Commissioners Approval Emergency Watershed Protection Plan for the Decker Fire area
During a special meeting on March 26, the Chaffee Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) approved...
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The $2 Trillion Survival Bill passes the United States Senate, Now Heads to House
Overnight Wednesday — after wrangling for days – and nights, Wednesday the United States Senate finally agreed upon a $2 trillion dollar financial package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. It’s goal; to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and help Americans weather the economic fallout of the crisis. The bill still has to pass the U.S. House, and the date for that vote is not yet known.
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2020 Census is Online: In this ‘Stay-Home’ Era — There’s no Excuse not to Complete it Now
The kickoff on March 12 of the all-important 2020 U.S.Census may have been lost in the swirl of concerning news regarding the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19. But now that so many of us are home-bound, practicing social distancing measures and working from home, this might be the perfect time to go on line and do our civic duty.
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Law enforcement and public health officials urge Coloradans: follow state public health order during coronavirus emergency or face enforcement action
If you or your friends think you can ignore the state’s efforts to slow the widespread of the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic, think again. Late Friday, Colorado State officials gave guidance to local law enforcement and local public health agencies on enforcing the state public health order that the state health department issued earlier this week to protect Coloradans from the cornoavirus known as COVID-19.
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Comments on BLM’s Draft Parkdale Quarry Proposed Expansion Due March 23
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office is considering and evaluating the...
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Facts are Important as Chaffee County Deals with the Coronavirus Pandemic
Chaffee County has set up a special web page to share information about the coronavirus pandemic:...
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Pandemic Rising: COVID-19 Is Not Just an ‘Old People’s Risk’, Young Adults are Getting Sick
The young might think they are invincible – but experts say there is a rude awakening coming as the world deals with the pandemic spread of the the coronravirus known as COVID-19. A stark warning, first sounded by European Union health ministers, is now being echoed by the U.S. government. The COVID-19 virus is not, as had been previously thought, an ‘old people’s risk”. People in their 20s, 30s and 40s are getting COVID-19 – and getting it badly.
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HRRMC Cancels Elective Surgeries, Sets New COVID-19 Restrictions
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center announced additional restrictions as a...
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Colorado health department issues public health order closing Colorado bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters, and casinos– still allowing takeout and delivery
As reported Monday evening on Ark Valley Voice, the Colorado Department of Public Health and...
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High Country Bank Responds to Coronavirus, Temporarily Closes Lobby Business
High Country Bank issued a statement Sunday evening announcing that effective Monday, March 16, due to the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19, that it is temporarily closing the lobbies at their their Salida Highway, Salida Downtown, Buena Vista, and Cañon City locations.
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2020 U.S. Census Kicks off Today, March 12
While there are a few other things going on in the world grabbing the headlines, March 12 is...
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BLM Approves New Trails Near Cañon City
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office has approved new off-highway vehicle...
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