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Rio Grande Farm Park farmers market opens
A farmers market with heart – Mercadillo En El Rio – opens for the season on Wednesday, July 17. The weekly farmers market at the Rio Grande Farm Park will run from 3-7 p.m. each Wednesday through Oct. 2. “What started out as a farm stand with a...
One in 30 million orange lobster saved from death by Pueblo Red Lobster
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - The Red Lobster in Pueblo recently received a special crustacean that didn't belong in a shipment of live lobsters. The general manager says that dishwasher, Jose Romero, discovered an orange lobster. Orange lobsters are 1 in 30 million. "I have been at Red Lobster for 12 years, I always unpack the The post One in 30 million orange lobster saved from death by Pueblo Red Lobster appeared first on KRDO.
KKTV 11 News Meteorologist Brady Brewster is going ‘over the edge’ for CASA!
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - KKTV 11 News Meteorologist Brady Brewster is going “over the edge” to support CASA!. The event scheduled for July 20 will feature Brewster rappelling down the Thatcher Building in Pueblo. In exchange for doing this adventurous stunt, Brady is hoping the public can help raise funds for CASA of Pueblo!
Fire in Cañon City causes total loss, two displaced
(CAÑON CITY, Colo.) — The Cañon City Area Fire Protection District reported on Monday afternoon, July 15, that it responded to a structure fire on the north side of the city. On Monday, just after 1 p.m., fire crews from Cañon City responded to an active structure fire in the 1000 block of Indiana Ave. […]
Lamar Light & Power Notice Regarding 7/15/24 Power Outage
A North America Electric Reliability Council (NERC) contractual obligation between Tri-State Generation & Transmission and Excel Energy confirms that Tri-State and Excel will shed any load without warning due to any electrical transmission voltage collapse caused by a fault or overload conditions. This load includes all southeast Colorado: the City of Lamar and surrounding Lamar Light & Power (LLP) users, Southeast Colorado Power Association, La Junta, Springfield, and other communities.
CDOT Continues Chip Seal Operation on Highway 285 Over Poncha Pass
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is continuing a two-week chip seal operation on Highway 285 over Poncha Pass. The work is taking place on an 8-mile segment of Highway 285 between Saguache County Road 57 and Mears Junction. Motorists can expect full stops and 20-30 minute delays as they...
CPW commission to meet Thursday, Friday in Meeker
At a hybrid meeting set for this week in Meeker, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has a full agenda. In addition to considering a permanent timed-entry reservation system at Eldorado Canyon State Park, the commission will also look at updating the property specific hunting regulations for Fishers Peak and adopting regulations for a limited spring turkey hunting opportunity at Lone Mesa State Park, among other agenda items.
New, 75-unit apartment complex in Longmont will feature childhood center
Workers are expected to start building the 75-unit Ascent at Hover Crossing at 1764/1780 Hover St. in August – a new rental project for low- and moderate-income families. The project is expected to include an early childhood education center, which will be built, in part, with a $2 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation.
Wheat Ridge police training dog walkers to be better witnesses
Wheat Ridge police want people out with their dogs to pull double duty. That means while walking your dog or exercising in the Colorado community, why not watch for crime as well?Sitting front row for a Wheat Ridge Police Department's dog walker watch class this month was Lin Browning, her dog Lucy with her, in a way."She is seven," Browning said holding up a cellphone photo.Browning jumped at the opportunity to be in the training -- first as a dog lover and as a new member of the town located in Jefferson County on the western side of the Denver...
Colorado Gives Foundation invites applications from local nonprofits
The Colorado Gives Foundation in Arvada, Colorado, aims to connect ideas, people and nonprofits to make good happen. The community foundation has announced a $4 million grant opportunity in support of nonprofits working in Colorado’s Jefferson County (Jeffco). Grants will be awarded in the following categories:. Collective Well-being: Focused...
Helicopter Stocking of Fish in Backcountry Lakes Near Dubois and Lander
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, will soon be conducting helicopter stocking of fish in backcountry and wilderness lakes outside Dubois and Lander. This initiative targets lakes in the Shoshone National Forest, specifically within the Popo Agie and Fitzpatrick Wildernesses. Over the course...
Douglas County sends $38 million in refund checks to property owners
Douglas County this month issued refund checks to property owners, saying it will help residents who are facing soaring valuations. All told, the county is sending back $37.8 million, which translates to roughly $200 for each property owner. Douglas County saw some of the highest property tax valuation increases in...
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