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Inspired by the tragic drowning of a Tiffin teen last April, two state senators hope to create a law punishing those who see someone in danger but fail to alert authorities. ....
That wasn’t unexpected as emergency workers face a higher risk of exposure simply because their jobs require daily contact with the community. Despite that risk, the number of COVID-19 infections among first responders in Linn and Johnson counties has stayed relatively low. Many of the Corridor departments attribute that fact to the mitigation protocols put in place at the start of the pandemic. Ten months later, those protocols still appear to be effective. Police departments The department has 225 police officers, and 155 officers and commanders are assigned to patrol. Public safety spokesman Greg Buelow said the positive cases were among all department employees, including civilians. ....
pcrossley@sungazette.com MUNCY By a 4-4 vote the Muncy School voted to allow students in the elementary school to continue in-person instruction, even while students in the High School move to remote learning prior to and in the week following the holiday break. The vote came at the board meeting held remotely Monday night. Although the board voted on the issue at last week’s meeting, board members wanted to revisit the issue in light of the rise in cases of COVID-19 in the county. Students at the high school had returned this week to in-person learning, but are scheduled to be remote for Dec. 21 and 22 and Jan. 1 through 8. They will return to in-person instruction on Jan. 11. Students at the elementary level will be in school for those dates. Their holiday break begins on Dec. 23 and runs through Jan. 1, with return to school slated for Jan. 4. ....