One-on-one with Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg chatted with Joe Buttitta during NewsChannel 3 s Midday show to provide an update on the coronavirus pandemic as part of our weekly discussion series with the public health department.
Dr. Ansorg said the county is currently following CDC and California guidelines by not requiring masks outdoors, whether you are vaccinated or unvaccinated.
However, both vaccinated and unvaccinated people are asked to continue wearing masks and social distance on public transportation and when traveling until June 15.
Orange tier for at least another week in Santa Barbara County based on latest COVID data
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It will be another week in the COVID-19 orange tier in Santa Barbara County based on the latest data on coronavirus cases reported. With the dropping numbers, however, the less restrictive yellow tier could be reached next Tuesday.
County Health Director Dr. Van Do-Reynoso says the county has a full supply of the vaccine and her department is making it, easy to get, convenient to get.
60.3 percent of eligible persons in Santa Barbara County have received the one-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine or one of the two dose vaccine shots.
By Kenny Cress, Noozhawk Correspondent
December 17, 2020
| 6:10 p.m.
Jeff Monteiro was on the coaching staff when Pioneer Valley High won its first football game in 2005, a year after the school opened its doors.
Jeff Monteiro, the athletic director at Pioneer Valley High, is retiring after 36 years in the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District.
He attended the Santa Maria school s first graduation in 2007, and was the athletic director when the program moved from the CIF Southern Section to the Central Section.
And he was in charge when the Panthers won a Central Section boys wrestling title last February.
Now, after 36 years with the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, Monteiro has decided to retire.