News
Terry Kraus
Five candidates are running for three positions on the Rye Fire Protection District Board of Directors. The election is on May 6. All five candidates answered a series of questions about the position and their view of areas that need attention.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Valley First Continues to Make Huge Strides
Shirley Pigg
Valley First has not once slowed down since they started working improving the Greenhorn Meadows Park. They have had an exceptional spring in 2025 following the groundbreaking for the new baseball field.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Beeman Shares FFA Donations and Earnings with D70 Board
Shirley Pigg
Ethan Beeman, Agricultural Teacher and FFA Advisor at Rye High School (RHS), attended the Pueblo County School District 70 (D70) Board of Education meeting on April 1 to report on the multitude of donations and the proceeds from the RHS FFA Oyster Fry and Labor Auction.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Clean Energy Bill Opens the Way for Nuclear Power
Press Release
As Pueblo faces the closure of the coal-fired Comanche Unit 3 power plant by 2031, the Cleaner Coal Communities Coalition welcomes the Governor Jared Polis signing House Bill 25-1040 recognizing that zero-emission Advanced Nuclear Energy is in fact Clean Energy.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
VFC Easter Egg Hunt Promises Fun
Shirley Pigg
The Volunteers for Community are bringing back one of their most loved events again for 2025. The children's Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, from 10:00 a.m. sharp until noon.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Rye High School Masonic Public-School Achievement Award recipient Micheal Amaya (center) with his parents Courtesy Photo
Pye and Amaya Honored at Masonic Ceremony
Shirley Pigg
Rye High School (RHS) juniors Taylor Pye and Michael Amaya were recognized at the Masonic Public-School Achievement Awards Ceremony.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
GOAL Academy High School Earns Prestigious 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces Award
Annabelle Reeves, Journalism Intern
PUEBLO, CO. April 4, 2025 - GOAL High School, a leader in charter school education in Colorado, is renowned for its online learning model combined with in-person support at neighborhood drop-in centers.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Colorado City Metro Board Recycles HB 24-1267 Concerns
Terry Kraus
The Colorado City Metro District (CCMD) Board of Directors spent over half an hour discussing Resolution 14-2024 which deals with covenant enforcement policy in accordance with HB 241267.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
D70 Board of Education Approves Revisions and Graduation Date Change
Shirley Pigg
During the March 18 meeting of the Pueblo County School District 70 (D70) Board of Education (BOE), revisions to policies were discussed, along with a change to the graduation date for the D70 Online Alternative School.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
The RHS Envirothon team all shined up in professional attire to do their presentation at the Envirothon held at CSU Spur in Denver Courtesy Photo
RHS Excels at Denver Envirothon
Shirley Pigg
The 2025 Colorado Envirothon brought together eleven high school teams, including the Rye High School (RHS) team, to compete in various natural resource challenges, including a soils competition that utilized soil cores, maps, and lab tests.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025