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Mesa County to partner through $300K grant to improve mental health care access
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Western Slope

Mesa County to partner through $300K grant to improve mental health care access

By The Rocky Mountain Voice Appropriated by Senate Bill 22-196, a $300,000 grant from the State of Colorado has allowed Mesa County Behavioral Health to collaborate with Mind Springs Health to enhance access to mental health care in Western Colorado. The grant focuses on early intervention and prevention in the criminal justice system, a Mesa County press release reads. It targets at-risk adults, aiming to stabilize and support them through improved intervention strategies. “We are grateful for the support of the 196 Grant, which enables us to expand our reach and deepen our impact, providing critical behavioral health services to those in need,” said Lisa Mills, Mesa County's behavioral health director. “Our contract with Mind Springs represents our ongoing commitment to enhancin...
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The Western Slope Statesman Podcast #0003- Funeral Homes with Senator Roberts
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The Western Slope Statesman, Western Slope

The Western Slope Statesman Podcast #0003- Funeral Homes with Senator Roberts

By The Western Slope Statesman Podcast On this episode, we are joined by Sen. Dylan Roberts (CO-SD8) to discuss the state of funeral home regulation in Colorado. Resources mentioned in this podcast: HB20-1148: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb20-1148Colorado Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration: https://dpo.colorado.gov/FuneralCrema...SB24-173: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb24-173HB24-1335: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1335HB22-1073: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb22-1073For more content like this please like and subscribe above or join our newsletter: https://repmattsoper.substack.com/?ut... Time Stamps 00:00:21 Introduction00:01:15 Where Senator Roberts represents and how he got into the legislature00:03:51 Rep Soper joins us and we discuss why they...
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Should Steamboat build 2,264 homes for 6,000 workers? Voters get a say on Tuesday.
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The Colorado Sun, Western Slope

Should Steamboat build 2,264 homes for 6,000 workers? Voters get a say on Tuesday.

By Jason Blevins | The Colorado Sun Voters in Steamboat Springs on Tuesday will decide on the city’s plan to annex 420 acres to build a community of affordable housing for more than 6,000 workers.  The Brown Ranch plan illustrates the challenges with building affordable housing in Colorado’s high country as communities grapple with the scope and cost of building homes for workers who cannot afford living in mountain towns. The vote in Steamboat Springs will decide if the city of 13,000 can move forward on a plan to spend hundreds of millions on a new community that could grow the city’s population by nearly half.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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The wine and brownies are gone: 50 women trapped on ski bus for 16 hours — and counting — after major Colorado snowstorm
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The Colorado Sun, Western Slope

The wine and brownies are gone: 50 women trapped on ski bus for 16 hours — and counting — after major Colorado snowstorm

By Jennifer Brown | Colorado Sun Amassive snowstorm that buried Colorado and shut down Interstate 70 stranded travelers overnight, including a ski bus filled with 50 women who were out of water and food after being stuck 16 hours and counting.  “We’re in good spirits,” Mary Wagner, one of the skiers on the bus, told The Colorado Sun on Thursday morning. “But we’re done now.”  For years, the women, many retired or moms with kids in school, have taken the ski bus on Wednesdays. This week, they spent the day at Vail, then got back on the bus at 3:30 p.m. for the ride home. Within 10 minutes, as the snow started to fall, they were stopped on Vail Pass because of a stalled car. When they were able to move again, the uphill climb overheated the transmission on the bus, so they...
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21st Judicial District slates open house for Juvenile Diversion, Lighthouse programs
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Western Slope

21st Judicial District slates open house for Juvenile Diversion, Lighthouse programs

By Rocky Mountain Voice Staff An open house has been announced for 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, during which time the public will be invited by the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office to tour new space of the Juvenile Diversion and Lighthouse Program at Colorado Mesa University, 1060 Orchard Ave. The open house will feature all elements of the program , the recent expansion and to meet the team. The two programs of the Juvenile Diversion and Lighthouse are aimed at preventing youth from entering the criminal justice system. “We invite everyone in our community to join us at the open house on March 20 to learn more about our initiatives and find ways to get involved with supporting our youth,” said 21st Judicial District Attorney Dan Rubinstein. “I also want to extend a huge ...
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1,400 patients of a Western Slope clinic still struggle to find care a month after its abrupt closure
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The Colorado Sun, Western Slope

1,400 patients of a Western Slope clinic still struggle to find care a month after its abrupt closure

By Tatiana Flowers | Colorado Sun Former clients of a Delta-based clinic that shut down early last month are still looking for mental and physical health care on the rural Western Slope. Sixty people were referred to Axis Health System last month and one former client said she has found better health care options since Integrated Insight Community Care closed last month.  But some of the 1,400 other clients said they fear they’re facing a crisis, because there are too few mental and physical health care providers available in their area who take Medicaid, and can care for people with complex and specialized needs. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO SUN
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Frisch commits to support Joe Biden in Democratic forum
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Rocky Mountain Voice, Western Slope

Frisch commits to support Joe Biden in Democratic forum

By BRIAN PORTER | The Rocky Mountain Voice Adam Frisch, unopposed in his second primary run as a Democrat in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, has flipped on his previous position to let the “presidential race play out and see what happens." He previously lost the seat to Republican Lauren Boebert in 2022, who has since relocated to Windsor in the 4th District, where she is vying to return to Congress. In an Axios Denver report in August 2023, Frisch indicated he would not support President Joe Biden. Biden’s favorability was 20 points under water in 3rd District polling at the time, Axios reported. In a Demoractic forum last week, Frisch sang a different tune when pressed on whether he would support the Democratic Party’s nominee – presumedly Joe Biden – or his longtim...
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Eagle County paramedic dies while responding to call
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KUSA-TV, Local, Western Slope

Eagle County paramedic dies while responding to call

By Wilson Beese | 9News Eagle County Paramedics Services are mourning the loss of one of their own who died Friday. Steve Zuckerman was responding to a backcountry rescue call in Vail at the time of his death. He was 61. The paramedics services did not say what the cause of death was. He started working part-time as a paramedic for Eagle County in April 2008 and joined the full-time staff in May 2013. He also worked for Beaver Creek Ski Patrol for more than 25 years. Zuckerman was a member of the Search and Rescue team, a field trainer and was training as a critical care paramedic. READ THE FULL STORY AT 9NEWS
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Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery
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Local, The Colorado Sun, Western Slope

Postal Service floats idea of driving Western Slope mail to Denver and back before delivery

By Nancy Lofholm | The Colorado Sun The U.S. Postal Service faced a rowdy, critical crowd Thursday in Grand Junction, a city that has yet to suffer the same delivery problems that have bedeviled smaller towns across Colorado. The crowd, packed into a too-small meeting room at Colorado Mesa University, hooted, hollered and guffawed as Postal Service officials laid out a plan to change the Western Slope’s largest city from a regional to a local mail processing center. The crowd whistled and clapped when speaker after speaker took the microphone to criticize the plan. The crowd had made its way to the meeting room in spite of the fact that Postal Service notices announcing the meeting had gone out with a wrong address for the meeting location. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE COLORADO S...
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Garfield County commissioners deny Carbondale’s funding request to assist in migrant response
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Local, Post Independent, Western Slope

Garfield County commissioners deny Carbondale’s funding request to assist in migrant response

By Taylor Cramer  | Post Independent In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, Garfield County Commissioners denied the town of Carbondale’s request for $50,000 in aid to support groups of recently arrived immigrants who have been relying on the town for temporary shelter since November.  Approximately 150 immigrants, mostly Venezuelans, arrived in Carbondale seeking shelter and employment. These newcomers, discovered living under the Carbondale entrance bridge and in various precarious situations on Nov. 4, were part of a larger group migration in search for stability in the face of economic and legal uncertainties. The town of Carbondale previously received $223,800 from a Department of Local Affairs grant and has been actively responding to the needs of these newcomers. This fun...
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