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Testing Shows No Virus Spread in Jail Thus Far
Tests administered last week to Chaffee County Detentions Center employees and inmates after a female inmate tested positive for the coronavirus...
Guest Op-Ed: Stay Healthy, Stay Open
Recent news reports are filled with increases in coronavirus transmission in areas that rushed to reopen, and in areas where residents and visitors...
Letter to the Editor: A Cautionary Tale
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...
Commissioner’s Roundtable Anticipates Surge; Previews Health Orders, School Plans
The Chaffee Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held their second COVID-19 leadership roundtable meeting of this week July 1 via Zoom. As planned,...
Letter to the Editor: Facemasks Should be a Strict Enforcement of a City Mandate
This letter to the leadership of the Town of Buena Vista (BV) was received for publishing by Ark Valley Voice: Dear Mayor, Trustees, I'd like to...
San Luis Valley Health Officials Ask Elected Officials for Help to Prevent Further Community Spread
The State of Colorado appears to be pulling back on relaxing social distancing restrictions, while the state is seeing increased cases of the...
Survey on Salida’s F St. Closure Shows Public Generally Likes the Pedestrian Focus
The results are in for the City of Salida survey, providing feedback regarding the temporary vehicle closure of F Street. The closure was approved...
“The Hammer and the Dance” of COVID-19
"It's being called the hammer and the dance,” said Director of Public Health Andrea Carlstrom describing the phases of the coronavirus known as...
Salida Community Center Food Giveaway
Due to the hardships caused by the coronavirus know as COVID-19, the Salida Community Center will be holding another food distribution at 10 a.m. on...
Chaffee County Jail Inmate Tests Positive for COVID-19
A female inmate at the Chaffee County Detentions Center has tested positive for COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus....
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