Students in the Santiam Canyon reflect on pandemic, wildfires on last day of school
“I don’t think there’s anything you could ever do to prepare for what we had coming this school year,” said Todd Miller, superintendent of the Santiam Canyon School. Author: Christine Pitawanich Updated: 8:11 PM PDT June 17, 2021
MILL CITY, Ore. Thursday was the last day of school for kids in the Santiam Canyon School District. For many people, it’s been a tough a year due to the pandemic. But last September’s wildfire made an already difficult situation that much harder on kids and families in the Santiam Canyon.
Several workplace coronavirus outbreaks and instances where schools have COVID-19 cases were reported in Linn and Benton counties, per the Oregon Health Authority’s weekly data, released Wednesday.
Several workplace coronavirus outbreaks and instances where schools have COVID-19 cases were reported in Linn and Benton counties, per the Oregon Health Authority’s weekly data, released Wednesday.
Another Linn County resident has died from COVID-19 and cases of the virus continue to crop up at mid-valley schools, according to data released Wednesday by the Oregon Health Authority.
The latest local victim was a 93-year-old woman who tested positive on May 6 and died on Tuesday, OHA reported. It has not yet been determined if she had any underlying health conditions.
The Linn County woman was one of seven fatalities announced on Wednesday by OHA, bringing the stateâs death toll to 2,601 since the start of the pandemic. Their names were not released.
Tuesday marks the 41st anniversary of the deadly Mount St. Helens eruption. Since then, scientists have taken big steps in monitoring volcanoes.