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CCMD Takes Care of Covenant Issues

CCMD Takes Care of Covenant Issues

CCMD Takes Care of Covenant Issues

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Neither the video or audio methods of tracking the Colorado City Metro District meeting of February 24 were completed successfully. The following article is what could be gleaned from an AI assessment of the meeting.
District Attorney Beauvais & Chief Trial Deputy McCarthy at CU-DU Career Fair last year. Courtesy Photo

District Attorney Beauvais & Chief Trial Deputy McCarthy at CU-DU Career Fair last year. Courtesy Photo

First Female DA in Pueblo County

Terry Kraus
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
On November 5, 2024, Kala Beauvais became the first female of either party to become District Attorney for the 10th Judicial District in Pueblo County. She also became the first Republican to hold that office since Wesley Kettlekamp took the office in 1952.

Deer Population Counted

Cody Purcell, Dnr
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) conducted the first town deer population in Colorado City & Rye on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The purpose of this survey is to better estimate the size of the local town deer herd. Survey teams counted deer simultaneously across nine designated zones.
About 45 people gathered for the Pueblo County Stockmen's Association annual meeting and dinner at the Elks Lodge in Pueblo. Courtesy Photo

About 45 people gathered for the Pueblo County Stockmen's Association annual meeting and dinner at the Elks Lodge in Pueblo. Courtesy Photo

Pueblo County Stockmen’s Association Holds Annual Meeting

Shirley Pigg
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
The Pueblo County Stockmen’s Association (PCSA) welcomed friends, neighbors, and members to their annual meeting and dinner on February 6, 2026.
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Rye Elementary Fifth Graders Attend AgFest

Shirley Pigg
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Fifth graders from Rye Elementary traveled to Pueblo to participate in the Colorado State University Extension’s AgFest program at the Colorado State Fairgrounds on Tuesday, February 17.
Aaron Gutierrez with wife, Rochelle Gutierrez, and parents, Ray and Gloria Gutierrez Courtesy Photo

Aaron Gutierrez with wife, Rochelle Gutierrez, and parents, Ray and Gloria Gutierrez Courtesy Photo

Colorado District 3 Senate Candidate Aaron Gutierrez in Colorado City Saturday

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
When Colorado District 3 Senator Nick Hendricksen announced, on June 5, that he would not seek a second full term in November 2026, people began asking born and raised native Aaron Gutierrez to consider ‘putting himself out there’ and running for the open spot.
Adin Poehlein and Ozzira Garrison with their first-place trophy and medals Courtesy Photo

Adin Poehlein and Ozzira Garrison with their first-place trophy and medals Courtesy Photo

Rye Students Compete at State TSA Conference

David Ressel, Tsa Sponsor
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Twenty-one members of the Rye High School Technology Student Association (TSA) competed in Denver last Thursday-Saturday at the state TSA Conference. Several students were back on stage with top five finishes in their competitions.
Mary Sue and Thomas Thayer from Rye, Colorado, provided by grandson Wilbur Thayer. Courtesy Photo

Mary Sue and Thomas Thayer from Rye, Colorado, provided by grandson Wilbur Thayer. Courtesy Photo

Rye Couple Dies in Thirty-Six Car Pile-up Last Tuesday

Terry Kraus
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
A thirty-six-vehicle pile-up, 1.5 miles south of Exit 94 on the south end of Pueblo, claimed the lives of a Rye couple and three others last Tuesday at about 10:02 a.m. when there was a brownout caused by high winds and blowing dirt. Twenty-nine people were injured, seven seriously.
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