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Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 Baseball changes? COVID-19 crisis MLB might use regional divisions, B1 Shutter Creek employees speak out, A3 CLOUDY, RAIN 58 • 50 FORECAST A9 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 | theworldlink.com | $2 Proposal to limit council JILLIAN WARD the ballot measure, a “yes” vote not exceed recent Social Security increase in a municipal public said Briggs. “Therefore, it is The World will amend the city charter to cost-of-living increases. safety fee. But last May, his permitted. require that any decision to raise Measure 6-176 — as well as wife showed him their water bill “I turned around and didn’t NORTH BEND — As ballots or add North Bend taxes, fees or Measure 6-177, regarding the and “the (public safety fee) was get more than three steps before go out to voters this week, North other revenue-generating mecha- public safety fee — was brought almost half of the total bill.” I thought to myself, ‘This is an Bend residents are being asked nisms be decided by popular vote to the ballot by North Bend That sent him marching to open checkbook from my pocket if they want to take some power during either a May or Novem- Citizens for Good Faith Govern- North Bend City Hall to ask and everyone else in the city. back from their city council. ber election. ment. The chairman for the local where the council got its legal They don’t even have to ask me, Measure 6-176 asks voters, It would allow for exceptions grassroots group, John Briggs, authority to make this decision because it’s not prohibited for “Shall the power to add or in “charges otherwise subject to said he had grown concerned regardless of a popular vote them to set up a fee any time increase fees be removed from voter approval or subject to stan- over how the city council was against it. they want.’ the city council to the citizens by dards provided by state law.” operating. He learned that the action “That was the beginning, popular vote?” The measure also would Briggs said that in November wasn’t “prohibited in the state and true principal, of the whole According to a summary of dictate that increases or additions 2018, the city voted against an constitution or the city charter,” Please see Measure, Page A9 School supply handout Officials warn of dry conditions AMANDA LINARES The World COOS COUNTY — As local officials continue to address the county’s severe drought status, agencies like the Coos Forest Protective Association are once again reminding people about fire safety and prevention. With below-normal rainfall recorded throughout Oregon, drier-than-normal conditions have expanded to most areas on the South Coast including Coos County. According to CFPA district specialist Jef Chase, so far this year the agency already respond- ed to several escaped debris burns throughout the area. The most recent case was Sunday, April 19 in the Otter Creek area about three miles northeast of Amanda Linares, The World Staff and teachers at Millicoma Middle School in Coos Bay hand out learning material packets as well as student belongings to parents outside on Monday. Reedsport. Dry conditions and warm weather are being forecasted for the area for the next couple of weeks. Chase said firefight- ers and officials at CFPA have Douglas courthouse to reopen encouraged residents to hold off and avoid debris burning as much as possible. The World Commissioners continue to ate caution personally, as well sanitizer and masks available for If people are going to burn, urge citizens to follow the Gov- as act responsibly to maintain the public. Chase said the agency has ROSEBURG — The Douglas ernor’s executive orders to “Stay a healthy, supportive and safe The Douglas County Com- released safety guidelines on its County Board of Commissioners Home, Save Lives.” environment for employees and missioners have aggressively website and social media pages will be reopening the Douglas “In order to provide a safe and others around them. made changes over the past few to make sure residents are being County Courthouse for public healthy workplace our employ- Those who are visibly sick weeks to all county departments extra cautions and alert when access on Monday, April 27. ees and the visiting public, we will be asked to leave. People are in order to enforce strict physi- burning. The opening will incorporate ask that you only visit the court- asked to follow posted guide- cal distancing guidelines which “We had a much drier winter very strict social distancing pro- house if necessary and to please lines for department and building include: than a lot of people realized,” cedures for county employees, stay home if you are sick,” the use in regards to entering offices, • Expanding work station said Chase. “So we want folks as well as for the visiting public, press release stated. standing in line, gathering and spacing in office areas. to realize that things are drying according to a press release from Citizens are encouraged to keeping distance from others. • Prohibiting gatherings and out ... and we want everyone to the Board of Commissioners. continue to utilize the county’s “For the safety of everyone, close work proximity. be extra vigilant when they are All county departments will online, email and phone sys- please keep at least 6 feet be- • Cancelling all unnecessary doing things.” resume normal hours of opera- tems as their primary point of tween you and everyone else at meetings. According to the National tion on Monday, April 27, with service. For citizens who need all times, wash your hands often, • Installing Plexiglas sneeze Weather Service, from October the exception of the fairgrounds to visit and conduct business wear a mask when possible, use guards in departments that work 2019 to April 23, the county and museum. Due to the current at the courthouse, they are hand-sanitizer and stay home with the public. received about 30 inches of total COVID-19 orders from Gover- strongly encouraged to call the if you are sick,” said the press • Organizing staggered work rainfall in the North Bend area nor Kate Brown, the Douglas office beforehand to schedule release. and break schedules for employ- near the airport. Over the past County Fairgrounds, the Doug- an appointment. Departmental Hands-free sanitizers will be ees. few days — from April 23 to 27 las County Museum and the contact information is listed on available at the main entrances to • Determining office traffic — approximately 0.90 inches of Umpqua Lighthouse Museum the county’s website. All citizens the courthouse, and each individ- patterns for employees and rainfall was recorded. will remain closed. are asked to exercise appropri- ual department will have hand Please see Courthouse, Page A9 Please see Condition, Page A9 Biden wins primary delayed by virus COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — ballots. some larger counties received Most Ohioans casting absentee board and put her health at risk Joe Biden won Ohio’s presiden- “Within the context of the tens of thousands of additional ballots had to run at least three or stay home and skip an election tial primary, clinching a contest threat of the virus, it’s a decision ballots Tuesday. pieces of mail — an application, for the first time she can remem- that was less about the Dem- that we will have made the best “It was better than OK. It was a blank ballot and a completed ber. ocratic nomination and more of,” Republican Ken Blackwell, great,” he said. one — through the U.S. Postal “What should I do?” she about how states can conduct a former Ohio elections chief The primary, originally sched- Service. Only homeless and asked. “I’m just really disgusted elections in the era of the coro- who chairs the bipartisan Inter- uled for March 17, was delayed disabled people were initially en- with it all. Of course, I’ll feel navirus. national Foundation for Electoral just hours before polls were sup- couraged to cast in-person ballots guilty if I don’t vote.” Tuesday’s primary was the Systems, said of mail-in ballot- posed to open. Citing a “health at county election board offices, LaRose said that after he first major test of statewide elec- ing. emergency,” Republican Gov. though anyone not receiving bal- raised concerns last week, the tions via mail amid an outbreak. Overall turnout was surpris- Mike DeWine recommended that lots by mail in time to participate Postal Service relocated a sorting There were reports of confu- ingly strong, said Secretary of in-person balloting not be held could also turn up in person. facility into Ohio, searched me- sion but no widespread disrup- State Frank LaRose. While his until June 2. But amid legal chal- Lynne Marshall, of Sylvania, ticulously for all in-transit elec- tion. It wasn’t like Wisconsin office said about 1.5 million lenges, officials moved balloting opened her mailbox Tuesday and tion mail and deployed top-level earlier this month, when voters votes had been cast as of midday to this week while converting to was disappointed to see that her executives to sites to oversee the were forced to overlook social Saturday, down sharply from the a mail-in process since the state ballot had not arrived. She then effort. distancing guidelines to stand 3.2 million cast in Ohio’s 2016 remains under a stay-at-home agonized over whether to cast The Lawyers’ Committee for in line wearing masks to cast presidential primary, he said order. a vote in person at the election Please see Primary, Page A9 Photo gallery: Marshfield Junior High School construction SOUTH COAST A2 COMICS A7 OPINION A4 WEATHER A9 AT THEWORLDLINK.COM OBITUARIES A5 SPORTS A10 D • Serving Oregon’s South Coast since 1878 • A Country Media Newspaper • Copyright 2020 Follow us online: facebook.com/theworldnewspaper twitter.com/TheWorldLink instagram.com/theworldlink A2 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020 THE WORLD Chambers of commerce to meet with officials The World representatives to update than other rural areas and retail, casinos and trans- the coast.” “As chambers, it is our and share information to vastly different challenges portation all face unknown “We are thrilled to an- mission to be catalysts for FLORENCE — The the business communi- than larger metro areas,” restrictions and logistics nounce that U.S.