FROM THE KMTS NEWSROOM… (01/19/2011)
H1N1 INFLUENZA CLAIMED THE LIFE OF 17 YEAR OLD RIFLE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR AUSTIN BOOTH MONDAY. THE HEALTHY STUDENT-ATHLETE WAS FLOWN TO SAINT MARY’S HOSPITAL LAST WEEK WITH SEVERE FLU SYMPTOMS. MONDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN WORD SPREAD THAT BOOTH HAD DIED, COUNSELORS WERE MADE AVAILABLE AT RIFLE HIGH SCHOOL. GARFIELD COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR JIM RADA … Read more