Colorado Governor Jared Polis wants to pay grade school students to regularly get tested for COVID-19 this school year; In Southwest Colorado, firefighting efforts on The Willow Fire reached one hundred percent containment on Thursday.

Colorado secretary of state Jena Griswold has ordered Mesa County to stop using some of its voting equipment, after passwords to the machines were allegedly leaked online; Navajo Nation Leadership met with Utah Governor Spencer Cox last week in Salt Lake City.

The Colorado Department of Transportation says drivers will finally be able to travel on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon as soon as this Saturday, marking an end to long detours that started last month after a large mudslide; Colorado hemp farmers are cheering a plan to give them more access to grant money and other benefits.

The Willow Fire burning in the San Juan National Forest is currently at fifty percent containment; Dine College has announced that it will offer a new Native American Studies Minor starting this fall.

The Willow Fire is 30 percent contained and fire managers expect full containment in the next few days; An air quality warning has also been put in place for the region from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; Roadwork in Cortez is continuing this week along Highway 160, but it’s all going to be happening overnight.

Two wildfires broke out this weekend and continue to burn in the San Juan National Forest.

The Montezuma County Board of Commissioners announced it will attend a regional meeting regarding the redistricting of Colorado’s Congressional districts; A health advisory for poor air quality has been issued for Southwest Colorado through Saturday morning from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; In Southeast Utah, Highway 95 will be closed for ninety days at the Cottonwood Wash Bridge, which is about nine miles west of Blanding.

Two small wildfires broke out yesterday in the San Juan National Forest; In Southeast Utah, authorities are decreasing or removing fire restrictions on Friday in parts of San Juan, Carbon, Emery, Grand counties.

Students in Montezuma County are heading back to in-person classes on August 16th. This marks the second year schools have had to contend with the pandemic and ever-evolving public health guidelines. On this week’s health and prevention report, KSJD’s Tay Glass talks to the new Superintendent of Montezuma-Cortez School District, Risha Vanderwey, about what parents and students should do to stay healthy and support their mental health.

Montezuma County residents should wear masks indoors once again due to increased transmission of COVID-19 in the count, according to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; In Southeast Utah, Highway 95 was closed on Tuesday about nine miles east of Blanding; The fire ban has been lifted in Montezuma County.