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Hi and hello! Cassie here with your daily newsletter curation.
The City of Montrose has been busy with housing projects, the public safety complex construction and road improvements.
City councilors recently approved $30,000 to the Montrose Community Foundation to help fund local programs who help residents pay medical bills as well as fund programs for childcare victims of abuse. The foundation assists organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Valley Food Partnership, Haven House, Magic Circle Players and Girls on the Run.
City Engineer Scott Murphy also recently briefed the city council on a utility replacement project along Townsend Ave that includes the repair and replacement of around 26 manholes. The project is slated to begin in November and end in April 2022, just in time for CDOT's scheduled overlay project along Townsend.
Keep an eye out for more on this story tomorrow!
Montrose standardized testing participation rates are beating the state: Statewide participation rates on standardized testing (ST) may be down for Spring 2021, but Montrose isn't following this trend.
Staff writer Anna Lynn reported an 83-99% participation rate in Montrose schools for the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) exams. Compared to the statewide participation averages, Montrose is passing with flying colors.
Montrose hospital COVID capacity: Although the rest of the nation is experiencing critically over-run hospitals with many being turned away due to lack of staff and/or space, Montrose appears to be in a good spot comparatively.
MMH Chief Marketing Officer Leann Tobin confirmed yesterday that as of 6 a.m. Monday morning, the hospital was caring for seven patients with COVID-19. Three patients were in the ICU and four were in the Medical/Surgical unit.
You can read my latest COVID data roundup here.
Delta County has first West Nile virus death and three COVID deaths: The county reported its first confirmed death from West Nile this year-a woman in her 60s. Also confirmed are three recent victims of COVID: a man older than 85, a woman between the age of 55 and 64 and a man between the age of 75 and 84, the report reads.
Our hearts and thoughts go out to every family and person impacted by these losses.
You can track West Nile cases through the Delta County West Nile dashboard here.
It's pretty hot: Western Colorado has officially experienced its second hottest summer on record, according to the Colorado Climate Center's monthly report.
2018 takes the cake for first place, but the Western Slope has warmed 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, which is double the national average.
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