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Community Excellence Award winners at this year’s Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Gala are pictured from left, Citizen of the Year Casey Blake; STAR of the Year Star 92.3’s Marc Maelzer and Michelle Harms; Employee of the Year Earl Downing; Youth of the Year Shianne Willmon and Josie Herman; and Business of the Year Cobblestone Inn & Suites’ Sue Razo, Scott Murray, Amber Salas, Jorge Salas, Carol Kumm and Bailey Hamaker. Not pictured is Youth of the Year Emily Jelden. — Johnson Publications
Excellence celebrated
Holyoke Chamber of Commerce hosted its 25th annual Gala and Community Excellence Awards at the Event Center on Feb. 5.
Pavilion bids open through Feb. 16
Phillips County Board of Commissioners, with Joe Kinnie re-elected as chairman for 2018, reported the month’s activity at their Jan. 31 meeting.
Local cataract surgery now available at MMH
New to the Melissa Memoral Hospital specialty clinic, Dr. Randall Smith is set to see patients in Holyoke on Friday, Feb. 16.
Rural broadband funding measure passes first test
A measure to fund rural broadband to unserved and underserved areas of Colorado passed its first, and perhaps toughest, test last week.