Pueblo Sewage Spill: CPW Expands Arkansas River Water Contact Advisory to Southeast Colorado Wildlife Areas
PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is expanding its water contact advisory to 10 state wildlife areas and the Las Animas Fish Hatchery along the Arkansas River, asking visitors to avoid direct contact with the river and fisheries on tho...
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Community-Donated Pies Bring Sweet Surprise to Gold Mountain Fire Crews
Yesterday, we shared how one $100 donation grew into an extraordinary community effort. Here's where some of those pies ended up. Eight fresh-baked pies from Pleasant Valley made the trip up the mountain to firefighters working on the #GoldMountai...
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Fowler Police Chief Addresses Flock Cameras, Privacy Concerns and Recent Tampering
Yes, the Cameras Are Back Up. No, Please Don’t Touch Them. I recently watched a video discussing automated license plate reader cameras, and I thought it was worth addressing because his position is pretty much exactly where I stand on the issue...
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Pedestrian Killed, Another Seriously Injured in Highway 287 Hit-and-Run in Adams County
**UPDATE and CORRECTION** Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash On Highway 287 While initial reports mentioned a motorcycle, further investigation determined that the two involved parties were crossing Highway 287 (Federal Boulevard) on foot when the Ford F-150...
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Two Montrose Men Seriously Injured in Highway 550 Rollover Near Ridgway
Single Vehicle Rollover on Highway 550 (COLORADO) – On Saturday, August 29, 2026, at around 3:06 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol was notified of a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of northbound Highway 550 near milepost 112 (just north ...
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Arkansas Valley’s Bonnie Ellis Named Miss Congeniality at 52nd Annual Silver Queen Celebration
Arkansas Valley’s Bonnie Ellis Named Miss Congeniality at 52nd Annual Silver Queen Celebration Pueblo, Colo. — Just one week after being crowned the Arkansas Valley Fair Silver Queen, Bonnie Ellis, 77, of Prairie View Village in Las Animas, ea...
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CPW Issues Water Contact Advisory at John Martin Reservoir as Pueblo Sewage Spill Moves Downstream
HASTY, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife advises visitors to John Martin Reservoir State Park to avoid contact with the Arkansas River and John Martin Reservoir beginning Monday, Aug. 31, as water affected by a 4.2-million-gallon untreated sew...
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4.25 Million Gallons of Untreated Sewage Accidentally Released into Arkansas River in Pueblo
Colorado State Officials Working with Produce Growers on the Arkansas River to Mitigate Potential Sewage Spill Impacts Pueblo, Colorado - The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Colorado Department Public Health and Environment (CDPHE...
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Senior Golf League Results: 44 Golfers Competed in August 25 Scramble
La Junta Senior Golf League - results for August 25, 2026 Forty-four golfers participated in the Tuesday Senior Golf League on August 25. There was a special putt on each hole that was moderately hard. If a golfer made the putt, their team subtrac...
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Pueblo Sewage Spill Prompts Arkansas River Recreation Warning - La Junta Drinking Water Safe
The City of Pueblo experienced a discharge of untreated sewage into the Arkansas River near Confluence Park on August 27, 2026. The discharge was halted by 11:45am. Discharges of raw sewage into waterways like the Arkansas River can cause contamin...
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