Author: Breeanna Jent
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El Paso County the latest in Colorado to declare ‘Meat-In’ Day in response to Gov. Jared Polis’ ‘MeatOut’ Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a statement from the governor. El Paso County commissioners have formally declared Saturday “Meat-In” Day, joining at least 25 other Colorado counties that have taken a stance against Gov. Jared Polis’ proclamation declaring “MeatOut” Day. Last month,…
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Crashes down 15% through I-25 South ‘Gap,’ State Patrol says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crashes along the roughly 18-mile stretch of the Interstate 25 South “Gap” between Monument and Castle Rock have fallen slightly in the project’s third year, but the dip isn’t necessarily related to a decrease in…
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As mayor is hospitalized with COVID, Woodland Park council deadlocks on resolution opposing Colorado restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WOODLAND PARK • The City Council on Thursday deadlocked on a resolution branding Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and gatherings as unconstitutional, unable to break a tie vote because the mayor is hospitalized with the virus. Mayor Pro Tem Hilary Labarre announced…
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First shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines arrives in El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Public Health on Tuesday received 300 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the department announced, just one week after receiving its first shipment of Pfizer vaccines. The county’s shipment of the Moderna vaccines, approved for use Friday by the U.S. Food and…
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Fountain Police welcome new K-9 Moody, named to honor fallen police marshal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Fountain Police Department on Wednesday announced its force will grow by one with the addition of new narcotics detection K-9 Moody. The 2-year-old Golden Labrador was named in honor of a former Fountain Police…