COVID-19 - Current News and Information

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As COVID-19 Variants Rise Again and Summer Gatherings Loom – What is going On with Vaccines for Kiddos?

Parents of young children are not just impatient, they are getting worried. For the third day in a...

1,000,000 Dead Is an Even Bigger Number Than it Looks

Earlier this week, the United States reached a number that few among us envisioned: more than...

Senator Michael Bennet Tests Positive for COVID-19, CORE Act Mark-up is Virtual

While most Americans are trying to "get back to normal" whatever that is, there has been what has...

Colorado Lifts Public Transportation Mask Order, Protects COVID-19 Testing and Therapeutic Access

On Wednesday afternoon, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issued...

Masks On — or Not?

by Jan Wondra | Apr 20, 2022

Confusion reigns as a judge strikes down the COVID-19 face mask mandate on public transportation You could be forgiven this week for being...

Chaffee BoCC to Consider Public Health “Harm-reduction Pilot Project”

by Jan Wondra | Apr 18, 2022

The Chaffee Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) acting as the Chaffee County Board of Health, began consideration of a Letter of Support regarding...

Chaffee County Public Health Update on COVID-19 Booster Dose Approval

by Community Contributor | Mar 31, 2022

On Tuesday, March 29, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved a fourth dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines...

Cases of COVID-19 Variant in the U.S. Rise for the First time since Mid-January

by Jan Wondra | Mar 29, 2022

This news we don't want to hear, but here it is. As of this week, the seven-day average for new COVID cases in the U.S. has risen, fueling fears...

COVID Q&A: Variants, Vaccines for Kids and an End to the Pandemic

by Community Contributor | Mar 24, 2022

This is a Q and A column written by Dr. Lydia S. Segal in conjunction with Chaffee County Public Health. This column is focused on questions...

Salida High School Shifts to Remote Learning March 16 and 17

by Jan Wondra | Mar 15, 2022

Other Salida School District Campuses Remain In Person Students of Salida High School will shift to remote learning on Wednesday and Thursday, March...

Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge SBA To Extend Deadline For Small Businesses To Repay Economic Injury Disaster Loans

by Ark Valley Voice Staff | Mar 11, 2022

60,000 Small Businesses in Colorado Have Benefited from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program as They Recover From the Pandemic Today, Colorado...

Business and COVID: Where do we go from here? Learn more on Mar. 10

by Ark Valley Voice Staff | Mar 8, 2022

Now that the State of Colorado and Chaffee County are officially moving forward from the COVID-19 pandemic, the question for many employers becomes:...

Our Response to COVID-19 as Conditions Change

by Community Contributor | Mar 7, 2022

There are significant changes underway for our response to COVID-19. For two years we have worked tirelessly to protect the lives and livelihoods of...