Tag: Elbert County
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DougCo launches new alert and reporting systems
Douglas County residents have a new way of getting up-to-date police alerts and reporting low-level crimes. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office rolled out its new emergency alert system, DougCoAlert, in January. It replaced the previous CodeRED system used by the county until November. The sheriff’s office cancelled the $65,000 annual contract with Crisis24, the company…
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Man dies after two-vehicle crash in Elbert County
A two-vehicle crash left a man dead and a woman seriously injured in Elbert County on Monday morning. Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to the crash at 6:36 a.m. along Highway 86 at mile marker 30, located seven miles east of Kiowa in Elbert County, according to a state patrol news release. Authorities said the…
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One dead in shooting inside Elbert County Administration Building
The Elbert County Sheriff’s Office is currently trying to identify an individual after a shooting incident inside the County Administration Building, 212 Comanche St. in Kiowa. Approximately 9:25 a.m. on Wednesday, a shooting incident was reported, with the Sheriff confirming one person dead from an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.” According to county sources, the individual…
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You can’t pet the ‘fluffy cows,’ but you can feed them — and eat them
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the sun begins to sink on a quiet August evening, a warm breeze blows across the eastern Colorado plains as middle school teacher and buffalo rancher Carrie Bennett loads up close to two dozen guests into two white farm trailers. The smell of fresh-cut…
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Colorado State Patrol: 3 dead after car-semitrailer crash on I-70
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three people died Wednesday when a car rear-ended a semitrailer on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado. Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 348 west of Limon to find that three passengers of a Subaru Forester, including two children,…
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Elbert County parts ways with Bart Greer, attorney caught up in pay bump ruckus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Elbert County attorney, who came under community fire last year over a 40% bump in his annual salary, has parted ways with the county, according to documents obtained by The Denver Gazette through an open records request. Bart Greer, who had served as the…
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DA George Brauchler accused of unprofessional conduct for social media posts
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel opened an investigation into 23rd Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler in March after a former congressional candidate in Colorado complained Brauchler called him a “racist” on social media. Justin Schreiber, who is being prosecuted within the 23rd Judicial…
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‘It happened so quickly’: Eastern Colorado tornado survivors recount destruction
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Victoria and Mark Katchen were sitting on the porch of their Bennett home Sunday when they saw a funnel cloud in the sky transform into a tornado closing in on their property. Only moments after fleeing inside to safety, the Katchens found their home of…
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‘Partisan or political’: Federal judge orders Elizabeth School District to return 19 banned books
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Wednesday concluded the Elizabeth School District likely violated the First Amendment rights of students and authors by removing 19 books from school libraries because the topics conflicted with the school board’s conservative vision. U.S. District Court Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney granted…
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One person shot dead in standoff with Elbert County deputies Wednesday night
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One person was killed after a standoff with Elbert County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday night. Investigators alleged he brandished a handgun and fired twice towards deputies. Douglas Regional Dispatch Center got a 911 call about a domestic dispute in the area of County Road 77 around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. Deputies responded to the area…