Face Masks

RFTA Reinstates Bus Fares and Front Door Boarding

By • Aug 7, 2020
Kathleen Shannon

Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, or RFTA, reinstated fare collection and front-door passenger boarding August 1st. Both practices had been suspended since late March due to COVID-19. KDNK’s Kathleen Shannon has this report.


With New Addition Of Colorado, Half Of Mountain West Now Mandates Masks In Public

By • Jul 20, 2020

Colorado is the latest state in the Mountain West to issue a mask requirement, joining Nevada and New Mexico. 

"Safer at Home" at Fiore Salon

By • May 26, 2020
Kathleen Shannon

Hair salons are now back in business under Colorado’s “Safer at Home” phase. Fiore Salon in Carbondale was closed for six weeks before reopening on May 4th and resuming operations at 50% capacity. KDNK’s Kathleen Shannon spoke with co-owner Lauren Duncan about recent business.


Carbondale Trustees Approve Emergency Face Mask Ordinance

By • May 20, 2020
Lucas Turner / KDNK

Carbondale Trustees Tuesday voted 6 to 1 in favor of a limited face mask ordinance. KDNK’s Lucas Turner has the story.

Adding A Nylon Stocking Layer Could Boost Protection From Cloth Masks, Study Finds

By • Apr 22, 2020

During World War II, nylon stockings disappeared from store shelves as the valuable synthetic material was diverted to make critical wartime supplies such as parachutes, flak jackets and aircraft fuel tanks. Now, new research suggests that nylon stockings could once again play a critical role in a national battle — this time by making homemade cloth masks significantly more protective.

Polis Signs Executive Order Requiring More Workers to Wear Face Masks

By • Apr 20, 2020
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kenneth W. Norman

Governor Jared Polis says all workers in critical buildings such as grocery stores and nursing homes will now be required to wear face masks. His executive order comes after there have been coronavirus outbreaks in at least fifteen nursing homes and residential care facilities around the state.

Pitkin County Board of Health Endorses Mask Advisory

By • Apr 14, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPx1yqvJgf4
CDC

The Pitkin County Board of Health Monday endorsed an advisory urging the public to wear non-medical cloth masks in public places where social distancing is not possible. KDNK’s Lucas Turner has more.

Face Coverings Now Mandatory in Glenwood Springs

By • Apr 7, 2020
City of Glenwood Springs

As of Tuesday Morning, facial coverings are mandatory in incorporated Glenwood Springs. KDNK’s Amy Hadden Marsh has more.