LJFD Crews Contain 90-Acre Brush Fire Near Hwy 194 After Overnight Response and Evacuations
90-Acre Brush Fire Near Hwy 194 Contained by LJFD and Mutual Aid Crews At approx 108 am this morning LJFD responded to the area of Hwy 194 and BB.75 for a reported brush fire. Upon arrival of Brush 1, they reported a large fire moving North on the...
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Cheyenne County 4-H Council Celebrates 10 Years of the Celebrity Pig Show
TEN YEARS OF THE CELEBRITY PIG SHOW This year, the Cheyenne County 4-H Council is excited to host the 10th annual Celebrity Pig Show at the Cheyenne County Tumbleweed Fair July 17 - 25, 2026. Each year, the community comes together to generously d...
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Colorado Springs Get Outdoors Day Festival Returns June 6 at Memorial Park
Families invited to free Get Outdoors Day Saturday, June 6, Memorial Park, Colorado Springs; Media Day set for June 5 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – More than 3,000 people are expected in Memorial Park on June 6 as Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the
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Sharpe Fire Update 5/21/26: Colorado Side Reaches 100% Containment
Sharpe Fire update (Colorado) 5/21/2026 9:00am: Size: 16,240 acres burned in Colorado Containment: 100% (containment reported in this post is only for the fire area within the state of Colorado) Personnel: 30 Location: South of Springfield, CO
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Sharpe Fire Update: Officials Clarify 81% Containment and Praise Exhausted Firefighters
Sharpe Fire Containment Explained: Why the Percentage Jumped Overnight Sharpe Fire Update: 5/20/2026 Now that at least a few of us had a full night of sleep, we’re able to start answering a few questions we couldn’t get to in the chaos. We’v...
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Sharpe Fire in Colorado Reaches 81% Containment After Burning 16,240 Acres in Baca County
Sharpe Fire update (Colorado) 5/20/2026 10:00am: Size: 16,240 acres burned in Colorado Containment: 81% Personnel: 100 Location: South of Springfield, CO Today, crews will cont
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Reward Increased to $10,000 in Charles “Bill” McClure Homicide Investigation in Center, Colorado
Reward increased to $10,000 in ongoing Center Homicide Investigation May 20, 2026 – CBI – Center, CO –The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Saguache County Sheriff's Office and Saguache County Board of Commissi...
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Grand Theater Seeks Donations to Preserve Historic Downtown Rocky Ford Movie Theater
HELP PRESERVE THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES IN DOWNTOWN ROCKY FORD The Grand Theater has been awarded a matching grant through History Colorado’s State Historical Fund, and now we need your help to make it happen! We are currently raising $83,000 in m...
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Sharpe Fire Reaches 81% Containment on Colorado Side South of Springfield
Sharpe Fire update (Colorado) 5/19/2026 7:20pm: Size 16,240 acres burned in Colorado Containment: 81% Personnel: 100 Location: South of Springfield, CO
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Campo Community Stands Strong After Fire Threatens Town
CAMPOSTRONG It is truly impossible to put into words the emotions we have ridden like a rollercoaster over the last 48 hours. We went from worry, to feeling progress, to utter disappointment when the fires flared up again. That quickly turned into...
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