SLCF&R Fire Chief John Wooten
NOTE: Story updated at 2:15 p.m. SLCF&R Board Chairman Joel Higdon called the newspaper this afternoon to correct an earlier statement regarding Chief John Wooten’s status.
COTTAGE GROVE — John Wooten, the embattled fire chief of the South Lane County Fire & Rescue Department, was scheduled to return to work Monday, July 6, after being reinstated by the board June 18, but remains on leave, according to Board Chairman Joel…
