Chaffee County Commissioners continued their Nestlé North America Waters 1041 permit hearing Thursday with two meetings, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., during which they took public comment via Zoom.

While most comments were against continuing the permit, some spoke in favor of Nestlé.

Colorado Department of Corrections has reported 15 new cases of COVID-19 at Buena Vista Correctional Complex, bringing the pandemic total there to 213.

During a previous outbreak 198 prisoners tested positive for the virus, but have since recovered.

In the last week nine staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

Colorado Mountain College has been awarded a $2.125 million, 5-year grant through the U.S. Department of Education’s highly competitive Strengthening Institutions Program, according to a press release issued Monday.

SIP is intended to expand colleges’ capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen academic quality, institutional management and fiscal stability.

At the Oct. 27 meeting of the Buena Vista board of trustees, the board is scheduled to discuss a lease agreement for the Texaco building at the corner of East Main and Highway 24, as well as code changes that would allow the town’s code enforcement officer to issue fines for certain violations.