by Mr. Leadville | Dec 25, 2020 | Leadville News
If you have free time on your hands, there’s something you can do to help combat the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the community, local school districts contend: Sign up to substitute teach.School district representatives across the Pikes Peak...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 25, 2020 | Leadville News
As an infectious disease specialist and the only M.D. in the Colorado legislature, we felt a deep sense of relief and gratitude at the start of the COVID crisis believing that we lived in a state where its leadership would seek and follow the advice of public health...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 25, 2020 | Leadville News
Just a little over five years ago the Colorado State Library released the new and improved Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) site mounted on the Veridian platform designed by New Zealand based DL Consulting. Since then, due in large part to our community...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 25, 2020 | Leadville News
Colorado state employees who have worked for the government for at least 12 months soon will be eligible for up to two weeks of paid family medical leave, Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday. The program will launch in January, and workers will be able to use the 80...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 25, 2020 | Leadville News
Officials are urging backcountry users to be extra careful this winter after three people were killed in avalanches in southern Colorado this weekend. A pair of fatal avalanches in recent days has officials concerned that it could be a particularly deadly season in...
by Mr. Leadville | Dec 25, 2020 | Leadville News
In Colorado’s backcountry, quick and simple decisions can often have major consequences. A pair of hikers found that out after the decision to split up left one of them out in the cold.According to Chaffee County Search and Rescue, teams were called into the...