La Plata County resident Russell Hill, 62, died Saturday after falling while crossing a river in La Plata Canyon.
Deputies with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area, along County.
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in La Plata County
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First shots to be administered Wednesday By Shannon Mullane Durango and Pine River Valley reporter
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 8:03 PM Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 10:30 PM
COVID-19 vaccine arrives in La Plata County Ashley Gonzalez, clinic manager at San Juan Basin Public Health, demonstrates Tuesday how the COVID-19 vaccine will be transported. The vaccine arrived Tuesday morning in Southwest Colorado. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Escuchar en Español:
The first COVID-19 vaccine doses in La Plata County arrived Tuesday.
The vaccine, developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech, is a highly anticipated tool in the fight to limit spread of the coronavirus. In Colorado, the first doses will go to medical workers with high exposure risk and long-term care facility staff members and residen