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Climate and Weather Combine for a Heat Wave Week and an Emerging Megadrought

by Jan Wondra | Jul 6, 2020 | Chaffee County, Conservation, Environment, Health, News | 0

While the debate continues as to whether or not the climate is changing (the vast majority of...

2020 Colorado Brewers Rendezvous Canceled

by Brooke Gilmore | Jul 6, 2020 | Ark Valley Activities, Arts & Culture, Business & The Economy, Chaffee County, COVID-19, Health, News, Salida | 0

The Colorado Brewers Rendezvous, which was previously rescheduled to October 3, has now been...

Chaffee County Sees Four New COVID-19 Cases for the Fourth

by Daniel Smith | Jul 5, 2020 | Chaffee County, COVID-19, Government, Health, News, Salida | 0

Along with fireworks, Chaffee County experienced an unwanted increase of four new cases of the...

Chaffee County Public Health Provides COVID-19 “Protect Our Neighbors” Update

by Jan Wondra | Jul 4, 2020 | Chaffee County, COVID-19, Government, Health, News | 0

As the county celebrates the 4th of July, Chaffee County Public Health (CCPH) has provided an...

Chaffee County Visitors Take the Pledge To Keep Us All Safe

by Jan Wondra | Jul 4, 2020 | Chaffee County, COVID-19, Health, News | 0

Chaffee County Public Health (CCPH), in conjunction with the Colorado Public Health Orders and the...

Testing Shows No Virus Spread in Jail Thus Far

by Daniel Smith | Jul 3, 2020 | Chaffee County, COVID-19, Government, Health, News, Public Safety & Justice | 0

Tests administered last week to Chaffee County Detentions Center employees and inmates after a female inmate tested positive for the coronavirus known as COVID-19 have all come back negative. According to Sheriff John Spezze,...

Guest Op-Ed: Stay Healthy, Stay Open

by Community Contributor | Jul 3, 2020 | Chaffee County, Community, COVID-19, Guest Opinion, Health | 0

Recent news reports are filled with increases in coronavirus transmission in areas that rushed to...

Letter to the Editor: A Cautionary Tale

by Community Contributor | Jul 3, 2020 | Chaffee County, COVID-19, Health, Letters to the Editor, Opinion | 1

Dear Editor, I am sharing my experience with you in the hope that it will inspire continued diligence and caution in our phased reopening plans. On Wednesday July 1, I drove with a friend to Creede, Colorado (population 290 as...