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SBDC Announces Multiple Programs and Grants to Help Small Businesses Survive
The Small Business DevelopmentCenters and Minority Business Office has set up several new assistance programs for small businesses, entrepreneurs,...
CCPH Lunch and Learn on COVID-19 Vaccines
Chaffee County Public Health nurses plan to present a Lunch & Learn covering the science behind the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19...
Bud Elliott, former Leadville mayor, is first Lake County COVID-19 death
Bud Elliott, who served eight years as Leadville's mayor and who was a well-loved – many say iconic – presence in the community, became Lake...
Colorado follows National Proclamation, Half-Staff Flags honoring 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths
Late Monday afternoon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide, until sunset February 26,...
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 500,000
Today the U.S. reaches a grim milestone; one that few us could have imagined a year ago; 500,000 Americans dead of the coronavirus known as...
A Conversation With Superintendent David Blackburn on the Future of the Salida School District
The past year has been a momentous one for school districts and the Salida School District has been no exception. It was staring at a $1.7 million...
The good news about COVID-19? Flu season has been sent packing in Chaffee County and beyond
If you’re going to feel absolutely down-and-out, horribly lousy this season, chances are you can’t blame the flu or a common cold. The coronavirus...
Salida Business Alliance Discusses Opening F Street To Pedestrians For Summer 2021
On Feb. 18, the Salida Business Alliance discussed ideas for opening up certain blocks of F Street to pedestrians and allowing local restaurants and...
New Chaffee County COVID-19 cases decline to 74; CCPH and HRRMC continue vaccinations
Chaffee County’s two-week positivity rate is down, with 74 new cases reported in the past two weeks and a two-week rate of 4.45 percent. Of those 74...
2020 Calls to Salida Police Department Increase 25 Percent
Salida Police Chief Russ Johnson gave the Salida City Council a police department annual statistic presentation during its Feb. 16 dual work session...
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