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Students wear their masks as they return to Silverthorne Elementary for the first day of school Aug. 27. Under the state’s recent announcement, children would still need to wear a mask in school settings if their caregiver or teacher is unvaccinated. Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan Summit County officials are ready to make amendments to the local public health order. All that stands in the way is additional information from the office of Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. At the Board of Health meeting Thursday, May 13, Summit County Manager Sco...

Summit County’s essential workers will be eligible to be vaccinated as soon as Friday, March 19, two days earlier than previously planned, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced at a news conference Friday, March 12. In...

, copy of the Summit Daily News. While the headline was shocking for most, Parmet and his colleagues had been preparing for that day since the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China. “We know that Summit County is a premier destination, not just for the country but for the world, and so we thought, ’Well, if this thing comes here, we can be No. 1, so we had to be ready,” he said. It’s safe to say not a single health care professional or county official will forget the day that the first case was confirmed. Summit County Public Health Nurse Manager Sara Lopez was on a backcountry hut...

Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan A new level on the COVID-19 dial means more changes for Summit County businesses, but not all owners are pleased. On Friday, Feb. 26, the county officially moved to level yellow on the state’s dial, allowing nearly all businesses to operate under 50% capacity or up to 50 people. Under level orange, businesses that were not part of the 5 Star Business Certification Program had to operate under 25% capacity or up to 50 people. Five-star businesses moved to level yellow two weeks prior, as the program lets certified businesses operate under restrictions that a...

Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan After the COVID-19 vaccine drive-thru event Saturday, Feb. 27, Summit County officials expect to have vaccinated nearly all of the local educator population. While public health officials played a role in getting that effort off the ground, the Summit Community Care Clinic was the major provider for the county’s educators and child care workers. The nonprofit already operates four school-based health clinics across Summit School District. That partnership meant it was easy for the clinic to volunteer to be the district’s provider for vaccines, Care Clinic...