COVID-19: State releases school guidance
By Randi PierceStaff Writer
On Tuesday, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) released new guidance for P-12 schools in preparation of the...
Fleas with plague found in La Plata County
San Juan Basin Public Health
Laboratory testing confirms the presence of plague (Yersinia pestis) in a sample of fleas collected in south central La Plata County. Officials...
COVID-19: Half of people active in Pagosa on July 4 were visitors
By Randi PierceStaff Writer
Roughly half of the people in Pagosa Springs over the Fourth of July were from out of town, according to a...
Medical center posts strong bottom line through May
By Randi PierceStaff Writer
As of the end of May, Pagosa Springs Medical Center was more than $1.1 million ahead of its budgeted bottom line...
10-year-old La Plata County boy dies from confirmed case of plague
Laboratory testing has confirmed a case of plague (Yersinia pestis) associated with a recent death of a 10-year-old La Plata County resident. The Colorado...
SJBPH receives clean audit for fiscal year 2020
By Clayton ChaneyStaff Writer
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) has received and accepted its audit report for fiscal year 2020.
The full version of this...
COVID-19: Delta variant believed to be dominant strain locally
By Randi PierceStaff Writer
The COVID-19 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant is now likely the dominant strain in Archuleta County.
“We’re pretty much assuming the majority of cases...
Potential human case of plague associated with recent death under investigation in La Plata...
San Juan Basin Public Health
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) are investigating a potential...
Multiple COVID-19 outbreaks among regional businesses, one death reported
San Juan Basin Public Health
Today San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) announces an outbreak of COVID-19 has been identified at Nissan of Durango. As...
Medical center board approves funding for oxygen generation
By Randi PierceStaff Writer
On June 22, the Upper San Juan Health Service District Board of Directors, which oversees Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC), approved...
