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Veterans Day – Honoring All Who Served

Veterans Day – Honoring All Who Served

Veterans Day – Honoring All Who Served

Jerry Collins
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
November 11th is Veterans Day honoring all who have served.On this day we honor the service and sacrifice and of all Veterans, living and deceased. Veterans encompass all military, those who went to war, about 77%, and those who served their country during peace time, about 23%.
Kirk Taylor has been serving his community and country since 1983, when he joined the U.S. Navy. For 41 years he has been in the military or law enforcement. He has spent the last two years as the U.S. Marshal of Colorado. Courtesy Photo

Kirk Taylor has been serving his community and country since 1983, when he joined the U.S. Navy. For 41 years he has been in the military or law enforcement. He has spent the last two years as the U.S. Marshal of Colorado. Courtesy Photo

Rye Resident Begins Third Year as U.S. Marshal of Colorado

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
On October 18, 2022, Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor became Colorado Marshal Kirk M.Taylor. We caught up with him last Friday on his way home to Rye, where he and his wife still live and take care of their cattle and property just like they have always done.
District 60 - Colorado House of Representatives - Incumbent Stephanie Luck, Republican Courtesy Photo

District 60 - Colorado House of Representatives - Incumbent Stephanie Luck, Republican Courtesy Photo

District 60 Features District 47 Incumbent and Democratic Hopeful

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The last of our election series is for District 60 in the Colorado House of Representatives. Stephanie Luck, Penrose, was the incumbent in District 47 but now serves District 60. She won her first election in 2020.
Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist, was the featured speaker at the All Pueblo Reads Public Author Talk. Many members of the Greenhorn Valley Book Club attended the talk to meet Joshi. Courtesy Photo

Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist, was the featured speaker at the All Pueblo Reads Public Author Talk. Many members of the Greenhorn Valley Book Club attended the talk to meet Joshi. Courtesy Photo

Book Club Meets Bestselling Author

Shirley Pigg
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
At the October 24 meeting, many members of the Greenhorn Valley Book Club were planning to attend the All Pueblo Reads Public Author Talk featuring Alka Joshi. The event was held at the Rawlings Library in Pueblo from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 26.
Residents turned out early in the morning to bring their items to the Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, October 26. The Greenhorn Valley Cleanup Day was offered by the combined efforts of Valley First, Colorado City Metropolitan District, Mountain Disposal, and San Isabel Electric Association. Photo by Shirley Pigg

Residents turned out early in the morning to bring their items to the Community Cleanup Day on Saturday, October 26. The Greenhorn Valley Cleanup Day was offered by the combined efforts of Valley First, Colorado City Metropolitan District, Mountain Disposal, and San Isabel Electric Association. Photo by Shirley Pigg

Community is Grateful for Clean Up Day

Shirley Pigg
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Residents of the Greenhorn Valley turned out in droves to take advantage of the free Community Clean Up Day. Vehicles started lining up in the Colorado City Rec Center parking lot at about 6:30 a.m. to take advantage of this great community event.
The U.S. (except for one state and most of another) will again be setting its clocks back on Sunday, November 3. We’ll remain under Standard Time until March 9, 2025 Photo by Lori Kraus

The U.S. (except for one state and most of another) will again be setting its clocks back on Sunday, November 3. We’ll remain under Standard Time until March 9, 2025 Photo by Lori Kraus

The U.S.

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Resignation Leaves Opening on RFPD Board

Shirley Pigg
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Fire Chief Steve Bennett announced at the Monday, October 21, Rye Fire Protection District (RFPD board meeting that he had received a resignation letter from board member Dan Wachob. The board reviewed the letter and voted to accept Wachob’s resignation.
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