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On this week's Health and Prevention Report, we're replaying an important interview about the status of the Covid-19 pandemic in Montezuma County. The Delta Variant is now making up the vast majority of the COVID-19 cases both locally and nationally, and we may be seeing the beginning of a surge in the virus. KSJD News spoke with Marc Meyer, head of infection control and vaccinations at Southwest Health System, about the situation.

Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper says he tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms; Colorado state lawmakers met Thursday to discuss how to spend hundreds of millions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on housing assistance programs; Students at Dine College have an opportunity to get free spring semester tuition this academic year.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis says the state will be ready to roll out coronavirus vaccine booster shots to thousands of residents as soon as next month; Southwest Health System in Cortez is reestablishing some pandemic safety protocols as it sees an increase in COVID-19 patients this week; Montezuma County Road G was closed due to flooding on Wednesday afternoon about six miles from the Utah state line.

At an emergency meeting on Tuesday, the Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board voted five to two against a mask mandate in the district's schools.

Some Colorado state lawmakers are advancing plans to build an iron fence around the state Capitol building despite concerns from former lawmakers about the message it would send; Diné College is the first tribal college to grant faculty status to their librarians.

Manaugh Elementary School in Cortez has stopped in-person learning till September 7th due to a surge in COVID-19 infections; The Colorado Department of Agriculture is seeking information for an agricultural loan program; School started this week for the inaugural classes of kindergarteners and 1st graders at Kwiyagat Community Academy in Towaoc.

The Town of Telluride has stopped issuing new short term rental licenses for at least six months; A small fire broke out on Thursday about one mile south of Cortez.

The Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 School Board held an emergency meeting on Tuesday to consider a mask mandate for the district’s schools after COVID-19 infections were found in at least six of the district’s schools last week; Colorado Governor Jared Polis is pleading with parents upset with mask policies at their schools NOT to resort to threats or violence over the issue during the pandemic.

An individual at Montezuma-Cortez High School has been diagnosed with COVID-19; The Colorado Independent Redistricting Committee has released preliminary maps and is currently taking comments from the public.

Teachers are pleading with school board members to address urgent and critical staff shortages in the Montezuma-Cortez school system. The pleas came from teachers, principals, and other staff at the board’s regular meeting on Tuesday.