
enforcement to locate him.
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Councilor Roland Herrera said that it was self-explanatory
and unnecessary.
Herrera used as an example a recent report from the U.S. De-
partment of Homeland Security that found the greatest threat in
domestic terrorism arises from white supremacy.
“They didn’t need to defi ne it, I think everyone knows what
white supremacy is,” Herrera said.
Mayor Cathy Clark said defi ning the term would leave less
room for confusion.
“If we defi ne our terms it sets the framework and clarifi es
what we a talking about,” Clark said.
Councilor Kim Freeman, who advocated for including rec-
ognition of tribal history in the area, also embraced inclusion of
some sort of defi ning statement.
“The more clear we can be, the stronger the statement will
be. This is a new conversation for some people in government
agencies,” Freeman said. “We’ve had to get there and it takes a
lot of education in understanding the words we use. Being clear-
er will help us further this work.”
The document remains a draft and may still change before
adoption by the council.
“Rather than wordsmithing it tonight, I would like to have
the city attorney come back to us with a version that might
work,” Clark said.
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toy drive
The season of giving back
is slowly approaching and
many toy drives need help
this year more than ever be-
cause of COVID-19.
The Salem Police Depart-
ment is hosting the 34th An-
nual Salem Police Toy Drive
and is encouraging everyone
to help out in any way they
can. They are looking for
new and unwrapped toys for
kids up to 14 to be donated.
Wrapping paper, tape and
other materials are also ap-
preciated.
Those interested can drop
off their donation at the Sa-
lem Police Department or
shop directly from an Ama-
zon wishlist. Donations will
be accepted through Dec. 21.
Rent burdens
on tap for
city council
Keizer was designated as a
rent burdened city in 2019.
On Monday, Nov. 16, the
Keizer City Council will host
a public hearing on how to
solve the problem.
The meeting begins at 7
p.m. at the Keizer Civic Cen-
ter, 930 Chemawa Road N.E.
Approximately 54% of
renters in Keizer are paying
more than a third of their
monthly income on rent, and
25% of homeowners are in the
same situation when it comes
to their mortgage. Nearly ev-
ery family making less than
$35,000 annually in Keizer is
rent burdened and it includes
elderly residents facing rising
costs in manufactured home
communities throughout the
city as well as younger resi-
dents just starting out.