County of Imperial Awards Contract to Registered Nurse Mentorship Program for Nursing Students Published: 14 April 2021
El Centro, California - On Tuesday, at their regular meeting, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved a contract award to the Registered Nurse Mentorship Program in the amount not to exceed $360,000. The program and contract between the Imperial County Workforce and Economic Development Office (ICWED) and the Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP) is intended for nursing students in their 4th semester completing their Registered Nursing certification and in need of supportive services.
As one of ICWED’s most successful training programs, the scope of this program will serve approximately 30-37 nursing students with mentoring services to ensure each student can successfully complete their final semester. Services include assistance with the purchase of medical instruments, books, and the National Council Licensure Examinat
 BRAWLEY â The jury trial of Imperial County Board of Education Trustee Annette Gonzalez-Buttner are set to begin Monday.
Opening statements will be delivered at 10:30 a.m. at the Brawley Superior Court in the long-delayed case that will decide, among other things, whether Gonzalez-Buttner lied about her residency when she ran for her board seat.
There are 28 possible witnesses, including Debra Porter, retired Imperial County registrar of voters, and Todd Finnell, Imperial County Office of Education superintendent.
The trial is expected to go a week or possibly two. Superior Court Judge Christopher Plourd will preside.
Gonzalez-Buttner, an Imperial Valley College Area 1 Trustee, is facing four felony charges, filed by the county District Attorneyâs Office.
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EL CENTRO â After the state reached 4 million vaccine doses administered to people living in the vaccine equity quartile the California Department of Public Health announced less restrictive tier metrics that allowed Imperial County to move into the orange tier starting today.
The allowed case rate for the moderate level was changed from a maximum amount of 3.9 new cases daily per 100,000 residents to 5.9 cases.
The county cases rate for the past two weeks has been 5.4 per 100,000 residents.
To reach and stay in the orange tier the case rate must remain between 2 and 5.9 cases.
The seven-day average for positive tests must remain between 2 percent and 4.9 percent. Imperial County is currently at 3.4 percent.
Members of Kevin Kelleyâs family accepted the county Medal of Merit award on his behalf. Kelley, former general manager of the Imperial Irrigation District, died Jan. 19. COURTESY PHOTO
EL CENTRO â The Imperial County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday posthumously awarded Valley native and former Imperial Irrigation District General Manager Kevin Kelley its Medal of Merit.
Kelleyâs parents and family accepted the award on his behalf.
Kelley, who died Jan. 19, was an advocate of the Imperial Valley throughout his professional career, the county said in a release. He served as general manager of the IID for eight years, guiding the district in protecting the Imperial Valleyâs water rights, bringing attention to the Salton Sea, and continuously striving to make the Imperial County a better place for all.