Tag: Woodland Park
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More than a foot of snow expected over Colorado fires; Pikes Peak region, Denver gird for subfreezing chill
An early season storm will dump more than a foot of snow along parts of the Front Range, potentially taming northern Colorado’s out-of-control wildfires while zapping the Pikes Peak region and Denver with two days of subfreezing chill. Snow was picking up from Monarch Pass to the Palmer Divide by Sunday afternoon, delivering 1.3 inches…
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COVID-19 survivor from Cripple Creek speaks of lessons learned
Editor’s note: Colorado recently reached — and quickly surpassed — a grim milestone, with more than 2,000 lives now lost to the worst viral outbreak on American soil in a century. As the pandemic continues to infect every aspect of life, and the number of confirmed cases and deaths here and nationwide continues to grow, The…
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Cases mount: Religious rights lawsuits vs. COVID-19 restrictions
Seven months into the coronavirus pandemic, religious organizations have been in the forefront of clashes over government-ordered restrictions on large gatherings aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 that they claim violate constitutional rights and discriminate against them. Locally, that has ranged from churches stating they aren’t following public health orders limiting indoor gatherings to…
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Woodland Park school district superintendent placed on paid administrative leave
Woodland Park School District RE-2 Superintendent Stephen Woolf has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an external investigation, according to a news release the district issued Thursday morning. The move presumably is related to Woolf’s arrest six weeks ago on suspicion of DUI, which The Gazette detailed in an article that…
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Colorado school district superintendent facing DUI charges
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After hitting a tree in his SUV and failing several roadside sobriety checks, Woodland Park School District RE-2 Superintendent Stephen Woolf is facing DUI charges, according to a case report from the Teller County Sheriff’s Office. Woolf, 58, was arrested six weeks ago by Teller…
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Judge grants restraining order to stop ministers conference in Woodland Park, citing public health order violations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fourth Judicial District Judge David Prince issued a temporary restraining order at a Friday morning court hearing to force Andrew Wommack Ministries to comply with pandemic-related public health orders during a large minister’ conference that began Monday in Woodland Park. “Plaintiffs have presented more than…