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Daily Record’s mail delivery begins Monday
Starting Monday, look for your newspaper in the mailbox, not the driveway. The Cañon City Daily Record, which is delivered Monday through Saturday, will move to delivery through the U.S. Postal Service in an effort to improve delivery consistency while the newspaper is also seeing increasing digital demand. Other...
Guffey Farmers Market will run through the fall
Guffey area residents are in for a treat this summer through the fall. The Guffey Farmers Market will be starting Saturday, July 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and running every Saturday until October 5, when there will be a Harvest Time Festival, according to event organizer Heather Buckner.
Ice Cream Parlor Grand Re-opening and Car Show slated for Thursday
Hildebrand Care Center, located at 1401 Phay Ave., will host an Ice Cream Parlor Grand Re-opening and Car Show at the west parking lot from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday. They will serve free ice cream and classic cars will be on site for attendees to peruse. Road closure slated for...
Around the Neighborhood events calendar July 17-23
AA Meeting — Noon, Florissant Grange, 2009 County Road 31, Florissant; coloradospringsaa.org/locations/florissant-grange. AA Men’s Meeting — 7 p.m., Mountain View United Methodist Church, 1101 Rampart Range Road, Woodland Park, enter at back of church; coloradospringsaa.org. Silver Sneakers — 10-11 a.m., Cripple Creek Parks and Recreation, 128 E....
A Wild West newspaper rivalry: guns, threats and plenty of trash talking
WESTCLIFFE — A newspaper feud at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountains has veered toward violence with editors armed, lawsuits flying, and threats from riled-up residents forcing the closure of a 140-year-old Main Street newsroom for safety. It got to the point that attorneys last week coaxed...
High stakes, high altitude for Cripple Creek adventure company
For Carl and Desiree Wilson, going into the adventure tour business was both a high stakes and high altitude proposition. High stakes because they’ve staked everything on it. “We pretty much sank our entire life savings into it,” Carl Wilson said. “We’re just hoping to have a good summer.”...
Cañon City Council OKs amendments for Unified Development Code
Four sections intended to fix or improve provisions of the City of Cañon City’s Unified Development Code that were found to be problematic were revised and approved during Monday’s city council meeting. The council approved the first reading of an ordinance amending the municipal code concerning Street-Side...
Cañon City Skatepark | Big Bowl with a Great Flow
We have experienced many really cool skateparks in Colorado that are great for cement surfing with the longboard. The Cañon City Skatepark in Colorado is one of these great skateparks! I found the flow and transitions of this 15,000 sq. ft. concrete skatepark to be great for longboarding. This is not the biggest skatepark but it has a great use of space and is a lot of fun!
Southern Park County Open House
The Southern Park County Fire Protection District held an open house at Station 1 in Guffey on July 13, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their new apparatus, learn valuable safety information and enjoy pulled pork sandwiches. The American Red Cross, Divide Fire Protection District and the Park County Corner’s Office participated in the event. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Cyclones place third at Pueblo West, with strong team spirit
With strong team spirit and a large group of younger swimmers, the Salida Cyclones swim team came back from their Pueblo West meet July 14 and 15 with both girls’ and boys’ teams placing third of nine teams. Because the meet was closer than some others, there was...
Return to Nature Funeral Home Owners Seek More Time for Plea Deal Decision
Jon and Carie Hallford, co-owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, were back in court yesterday as they requested more time to consider a plea deal. The Hallfords are facing over 200 charges related to the improper storage of 190 decomposing bodies, along with alleged money laundering, theft, and forgery.
Cañon City School Board sets strategic plan for next years
The Cañon City School Board officially adopted the 2024-27 Cañon City School Strategic Plan during Monday’s meeting. The plan, which stems from nearly two years of work by various stakeholders and district leaders, will provide a launching point and detailed guide of structured durability for the next three years of public education in Cañon City.
Cañon City High School current, past students join Pueblo groups to present ‘Seussical’
Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza!. Several Cañon City High School students, graduates and actors join Pueblo School District 60 and Pueblo Parks and Recreation to present Seussical, which runs July 13 and 14 and 15-18 at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, located at 210 N. Santa Fe Ave. in Pueblo.
Penrose funeral home owners delay taking plea deal, final arraignment date set
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Jon and Carie Hallford, appeared in an El Paso County courtroom with a plea deal on the table. Nearly 200 decomposing bodies were found improperly stored in the Return to Nature Funeral Home in October 2023. The Hallfords The post Penrose funeral home owners delay taking plea deal, final arraignment date set appeared first on KRDO.
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