“We have to make sure that our instructors that we are putting out into Colorado classrooms are prepared to give every student their best shot at learning how to read effectively…”
Category: Education/Health
Pagosa Peak Open School Among ‘BEST Grant’ Recipients for 2021-2022
The Colorado State Board of Education has approved 65 grants for school construction projects valued at over $665 million…
San Juan Basin Public Health Thanks Local School Partners
Youth ages 12 to 17 are currently eligible for the Pfizer vaccine, and 26% of this age group have received at least one dose of COVID vaccine across Archuleta and La Plata counties…
Montana Med School Clash Revives For-Profit Vs. Nonprofit Flap
“But now essentially we have investment vehicles that are owning for-profit medical schools. That is a recipe for predatory behavior…”
City Market Kicks Off $5 Million #CommunityImmunity Giveaway
Beginning yesterday June 3, and through July 10, customers and associates are eligible for the chance to win one of five $1 million checks or groceries for a year…
Overhaul of Colorado School Funding in the Works?
The bill sets aside $90 million the state education fund to help with the transition to a new formula…
Durango Elks Lodge Announces 2021 Scholarship Awards
Recipients were selected based on leadership accomplishments, academic achievement and financial need…
The Deadliest Season for Young People Approaches
The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is the season when more young people lose their lives in car crashes, as well as through other destructive decisions…
Little-Known Illnesses Turning Up in COVID Long-Haulers
The day Dr. Elizabeth Dawson was diagnosed with covid-19 in October, she awoke feeling as if she had a bad hangover…
Experts Declare Youth Mental Health ‘State of Emergency’ in Colorado
“Now we are seeing our pediatric emergency departments and our inpatient units overrun with kids attempting suicide and suffering from other forms of major mental health illness…”
Colorado Supreme Court Rules on School Funding Reform
“Today’s groundbreaking announcement from the Supreme Court represents a monumental step toward repairing our state’s broken education funding system…”
More Business Perks If You Get Vaccinated in Durango
Coupon sheets with free and discounted items at local businesses will be available to all residents receiving COVID vaccination at select SJBPH clinics…
FREE EVENT: Pagosa ‘Mental Health Walk’ Tomorrow, Saturday May 22
Informational booths will be set up with mental health resources — and our inspirational guest speaker, Ethan Fisher, will speak around 11am at Yamaguchi Park…
Study Shows Disparities in Vaccination Rates Among Ethnic Groups
Black Americans’ COVID-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap, and Native Americans show the highest rates overall…
Get Vaccinated, Then Drink Beer… Only in Durango
“We think ‘Shot and a Beer’ is a fun offer that will motivate some people who have been putting off their vaccine…”
Pagosa Schools Deal with New ‘Mask’ Guidance
On Friday, May 14, Archuleta School District Superintendent Kym LeBlanc-Esparza sent out her regular memo, which included the following comment on the District’s ever-evolving COVID READ MORE
Free Gardening Lecture Tonight, with Ron Chacey
Chacey will discuss the easiest vegetables to grow and then branch off into his favorite vegetables of somewhat challenging natures…
Significant Increases in ‘WIC’ Nutrition Program Funding
Pregnant women and parents or legal guardians for children under the age of 5 are encouraged to apply for the SJBPH program to access these benefits…
Colorado School Finance Bill Will Support Students in Poverty
The return of the B.S. factor back to the pre-pandemic level is huge, but there is a significant piece that is not being sent to classrooms,” said Matt Cook…
