With delta variant cases growing in Garfield County, the local medical community has one message: Get your COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible.
The delta variant is believed to have originated in India, and research shows it is more transmissible and can cause more severe symptoms in some people.
During a news conference hosted by Garfield County Public Health on Tuesday morning, representatives from the county’s major medical institutions expressed worry about a possible “snap back” to former COVID-19 restrictions.
With just 52% of the county’s population vaccinated, the delta variant that began causing spikes in early June could, in fact, lead to more and more people being admitted to hospitals and intensive care units.
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Post Independent photographer Chelsea Self will be producing an occasional multimedia series following the Teter family throughout the summer leading up to the Garfield County Fair as they prepare to show and sell their steers in the 4-H livestock sale.
With only 30 days until the check-in day at the Garfield County Fair, the Teter kids are busy getting their steers and heifers ready for the big weigh-in at the start of the 4-H livestock show on July 27.
Trey and Landyn Teter work together to prep feed bins for the morning feeding on Tuesday.
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Following months of construction along Third Street and closing down a section of Railroad Avenue to through traffic, the fruits of downtown Rifle’s revitalization project are starting to ripen.
“When you actually get over to that west side, suddenly it feels totally different,” City Manager Scott Hahn told Rifle City Council on June 2. “It doesn’t feel like Rifle downtown, because you’re used to thinking how it used to be… I have business owners come out, and they’re extremely pleased with how it’s looking.”
City engineer Craig Spaulding said work began this week on the sidewalk on the opposite end of Railroad Avenue between Second and Third streets. Curb and gutter work are also underway.
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