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Ashland man killed in avalanche near Siskiyou County s Etna Summit Photo courtesy Mt. Shasta Avalanche Center / Facebook. The Siskiyou County Sheriff s Office said that one skier died and another was able to escape the snow and call for help. Posted: Feb 5, 2021 9:23 AM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt ETNA, Calif. Two skiers from Ashland were caught in an avalanche near Etna Summit at the southwestern edge of Siskiyou County on Wednesday. The Siskiyou County Sheriff s Office confirms that one of the skiers did not survive. The Sheriff s Office said that the two friends were back-country skiing in a very remote area near Etna Summit, on federal forest land. Both were equipped for the weather and the terrain, but were swept up in an avalanche on Wednesday afternoon. ....
Siskiyou sees decline in COVID as some residents receive second vaccine dose Mount Shasta Herald Siskiyou County is seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, but public health officials urge residents to continue protecting themselves by social distancing, washing hands and wearing masks until more vaccines can be administered. Although a great emphasis is put on vaccinations, Siskiyou County moving down the state s Blueprint for a Safer Economy tier system depends on testing to concretely illustrate a decline in case rates. As of Feb. 2, 6,527 COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Siskiyou County from state allotments, Public Health Director Shelly Davis told the Siskiyou County Supervisors at their meeting Tuesday. Of those, 4,666 have been administered, Davis added. We have both hospitals participating, including Fairchild and Dignity Health, (which) are administering them to patients who meet the criteria. ....