Emergency Water Outage: Victor and Goldfield Residents Told to Stop All Water Use
EMERGENCY WATER OUTAGE UPDATE The City of Victor has officially declared an emergency related to the ongoing water outage affecting Victor and Goldfield. Several failures within the system have compounded this crisis and the City has stood up a fo...
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Ordway Workcamp to Bring Nearly 150 Volunteers for Free Home Repairs for Local Residents
Desire Sprosty Town Clerk 719-267-3134 Press Release (pre-camp) Town of Ordway is bringing up to 150 teenagers and adults to improve the homes of elderly, disabled, and low-income residents. Town of Ordway: As many as 26 residents will benefit fro...
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Otero County Offers Free Workforce Resilience Workshops for First Responders, Employees and Community Members
COMMUNITY & FIRST RESPONDER Workshops Workforce Resilience Program May 20, 2026 | Otero College - Rizzuto Banquet Room Otero County is pleased to offer two in-person, instructor-led workshops focused on resilience and healthy relationships. Th...
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Picketwire Players Present “Come From Away” in La Junta to Honor the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
To Honor the 25th Anniversary of September 11th Picketwire Players Present: “Come From Away” Picketwire Players pay homage to the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 by highlighting the strength and service shown with their Spring musical: &ldquo...
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Tri-County Family Care Center Celebrates 31 Years of Serving Families in Rocky Ford and Southeast Colorado
Tri-County Family Care Center ‘‘31st’ Anniversary Tri-County Family Care Center (TCFCC) completed “31” years in business as of May 5, 2026. Sarah Dillon, Founder and Executive Director established the Family Center an...
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Family Seeks Support After Colorado Crash Kills Young Couple, Leaves Two Daughters Behind
Family seeks community support after young couple killed in Colorado highway crash, leaving 5-year-old survivor and two daughters behind After a pickup truck rolled off a Colorado highway and claimed the lives of Devante Griffin, 25, and Klariza T...
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Passenger Train and Tanker Truck Collide Between Rifle and Silt, Causing Derailment
Passenger Train and Tanker Truck Collide between Rifle and Silt, Colorado. At approximately 9:39 a.m. this morning, Colorado River Fire Rescue (CRFR) was dispatched to a reported collision involving a passenger train and a tanker truck between Sil...
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Pikes Peak Catamount Reservoirs Reopen as CPW Restocks Fisheries
Pikes Peak Catamount reservoirs reopen as CPW restocks fisheries COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is actively rebuilding fisheries on Pikes Peak following the reopening of North and South Catamount reservoirs May 1 after...
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Lake Dorothy State Wildlife Area Reopens After Schwachheim Fire Containment
Lake Dorothy SWA reopens; CPW contacting impacted hunters TRINIDAD, Colo. – The Lake Dorothy State Wildlife Area near the Colorado–New Mexico state line has reopened following 100 percent containment of the Schwachheim Fire. The SWA re...
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Poitrey Canyon Fire Reaches 100% Containment - Final Update Confirms Crews Monitoring Ahead of Incoming Storm
Poitrey CanyonFire update 7am 5/4/26 This will be the final update for the Poitrey Canyon Fire in Las Animas County. Fire management officials reported reaching 100% containment late yesterday. The DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) successfully gu...
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