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Metro Contracts with A Squared to Reduce Energy Expenditures

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The Colorado City Metro District board approved the expenditure of $150,000 on a proposal from A Squared, which should dramatically reduce the amount of electricity used at the plant through computer programs starting and stopping motors rather than depending on manual starts and stops.

Employed Struggle to Make Ends Meet

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A first of its kind report in Colorado, funded by the 10 Colorado United Way agencies and Ent Credit Union, shows that 37% of Colorado families are struggling to get by. That number is higher in Pueblo County where 47% of the 67,480 households are income constrained.
D70 Rejects Social-Emotional/Learning Curriculum

D70 Rejects Social-Emotional/Learning Curriculum

D70 Rejects Social-Emotional/Learning Curriculum

Shirley Pigg
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The January 14, Pueblo County School District 70 (D70) Board of Education (BOE) meeting was a long, busy, and intense one.Both the BOE and Superintendent Ronda Rein issued statements regarding the TRAILS curriculum and policies for the future.
Kayla Beauvais takes her oath as Pueblo County’s first female District Attorney. Courtesy Photo

Kayla Beauvais takes her oath as Pueblo County’s first female District Attorney. Courtesy Photo

Pueblo County Officials Sworn in at History-Making Ceremony

Shirley Pigg
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Pueblo County Commissioners Miles Lucero and Paula McPheeters were sworn into their new offices and Kala Beauvais was sworn in to become the district’s first female District Attorney (DA) on Tuesday, January 14. Beauvais, Lucero and McPheeters are serving four-year terms.
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Rye takes Care of Housekeeping for 2025

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The minutes released January 8th by the Town of Rye were for the meeting held on December 11, 2024. Lags in the relevance of the minutes are due to the time lag before they are released.Mayor Marty Rahl called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Stormy Kenney displays the belt buckle she won for the Statewide Colorado State Carcass Contest Grand Champion market swine winner for 2024. Courtesy Photo

Stormy Kenney displays the belt buckle she won for the Statewide Colorado State Carcass Contest Grand Champion market swine winner for 2024. Courtesy Photo

Kenney Wins Colorado State Contest

Shirley Pigg
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Congratulations go out to Stormy Kenney who was recently awarded as the Statewide Colorado State Carcass Contest Grand Champion market swine winner for 2024.
Charlotte Ryan, raised in the musical family of the Apache Creek Fiddlers, plays a variety of musical instruments. Courtesy Photo

Charlotte Ryan, raised in the musical family of the Apache Creek Fiddlers, plays a variety of musical instruments. Courtesy Photo

Ryan Scores in Fiddle Contest at National Western Stock Show

Shirley Pigg
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
January 12 was a big day for Charlotte Ryan as she participated in the Young Adult Division of the 2025 Colorado State Fiddle Contest at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.
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