AVRMC Facing Staff Shortage
A recent letter from Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center (dated Sept. 8, 2021) was included in a letter to Governor Polis from the Otero County Commissioners requesting a variance on the vaccination mandate for the region has been re-circulate...
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9/20/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Rate Status...
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Monday 9/20/2021 at 1:25 p.m. PL...
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Las Animas Schools: No School Mon or Tues due to COVID-19
Las Animas Schools: No School Monday due to COVID-19 Las Animas Schools notified parents of parents of possible COVID-19 exposure via text message Saturday morning. https://www.facebook.com/1847261345541386/photos/a.1849983028602551/29975645538443...
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9/17/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
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Citizens Present Resolution Opposing CDPHE, OCHD, Mask, Vaccine Mandates to Otero Commissioners
Citizens Present Resolution Opposing CDPHE, OCHD, Mask, Vaccine Mandates to Otero Commissioners After the audience participation portion of the Otero County Commissioner meeting James Baldwin responded that the resolution would be reviewed by the ...
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Otero County Commissioners Respond to Colorado Vaccine Mandate
Otero County Commissioners Respond to Colorado Vaccine Mandate The Otero County Commissioners voted to send a letter to Colorado Governor Polis requesting support to "rescind the vaccination mandate or allow rural regional providers the ability to...
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CDPHE Partners With Local Schools to Offer COVID-19 Tests
Southeast Colorado School Districts Announce FREE weekly COVID-19 Testing through CDPHE. Parents were notified via text message Wednesday afternoon. We are expecting more details in an upcoming update from the Otero County Health Department. Swink...
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9/6/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Rate Status Update, Least Restrictive Mean/Alternative
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9/5/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Rate Status Update, School Funding Threats, OCHD Local Funding Threat
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9/3/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: 9/2/2021 Protest
9/2/2021 Protest: Yesterday (Thursday, 9/2/2021) I had a new experience, I was at a government protest. Never been to one of those before. And to make it even more interesting, the protest was about me, the Otero County Health Department (OCHD), a...
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