Wear your mask, watch your mail, spinach | From the Newsroom

Two former Paonia High School students are bringing the issue of racism to the attention of their former school district following the police murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, this May in Minneapolis.

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WEAR YOUR MASK Gov. Jared Polis has been reiterating this point during his press conferences and now Coloradans and visitors will have to under a new mask mandate. Polis announced the mandate Thursday afternoon after the state reported an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The mandate goes into effect at midnight. POPEYE THE SAILOR loves to eat this leafy green and today celebrates spinach as a healthy food option for our diets. As one of the healthiest foods, fresh spinach has the highest nutritional value. Did you know? V-8 vegetable juice contains eight vegetables, including tomato juice and spinach. FIREARMS SALES have continued throughout the pandemic, but businesses are struggling to keep shelves stocked to meet the demand. Figures from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation show people's interest in firearms have grown every month this year, compared to those months in 2019.   INVEST IN YOUR LOCAL JOURNALISM Just $1.99 per week - Become a member of your community today.

Paonia alumni engage school district over racism, plan to speak at Thursday meeting Two former Paonia High School students are bringing the issue of racism to the attention of their former school district following the police murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, this May in Minneapolis. Read More Ranch kid turned Western artist: Susan Sanburg Humphrey lives her dream The Humphrey family brand is the H-Lazy-J, but there is nothing lazy about these two 68-year-old sweethearts who have been married 48 of those 68 years. Read More Montrose County School District invites parent input for return-to-learn plan The first day of school is less than six weeks away for students in the Montrose County School District, and the district is working to develop a plan to navigate instruction this fall amid the novel coronavirus. Read More

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