After handwashing at her kitchen sink, Brenda Ramos loads water-stained dishes into a dishwasher that’s solely used as a drying rack. Her husband, Oscar Ramos, saunters into the kitchen with a blue casing, unsealing the cap and pouring out dark-brown water before removing a filter caked with sediment. “It’s like pure gasoline,” Brenda said of […]
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Legislation aims to enhance eating disorder treatment standards statewide
The recent passage of Senate Bill 24-117, which addresses the state’s eating disorder treatment and recovery programs, is now awaiting Gov. Jared Polis’ signature into law and will create specific regulations for eating disorder treatment providers. McKenna Ganz, program director for The Eating Disorder Foundation (EDF), spoke with The Sopris Sun about pressing concerns in […]
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COVID is still here, but can be difficult to track
As temperatures drop and we head into peak flu season, COVID remains prevalent. Therefore, The Sopris Sun delivers this update. Currently, Garfield County Public Health is offering flu vaccines, as well as the updated 2023-2024 Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID vaccines at a one-stop-shop. People can walk in from 9am to 4pm (except between noon and […]
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New year, new COVID update
COVID-19 will be remembered as the bane of the 2020s. Unfortunately, it’s a monkey yet to be shaken from the world’s back. With 2023, comes an executive order extending Colorado’s COVID-19 disaster period, a new Omicron variant sweeping the country and state-run testing sites closing. On Sunday, Jan. 8, Governor Jared Polis issued an executive […]
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State okays use of treated wastewater for drinking
On Nov. 14, the state’s Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) members gave final approval to regulations that pave the way for treated wastewater from sanitation districts to be used as drinking water. The measure had won unanimous provisional approval by the commissioners at its October meeting. The WQCC is the administrative agency under the Colorado […]
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RFSD plans to lift face mask mandate
In a Feb. 11 memo to families and students, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Rob Stein announced the lifting of the universal face mask mandate for district schools. “We are moving into a new phase of the pandemic. On top of changes to public health orders in Pitkin County, decided yesterday [Feb. 10], we […]