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Western ranchers, farmers confront mental health crisis as COVID-19 lingers Today 8:45 AM Coupled with everyday worries about weather and commodity prices, the COVID-19 pandemic also has led to mental health challenges, including serious stress, anxiety and depression among farmers and ranchers, health officials said. Often, mental health providers are harder to come by in rural areas as well. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)AP Facebook Share By Vignesh Ramachandran and Eli Imadali, Kaiser Health N...

Dwayne Bravo revealed the role he played in Mumbai Indians (MI) signing Kieron Pollard in 2010. Bravo played for MI between 2008 and 2010 and the team was searching for a replacement after the Trinidadian left for Chennai Super Kings."When ...

Colorado faces a fourth wave of Covid-19 infections driven by highly infectious variants and loosening restrictions. To control the spread of Covid-19 through a tourist-dependent town in central Colorado, the Manitou Springs Penny Arcade attempts to enforce social distancing and masking. (Courthouse News photo/Amanda Pampuro) DENVER (CN) — For the first time in over a year, one can look across the Platte River in downtown Denver and watch the Twister II jolt across its wooden track at the Eli...

Elbert County among top counties with lowest vaccination rates Getting shots into arms is slowing down, with data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment showing a 15% drop in vaccination rates last week compared to the week before. Elbert County is among Colorados top five counties with the lowest vaccination rates. and last updated 2021-04-28 23:50:57-04 ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. — Getting shots into arms is slowing down, with data from the Colorado Department of Public...

North Gaston JROTC thanks COVID-19 vaccine workers at CaroMont Health JROTC looks a little different at North Gaston High School than years past, but the school’s young cadets are still serving their community.   Each year since 2011, when Lt. Col. Dwayne Smith founded Wildcat Junior ROTC at North Gaston, students volunteer at Dallas Park, helping with landscaping and painting as part of their service-learning project. However, the JROTCs governing body has restricted what the cadet...

Rural Colorado county health official worries about vaccine hesitancy after J&J pause "My concern is that folks that wanted to get the vaccine in a one-dose option now may delay getting that vaccine or may not get it all together ." Author: Kelly Reinke (9NEWS) Updated: 10:19 PM MDT April 13, 2021 DENVER — Johnson & Johnson vaccines are on hold for now after the CDC and FDA recommended a pause on Tuesday to look into extremely rare blood cots. The announcement ...

Apr 12, 2021 NIAGARA, Wis. — The Niagara Lions Club again will provide $2,000 to support four scholarships this year that will be presented to Niagara High School 2021 graduates, President Gordon Behnke announced. The club’s scholarship program began in 1986 and has grown to include the Roy Eggen Memorial Lions Scholarship, the Dwayne Smith Memorial Lions Scholarship, the Russell and Carol Sauld Memorial Scholarship and the Kerry Grippen Lions Club Scholarship. Recipients of the four 202...

Counties prepare to take over authority of COVID-19 regulations April 16 Some counties plan to adopt a similar, stringent framework from the state of Colorado. Others plan to head in the opposite direction. and last updated 2021-04-08 21:18:36-04 DENVER — As the state readies to send control of COVID-19 rules back to the counties, commissioners and health departments will likely see divergent philosophies when it comes to regulations. "We would have liked to see things continue a little b...

One Love’s goalie Taj “Chiny” Parchment, about to pounce on an opponent’s shot on goal By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway After playing to a defensive 0-0 halftime tie, Deandre Rogers fired the Islanders to their fifth straight BVI Football Association Super 6 League victory with a 1-0, triumph over One Love in Greenland on Sunday. Islanders, who won their 8 th league title in December and the President’s Cup in January, improved to 5-1 on the season after losing their opening mat...

Earth Month at Housatonic Community College By Housatonic Community College (HCC) | Posted by April 5, 2021 Housatonic Community College is celebrating Earth Day with a month-long series of engaging activities throughout April. Visit https://www.housatonic.edu/EarthDay for details. (Image by J Garget from Pixabay) BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Community College (HCC) is celebrating Earth Day (April 22nd) with a series of engaging activities throughout April, all designed to raise our...