“People are super stressed,” she said. “Mental health is a pretty prevalent issue among people I know….”
Category: Education/Health
Colorado Department of Early Childhood Begins Supporting Children, Families, Professionals
Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, the Department will deliver at least ten hours of voter-approved, universal, high quality, voluntary preschool…
Mercy Hospital Partners with Physicians to Build New Surgery Center
The facility is expected to span 13,500 square feet with three operating rooms and two procedure rooms…
La Plata, Archuleta Counties in ‘Community Level Medium’
Statewide data shows that cases and percent positivity of laboratory tests are beginning to decrease, as are hospitalizations…
Schools Tackle the Job of Feeding Kids Over the Summer
“…We will see communities where summer meals aren’t as available as they would have been if Congress had gotten this done in March,” Davis said…
ABORTION: Deep in the Heart of Texas
She considered herself pro-life, and the diagnosis still needed to be confirmed through amniocentesis and ultrasound…
Catholic Schools Lost Students During Pandemic
Catholic enrollment cratered during the 2020-21 school year, when those schools saw their biggest enrollment decline in many decades…
Grassroots Groups Lead Way on Closing Colorado’s Infant Mortality Gap
“We give Colorado a ‘B.’ That is much better than a lot of states — certainly better than the states that are surrounding Colorado…”
Bayfield Bat Tests Positive for Rabies
Rabies is regularly found in Colorado wildlife, especially skunks and bats…
With Universal Preschool, Can Colorado Boost Workforce Pay?
Living wage estimates – the amount an individual must earn to support herself and her family – vary by region and family size…
Community COVID Testing Sites Closing Down
“We feel confident in this transition, especially with the ability to surge to 17,000 tests per day should we need to,” said Scott Bookman…
Pagosa Peak Students Begin Summer ‘Intensives’
While the theater group addresses many art, writing, reading, speaking and listening standards, other groups have different focuses this month…
High Stakes in Colorado State Board of Education Election
This story by Erica Meltzer appeared on Chalkbeat Colorado on June 11, 2022. Colorado’s State Board of Education is growing from seven to nine seats, READ MORE
Community Levels of COVID Rise in Archuleta County, La Plata County
The counties, which are part of the same regional health service area, had 10.6 new hospital admissions per 100,000 residents over the past week…
Youth Workshops at Chimney Rock
CRIA’s youth workshops take place in June and July and include age-appropriate activities such as rock art, weaving, coil pottery, artifact discovery…
SURVEY: More Coloradan Voters Think Schools are on the Wrong Track
Magellan Strategies surveyed 882 Colorado registered voters between April 26 and May 1…
Healthy Archuleta to Host Conversation with San Juan Basin Public Health, Today
Today’s conversation will continue to focus on our community’s experience and will feature Kalisha Crossland of San Juan Basin Public Health…
Archuleta School District Chooses Rick Holt as New Superintendent
We are very pleased to have Rick Holt join our district and look forward to his leadership of all our schools…
Rural Students Go to College at Lower Rates; Fowler Bucks the Trend… Part Two
“You cannot sustain those communities with only agricultural workers,” said Joe Garcia, who grew up in rural New Mexico…