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Los Alamos County Council Considers Proposal For Family Resource, Support And Parent Education Services

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Council Chair Sara Scott

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The discussion continues on how best to award the Los Alamos County’s contract for family resource, support and parent education services.

County Council provided some direction to staff during its working session Tuesday night.

The discussion originally kicked off when Family Strengths Network and Las Cumbres applied for the contract in June and the County initially recommended the contract be awarded to Las Cumbres.

County staff presented a modified proposal Tuesday night. The modifications Read More

Chart 158: COVID-19 In New Mexico Aug. 19

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The bars show the number of diagnoses, reported daily, versus date, and the line shows the seven-day average. The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has set a target of 168 for the seven-day average, a figure that corresponds to 80 daily diagnoses per one million people. Note, however, that the seven-day average calculated by NMDOH, currently at 137, uses the time when the COVID-19 test was administered, rather than the time when the test result was reported. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 23,749 With 6 More Deaths And 10,976 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 174 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County went back up by 1 case to 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 6 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 33 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 19 new cases in Chaves County
  • 3 new cases in Cibola County
  • 8 new cases in Curry County
  • 16 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 15 new cases in Eddy County
  • 25 new cases in Lea County
  • 3 new cases
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LACDC Donates 30 Thermometers To Los Alamos Schools

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LACDC Executive Director Patrick Sullivan, left, presents 30 digital thermometers Thursday to LAPS Superintendent Kurt Steinhaus to help his staff prepare for the new school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

 Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation (LACDC) Executive Director Patrick Sullivan donated 30 digital thermometers Thursday to Los Alamos Public Schools.

The donation of thermometers by the LACDC is in response to the district’s call for action to help staff prepare for the new school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We feel that education Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 23,579 With 5 More Deaths And 10,802 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 79 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County dropped down by 1 case to 23 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

Today’s update announces 5 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 20 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 4 new cases in Chaves County
  • 1 new
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Students Return To Campus At UNM-Los Alamos

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UNM-LA students from left, Christopher Velasquez, Diane Rascon, Dylan Romero, Jackie Frost and Olivia Chavarria maintain their social distance and wear masks today as they wait to enter the Biology Lab. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

Instructor Rick Acedo welcomes UNM-LA students Destiny Shelburn, Helena Pena, Ryan Salmon, Rebecca Elmore and Jade Gonzales-Rivera to the EMT-Basic class. Photo by Nancy Coombs/UNM-LA

UNM-LA News:

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) is hosting students on campus this week, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic led to all-remote instruction Read More

AGU Study Finds Widespread Electric Vehicle Adoption Would Save Billions Of Dollars, Thousands Of Lives

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A new study finds if electric vehicles replaced 25 percent of combustion engine cars on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. Courtesy/Michael Movchin / Felix Müller / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

AGU News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If electric vehicles replaced 25 percent of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution, according to new research. Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 23,500 With 4 More Deaths And 10,602 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 95 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 24 cases today that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update announces 4 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 29 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 6 new cases in Chaves County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 3 new cases in Curry County
  • 11 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 3 new cases in Eddy County
  • 3 new cases in Hidalgo County
  • 9 new cases in Lea County
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