Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

The pandemic is amplifying the role that appearance-based services play in people’s lives as interactions move online.

Teachers and staff working on-site “better ensures consistent schedules, access to teaching materials and/or work schedules, and a focused environment for instruction,” said Kerri McDermid, spokeswoman for the district.

The Centers for Disease Control in a new survey released earlier this month stated that almost 41% of respondents are fighting with mental-health challenges related to the pandemic.

"As children go through this crisis, they don’t have to be afraid. But as parents, we must lead the way. We must teach them to embrace the power all of us have — and then use it to make choices that create better outcomes."

The statewide measure calls for everyone older than 10 to wear face coverings in all public indoor spaces and while outdoors when social distancing cannot be maintained. 

Weekly events include food trucks and music at the historic home.

"The safest indoor space is one that constantly has lots of outside air replacing the stale air inside."

State public health officials said the new guidance, issued Wednesday, was developed through feedback from school district officials, teachers, school nurses, local public agencies, and clinicians. They said it was both more detailed and more nuanced than the original guidance issued July 30.

A group of 20 parents, students and other concerned community members on Wednesday evening rallied outside the St. Vrain Valley School District Educational Services Center to protest SVVSD’s recent decision to begin the school year in an online-only format. 

Adela Flores-Brennan, executive director of the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, said one in three Coloradans could turn to Medicaid for health coverage in the near future, with the surge in unemployment and loss of employer-based health insurance.