Pandemic results in cancellations and closures

As news of the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, local schools, event organizers, churches and medical facilities plan and prepare. Late Monday night, March 16, Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke announced that multiple individuals have been tested for the coronavirus after triggering a screening that meets the criteria for a possible positive case in Phillips County. The cases have been sent to the State for testing.

"Public health officials with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment understand that there is fear and confusion around COVID-19 and wants to assure the community th...