Month: March 2017
Monday wind storm falls short of January event
Except for two incidents in Fremont County, Monday’s strong winds caused little of the damage seen across southern Colorado during a more…
Continue ReadingConcern rises about repeat of Waldo Canyon, Black Forest wildfires
With 2017 off to a dry start, many people worry that conditions could lead to major wildfires this spring and summer, as was the case during the 2012…
Continue ReadingColorado Parks and Wildlife to hold sportsman roundtable meeting
Hunters and anglers are invited to share their ideas and opinions with Colorado Parks and Wildlife at a roundtable meeting at 6 p.m. Monday.…
Continue ReadingCoffee with a Cop event to be held in Fountain
The Fountain Police Department will be hosting a “Coffee with a Cop” event Wednesday March 8. Several officers will be available to…
Continue ReadingColorado mulls marijuana crackdown, ending co-op growing
Colorado may ban collective marijuana growing under a bill that calls some patient-owned marijuana grows a “public nuisance.” A bill up…
Continue ReadingSenate passes bill to increase texting and driving penalties
Colorado lawmakers are working to increase the penalty when it comes to texting and driving. The Senate passed the third reading of the bill on…
Continue ReadingNearly 70 cats removed from vacant home in Craig
Sixty-eight cats have been removed from a vacant house in the northwest Colorado town of Craig. The Craig Daily Press reports (http://bit.ly/2lyUcMJ…
Continue ReadingAdded EPA test sites
The Environmental Protection Agency has added another two dozen sites to the locations in which they will be sampling soils in south side Pueblo. The…
Continue ReadingState senator to host town hall to discuss the opioid and heroin crisis
Colorado Senate Assistant Minority Leader Leroy Garcia will host a public town hall meeting to discuss the impact of the the ongoing heroin and…
Continue ReadingGovernor focused on Colorado, not DC
Governor John Hickenlooper returned from Washington Tuesday after meeting with the president and other top national leaders about a variety of…
Continue ReadingHow the rise in stocks affects you
The Dow Jones closed for the first time ever at 21,000 points on Wednesday. The stock market has been surging upward since Election Day. The people…
Continue ReadingCDOT to host public meeting on Highway 24 project study
The Colorado Department of Transportation will host a public information meeting on a study examining improvements for Highway 24 between Powers…
Continue Reading2 school delays for Wednesday, in the Monument area
Lewis-Palmer Dist. 38: 2 Hours Late. Childcare is also on a 2-hour delay. Monument Acad. Charter Sch.: 2 Hours Late, No AM kindergarten or preschool.…
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