September 2022

Road to Simpson’s Rest closes this week due to work being done to improve radio service

Chronicle-News Las Animas County has closed vehicle access to Simpson’s Rest this week for communications work being done in the area, according to a release sent Monday. “Per County Sheriff Derek Navarette, the county road that leads to Simpson’s Rest (CR 69.1) will be closed from Monday, Sept.

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State releases COVID-19 school guidance, resumes free school testing programs

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released the Practical Guide for Operationalizing CDC’s School Guidance for the 2022-2023 school year and announced it will continue to provide free COVID-19 testing to schools. These steps build upon past best practices to protect in-person learning this school year.

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Colorado to receive over $1M in Medicaid fraud settlement with optical lens company

Colorado Attorney General Attorney General Phil Weiser has announced that Colorado will receive more than $1 million after an optical lens company paid providers kickbacks to refer patients to the company, resulting in the submission of false claims to the Colorado Medicaid program. In the settlement, Essilor, a company that manufactures, markets and distributes optical lenses and equipment used to produce optical lenses, agreed to pay 35 states a total of $22 million plus interest.

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Horoscopes

H oroscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19). Hiding can be a tactic that denotes weakness, but it can also be an effective general strategy.

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Happy Birthday in Heaven!

There is a husband who misses you sadly, And finds the time long since you went; And thinks of you daily and hourly, But tries to be brave and content. But the tears I shed in silence, And I breathe a sigh of regret, For you were mine, and I remember Though all the world forgets.

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Bernice Madrid

On Wednesday, August 31, Bernice “Beans” Madrid, beloved partner, mother, grandmother and friend to everyone she met, finished her journey on this earth by finding her way to heaven. She was seventy-seven and born to Tony & Geneva Madrid of Trinchera, CO. Having attended school in Branson her whole life, she became a personal caretaker to countless people in need, including her family that she loved so very much. After years of giving selflessly to her careers, she retired and spent her time traveling and living a wonderful life—teaching so many valuable lessons to those blessed enough to be so close to her.

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Dear Abby: Middle schooler finds it hard to make new friends — wants to learn how

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is in eighth grade at a small private school. The problem is, she doesn’t have any friends there. Away from school she makes friends easily. But around classmates she has known for years, she’s quiet and awkward. She isn’t invited to parties or other fun activities. She wants to make friends and join in conversations but doesn’t know how. (I’m no help. I had the same problem at her age.) Her dad and I tell her high school will be easier, but she doesn’t want to wait. Do you have something that might help her? -- MOM OF AN OUTSIDER IN MISSOURI DEAR MOM: By the time seventh grade rolls around, “cliques” have usually solidified, and the members are not generous about admitting outsiders. I agree that things will improve when your daughter gets into high school. As freshmen, everyone starts out on equal footing, and because classes are larger and students are funneling in from other schools, there’s more opportunity to meet new people. I speak from experience. I was excluded when I moved to a new school in seventh grade, and I know how it felt.

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