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The destructive plant disease seems to be on the move again on Oregon's south coast.

Curry County is transferring its public health services to the state after nearly all of the department’s staff quit.

A senior in Brookings this week was not given a COVID-19 vaccine during her scheduled appointment because of a food allergy. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not list food allergies as a concern. The situation highlights the variation in vaccination protocols.

Conservationists have been resisting a proposed nickel mine in Southern Oregon for many years. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a permanent mining ban in the area as part of a new public lands bill.

Kelp’s leaves and stems grow in coastal waters, sheltering all sorts of organisms – even tiny shrimp eaten by whales. But kelp has been depleted on parts of the Pacific coast. Now, proposals to update Oregon’s policy for its rocky shores aim to replenish those kelp forests.