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Salida Council Regular Meeting Moves U.S. 50 Property Purchase Forward
Salida City Council held their first regular session of the month at 6:00 pm on July 2, 2024 moving forward a full slate of agenda items. Before the agenda was even approved, Council member Dominique Naccarato moved to discuss Ordinance 2024-10, a site lease and purchase agreement, immediately after Resolution 2024-41, the corresponding reimbursement proposal for the city’s purchase of the former Thrift Horse retail store at 325 West U.S. 50 as a proposed new 8,000 square foot Salida Police Building.
Salida Schools to Host Local First Responders for Active Shooter Training on July 10
Local First Responders will conduct a multi-agency active shooter training at Salida High School on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. The community should expect to see an increased number of emergency vehicles and first responders in the area before and during the drill. The training exercise will focus on coordinated emergency...
One Colorado Sheriff’s Department Can Wear Cowboy Hats Again
For the first time this century, one Colorado sheriff's department will once again be allowed to wear cowboy hats while on the clock. It has been more than four decades since the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office has worn cowboy hats and now, if officers choose to do so, they can once again.
As Colorado's wildflowers bloom, a return to season of gratitude
Al and Betty Schneider were recently hiking around Lizard Head Wilderness near their southwest Colorado home when tiny pops of white amid tall grass caught their eye. This was Turritis glabra, the couple determined, or the broad-leafed plant commonly called tower mustard. “It’s actually a species that’s pretty common throughout...
Xcel Energy files new wildfire mitigation plan with Colorado regulators
Xcel Energy wants to intensify efforts in Colorado to minimize the risks associated with wildfires that could be caused by electric equipment, according to a new plan the company recently filed with state regulators. “Keeping ... Read More » The post Xcel Energy files new wildfire mitigation plan with Colorado regulators appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
We asked, you answered: This was readers' preferred AC temperature, and more expert advice
Two weeks ago, the Coloradoan polled its readers to ask them what temperature they set their AC to during the summer. The most popular answer? 78 degrees Fahrenheit. But settling...
Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
The headlines were the stuff of nightmares. One Colorado funeral home owner let the body of a woman decompose for two years in a hearse parked outside a house he rented, while hoarding the cremated remains of dozens of others inside. Last year, authorities discovered nearly 200 improperly stored bodies at another Colorado funeral home […] The post Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
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