We have the privilege of living in one of the most beautiful areas of southern Colorado…
Category: Education/Health
High Suicide Rate, Drug Addiction, Plague Construction Industry
“You start noticing the guy who’s isolating himself, sitting alone at lunch, not talking with anybody,” he said…
Rotary Scholarship Applications Now Available for High School Seniors
Applications have been distributed to Pagosa Springs High School, San Juan Mountain School and GOAL Academy…
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Part Two
“If you want to keep this from becoming a human pandemic, you focus on protecting farmworkers, since that’s the most likely way that this will enter the human population…”
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Part One
“Probably the biggest mistake from the USDA was not involving the boots-on-the-ground veterinarians,” Russo said…
Nine Colorado Education Stories to Watch in 2025
Some school district leaders are already preparing for education changes under new Trump administration…
Pagosa Charter School Kindergarteners Visit New Radar System
“My weather instrument measures air pressure,” said Pagosa Peak Open School (PPOS) kindergartner Silas…
Native American Patients Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes
White Clay told lawmakers that some clinics already refuse to see patients if the Indian Health Service hasn’t paid for their previous appointments…
Colorado Projects Free School Lunch Program Short $19 Million
“There still appears to be a gap between revenue and projected expenditures,” Colorado Department of Education Commissioner Susana Córdova told lawmakers on Monday…
Applications for Free Preschool in Colorado Open Today, Dec. 17
More than 2,000 preschools across Colorado are part of the universal program…
How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? Part Two
Although most people agree that stopping children from developing addictions is important, the execution is tricky…
How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? Part One
Emily Georgia, one of Greene’s counselors, said the center has worked with nearly 200 people like him in the past year…
Key Legislators Want to Keep Free School Meals Despite Budget Shortfall
Colorado’s universal school meals program launched last school year after voters approved funding in 2022…
Colorado Natural Medicine Division Accepting License Applications Beginning on Dec. 31
Natural Medicine includes psilocybin, psilocyn, ibogaine, mescaline, and dimethyltryptamine (DMT)
OPINION: GOAL High School Offers a Valuable Option
GOAL High School’s commitment to social emotional wellness goes above and beyond to ensure that every student has the opportunity to succeed…
Build Pagosa Planning to Break Ground on Regional Workforce Center
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs, in partnership with the Town of Pagosa Springs, has provided a $600,000 grant…
‘Connect For Health’ Encourages Coloradans to Sign Up for Health Insurance By Dec. 15
According to the 2023 Colorado Health Access Survey, 9.1% of residents in La Plata, Archuleta, Dolores, Montezuma and San Juan counties lacked health insurance coverage..
School Leaders Worry Colorado Will Change Course on Last Year’s School Funding Promises
“It’s not bringing back the budget stabilization factor, but in all essence, it’s a cut to K-12…”
Lax Oversight, Stress at Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Part One
“We want to make sure we don’t have an eye bank that is slipping in their performance or failing to recover tissue…”