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Chaffee County Community Foundation Announces 30 Recipients in Fall Grant Cycle

by Community Contributor | Sep 26, 2023 | 0

The Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF) today announced it has awarded 30 local nonprofit...

Bennet, Colleagues Urge Schumer to Take Immediate Action on Wildland Firefighter Pay Reform

by Jan Wondra | Sep 26, 2023 | 0

Federal Wildland Firefighters in Colorado Face Hardships Need to Increase Pay to Keep Experienced...

Eight Days Until the Government Shut down

by Jan Wondra | Sep 23, 2023 | 3

What Does a Federal Government Shutdown Mean for Ordinary People? The inability of the majority...

BLM and Trout Unlimited Announce Five-year $8.8 million Agreement for Western Watershed Restoration

by Jan Wondra | Sep 5, 2023 | 0

The agreement will support process-based restoration in the Colorado River, including the Upper...

As We Prepare to Celebrate the Last Long-weekend of summer, Drive Sober and Safe

by Ark Valley Voice Staff | Aug 30, 2023 | 0

The unofficial end of summer is upon us: cookouts, patio parties and enjoying a long weekend. If...

Colorado’s First in the Nation Health Cost Savings Program Awarded $245 Million

by Jan Wondra | Aug 30, 2023 | 0

Not only is this the largest amount of pass-through funding we have seen, it is an acknowledgment from the federal government of the savings from the Colorado Option, teaming up with the Reinsurance Program for a one-two punch in saving people money on health care.”
Michael Conway
Colorado Insurance Commissioner

National Climate Assessment Delivers “Extreme” Bad News

by Jan Wondra | Aug 23, 2023 | 1

Oceans and Coral Reefs are the Canary in this Global Coal Mine Not to sound like a broken record,...

Chaffee County Recreation Growth Looks Backward — and Forward

by August Toevs | Aug 22, 2023 | 0

August 15 has come and gone again—the unofficial, approximate end date for the summer recreation...

Colorado Department of Agriculture Announces the 2023 Colorado Hay Directory

by Jan Wondra | Aug 18, 2023 | 0

***Abajo en español- click the translation button*** Sometimes finding hay to feed your animals is...

Who or What is Fueling Conflict at the Public School Board Level?

by Jan Wondra | Aug 12, 2023 | 2

“The current debate over public education underestimates its value—and forgets its purpose, … their words and proposals have brought to a boil something that’s been simmering for a while—the denigration of our public schools, and a growing neglect of their role as an incubator of citizens.”

Erika Christakis