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Seven Peaks Music Festival Application Withdrawn
“I hope to hell our situation improves between now and Labor Day – at this point, I don’t see metrics pointing in that direction. I don’t see evidence that things are drastically improving. What I DO see is decisions being made throughout Colorado that I believe are not supported by the data.
Geg Felt
Chaffee BoCC Chair
Long COVID, A Slow Recovery for Some in Chaffee County
“My goal is to go on a family walk with my children and be fine. I don’t know if I’ll ever be better or not. If I can walk with oxygen, that’s what really matters.”
Ann Croghan
COVID longhauler
Governor Polis Ends COVID-19 Health Emergency Order
On Thursday afternoon, in a move that appeared to surprise the state's entire Colorado Public Health structure, Governor Jared Polis ended the...
Chaffee Board of Health Affirms County 5,000 Event Cap
The Chaffee Board of Health (BOH), during an intense session on Wednesday afternoon, voted 3-0 to maintain its current event cap of 5,000 people,...
KHEN Radio Becomes the Seven Peaks Music Festival Nonprofit of Record
Ark Valley Voice has confirmed that KHEN Radio, 106.9 FM, also known as Tenderfoot Transmitting, the low-power, non-profit radio station based in...
Colorado Reaches 70 Percent COVID-19 Vaccination Milestone
Shortly after 12:00 noon on Saturday, July 3, Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced that the state has reached 70 percent of Colorado adults who...
Fremont Works to Correct Inaccurate Vaccine Percentages
According to the Colorado COVID-19 Vaccination Data dashboard, only 37.5 percent of the eligible population in Fremont County has received at least...
Seven Peaks Festival Permit Discussion Continued Again
The latest iteration of the special event permit application for the Seven Peaks Music Festival proposed for The Meadows just outside Buena Vista...
Fremont County to Host Multiple Free Vaccine Clinics Starting Today
The continued growth of incidence of the Delta variant of COVID-19, has drawn increased attention to the state's vaccination efforts. Fremont County...
Unwelcome News; Dangerous Delta Variant Takes Aim at Children and the Unvaccinated
While U.S. states and counties, and municipalities are enthusiastically reopening from the long COVID-19 restrictions, it may be tempting for many...
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