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New COVID-19 restrictions will prohibit indoor dining, personal gatherings

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Rangeview’s Maddie Kilmer (1) spikes the ball over Prairie View’s players Paige Walker (8) and Kira Ulibarri (11). The Raiders swept PHOTO BY JUAN ARELLANO the Thunderhawks on Sep. 8 in Henderson. See more photos on page 9.

Adams County picks new health department head A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapid testing at once public health for thesite county Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close early many days recent Tri-County fades away atinthe weeks due to high demand. Adams County’s 14-day start of 2023.test positivity rate was 15.9 percent, as of Nov. 17, according to Tri-County Health Department. One of the top priorities of the new department is tohigher “achieve Brighton and Commerce City’s test positivity rates were both than health Dr. Kelly 13 percent. Forty-five people in Brighton and 29equity,” in Commerce City Weidenhave bach, the appointed said died from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread director, of COVID-19, BY ELLIS ARNOLD in a news release. EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM at least 15 counties moved to tighter restrictions thattalk prohibits and “We often aboutindoor raising personal gatherings. the voices of communities and Adams County has appointed populations that may have been a former Tri-County Health historically undervalued, underDepartment official to serve as represented, and who experience director of the newly-formed Photo by Belen Ward adverse or disproportionate Adams County Health Department, an entity that will oversee outcomes,” Weidenbach said in

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Colorado Community Media the release. The partnership of Tri-County As Denver metro counties Health, which for more continue than 50to inch closer local stay-at-home years hastodelivered healthorders services to Adams, Arapahoe and under Colorado’s system of coronavirusDouglas counties, fade related restrictions, thewill state soon announced away, fractured largely by indoor Douga new level of rules that prohibits las County’s disagreements dining and personal gatherings — aover COVID-19 policies. change that applies to the majority of the The process of the three counDenver metro area and many counties in ties pulling out of Tri-County other regions. began with the Douglas County The state’s COVID-19 dial, which commissioners deciding to has been in effect since September, is the set immediately leave the health of different levels of restrictions that each SEE DECISION, P5

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Saying the district would appeal, the Adams County School District 14 representatives reacted to a District Judge ruling that dismissed a complaint against the Colorado State Board of Education. “The Court’s decision basically allows the State Board of Education to oversee all of Colorado’s public school districts related to the Accountability Act without any sort of check or balances,” Superintendent Dr. Karla Loría said. The district filed a complaint for judicial review with Denver District Court June 28 in protest of the state board’s decision to remove Adams 14’s accreditation and subsequent order for reorganization. The Classroom Teachers Association, which represents Adams 14 employees, also joined in the lawsuit. The district has been plagued by low test scores for years. Earcounty is required to follow based on the lier attempts to bring the district severity of a county’s spread. up to speed havelocal not virus worked or The dial grew out of the state’s safer-atbeen cut off early, including a home order with — thean policy that came after contract outside manthe statewidefistay-at-home this agement rm earlier order this year. spring allowed numerous of Theand complaint cites a types dozen claims for relief, including chalbusinesses to reopen. lenges to what district says The state recentlythe switched to color is an “unconstitutional identifiers — levels blue, yellowmanner” and that the state used the— Acorange rather thanboard numbered levels to countability Act against schools, avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red such as Adams 14. Adams 14 is meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level challenging the Colorado State red — “severe risk” — is theMay secondBoard of Education’s 2022 order, which removed the disPlease see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2 SEE SETBACK, P7