April 7, 2020
County Public Health Report ~ 4/06
On Monday, April 6 at 9:45am, Dr. Tom Locke, Jefferson County Public Health Officer, and Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management provided public updates during the County Commissioners’ weekly meeting about COVID-19 and our county’s preparedness.
KPTZ broadcast via 91.9FM and streamed at KPTZ.org this timely COVID-19 information, which was also videostreamed live and recorded for online viewing any time thereafter at the Jefferson County website.
Following Monday’s COVID-19 update, the commissioners heard reports on the health of our local business community. Brian Kuh, Executive Director of EDC/Team Jefferson and Arlene Alen, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, discussed steps being taken and resources available for recovery during this pandemic.
City Council Monday Evening Meetings
KPTZ is live-broadcasting Port Townsend City Council meetings every other Monday evening, starting this Monday, April 6. Meetings start at 6:30pm. KPTZ is honored to make it possible for the public to attend these sessions remotely. Listen on the radio at 91.9FM and stream here on KPTZ.org.
Meeting video archive (click arrow to play)
Compass for 4/04/2020
As the novel coronavirus known as Covid-19 wreaks havoc upon the world, Jefferson County, with fewer than two dozen confirmed cases so far, has been a relatively safe haven from a storm that has elsewhere overwhelmed hospitals and morgues. But how long will we be spared? Can we avert the kind of tragedy that has hit Italy, Spain, and New York?
This week on the Compass, we once again talk with Jefferson County Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke about how the Olympic Peninsula might come through the biggest health crisis of our times.
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KPTZ’s Through Science to Health ~ 4/03/20
Host Phil Andrus welcomed KPTZ Virus Watch Team member Kathleen Keenan, who retired after a 20-year career as communicable disease investigator for San Diego Public Health. Topics include the current COVID-19 case count in Jefferson County and local testing capacity, along with recommendations to avoid contamination. This segment will be a regular feature at 1pm opening up the Tossed Salad mix on upcoming Fridays, alternating between Kathleen and KPTZ VTeam member Lynn Sorensen, RN, BSN, retired after 36 years.
April 2, 2020
Centrum events postponed ~ Transfer station requires ID.
Transcript: KPTZ Local News with Charlie Bermant – (April 2, 2020)
KPTZ Coffee with the City Manager ~ 4/02
On Thursday, April 2, Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro conducted his weekly coffee meeting with the public on KPTZ’s Discovery Road, with host Tim Quackenbush. Mauro shared information about local plans being enacted for the days ahead. The half-hour conversation can be streamed and downloaded here.
Booklovers’ Cafe ~ Kira Jane Buxton
(First airdate: April 1, 2020) Kira’s novel Hollow Kingdom leads us into a post-apocalyptic Seattle. Our guide is a domesticated crow names S.T. who says “Life isn’t the same once you learn how deeply a tree feels.” It’s funny and irreverent, yet such a powerful warning for us all.
Nature Now #456
Bird Migration, part 2
(Reprise airdate: April 1, 2020 ) Debaran Kelso hosts an encore presentation on the topic of bird migration with guest Dr. Geoff Hammerson, with the help of Fred Sharpe. This is the concluding segment of a two-part show first re-broadcast earlier in March.
Local News for 4/01
