Rabies is regularly found in Colorado wildlife, especially skunks and bats…
Category: Education/Health
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…
Rural Students Go to College at Lower Rates; Fowler Bucks the Trend… Part One
When they say it takes a village — it really does have that feel…”
262 Ranch and Chama Peak Land Alliance Award Local Scholarships
“Service is a priority and passion for me, so I wish to align my education and future career with service…”
Charter School Students Reflect on COVID Era with Inaugural Art Show
Students spent the semester looking at how the COVID-19 Pandemic influenced the art world, and how people used creativity and artistic talents to make COVID times more bearable…
PHOTO ESSAY: PPOS Students Tackle the Ninja Warrior Course
“This event was a great way to get our students outside and promote our school values of Whole and Healthy Humans and Community…”
Why Won’t More Older Americans Get the COVID Booster?
Approximately 1 in 3 Americans 65 and older who completed their initial vaccination round still have not received a first booster shot…
FIRST PERSON: Without Potlucks, School Communities Began to Unravel
As connections withered, our school became every school — the faceless bureaucracy people complain about on social media and in the news…
Will There Be a ‘Free Lunch’ in Colorado Schools?
Colorado voters will decide this November whether to cover the cost of school meals for all students…
Pagosa Rotary Club Awards $20,000 in Scholarships
The Pagosa Springs Rotary Club also congratulates the entire class of 2022 and wishes each of them success in their future endeavors…