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Here are the differences in evacuation orders
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — As three wildfires rage in three separate counties, hundreds of residents have had to evacuate their homes. Urban interface wildfires are becoming more common in Colorado and especially along the Front Range. Residents living in wildfire zones will receive one of the following notices/orders:. Pre-evacuation...
Colorado Day: Honoring the 38th State’s Admission and Heritage
Colorado Day is August 1, observing the day President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado as the 38th state in the union in 1876. When Salida was incorporated on October 4, 1880, the state was just four years old, and like the rest of the state, it was part of the “Wild West” we see in the old black-and-white movies of the 1940s and ’50s. Interestingly enough, a Coloradan, Marquerite Roberts, wrote several of those westerns, one being “True Grit” which won an Oscar for John Wayne.
Native named Colorado Author's League Book awards finalist
Northeast Colorado native and local author, Luann Atkin Koester's debut novel, Hawk's Cry, The Story of a Cheyenne Hero is a finalist in the Colorado Author's League Book awards. Hawk's Cry is a middle grade historical fiction novel inspired by a Cheyenne boy, Little Hawk, who is credited with saving...
New campaign aims to connect CU to what Coloradans love about our state
Launching today, Dear Colorado will highlight university’s emotional connections to the state it serves. A new marketing campaign launching today titled “Dear Colorado” aims to showcase the ways the University of Colorado loves and supports our great state. From breakthrough research to mentoring Colorado businesses, the University of Colorado is on a mission to highlight CU’s impact on Coloradans’ everyday lives and show how it all comes from a shared love for our state. This is the first new systemwide campaign in nearly a decade.
30 Environmental Groups Ask Gov. Polis to Oppose Drilling Proposal
Thirty Colorado environmental groups wrote an open letter to Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) this week, asking him to publicly oppose a plan to drill 166 oil and gas wells near Aurora communities. Energy company Civitas Resources wants to use hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” to extract oil and gas from underground shale formations beneath 32,000 acres of State Land Board property.
Coloradans Told to Look Out for ‘Lost Pet’ Scam
Criminals in Colorado will seemingly go after anyone if it means a "quick buck." Here comes a scam being pulled on folks who have a lost dog or other pet. All these people are trying to do is reach out to their local community to see if anyone has seen their pet; criminals are taking that innocent search and using it against those people.
Washington tribe pulls out of agreement to provide wolves to Colorado
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington said it is rescinding an earlier agreement to send 15 wolves to Colorado Parks and Wildlife later this year and in early 2025. Cody Desautel, executive director of the tribe, on July 30 told the Coloradoan it sent a letter to Colorado Parks and...