Gift fund reaches $19,300 for local COVID-19 relief efforts

When it comes time to help, Haxtun residents never fail to do so and when the recent pandemic occurred and the call went out to help those affected most, that’s exactly what happened.

Many local businesses were forced to shut their doors for the past several months in order to comply with orders from Colorado’s Governor Jared Polis. The closure not only affected the businesses that were forced to close, but also the employees who work there.

The Haxtun Chamber of Commerce, along with several other individuals, formed a fund titled Help Haxtun and put out the call for help. The fund, establishe...