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Otero County Appoints Kaysie Schmidt as New County Administrator, Effective October 2025
Otero County Names Kaysie Schmidt as Next County Administrator The Otero County Board of Commissioners has appointed Kaysie Schmidt as the next County Administrator, effective October 1, 2025. Schmidt brings more than two decades of experience in ...
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Keep Colorado Wild Pass Raises $41 Million to Support State Parks, Search and Rescue, and Avalanche Safety
Keep Colorado Wild Pass Raises $41M for Colorado State Parks, Search and Rescue Volunteers, and Avalanche Safety DENVER—More than 1.5 million Coloradans opted to buy a Keep Colorado Wild Pass during its second year of being on sale, which ge...
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Aquatic Biologists Study Greenback Cutthroat Demographics in Bear Creek
Aquatic Biologists Study Greenback Cutthroat Demographics in Bear Creek COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife conducted electrofishing in Bear Creek Monday near the intersection with Gold Camp Road to determine the abundance ...
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Colorado Health Department and UCHealth Strike New Classification Agreement Deal to Protect Rural and Safety-Net Hospitals
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and UCHealth Reach Agreement on Hospital Classifications to Protect Rural and Safety-net Hospitals Denver, CO — The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) and UC...
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La Junta Senior Golf League Results Aug. 5, 2025
La Junta Senior Golf League Results Aug. 5, 2025 The La Junta Senior Golf League met on August 5 with 44 members, including new member Phyllis Thrall. Nine teams played both a regular scramble and a target chipping contest on the practice green. T...
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Toxic Algae Bloom at DeWeese Reservoir: CPW Warns Public to Avoid Water Contact
Toxic Algae Bloom at DeWeese Reservoir: CPW Warns Public to Avoid Water Contact WESTCLIFFE, Colo. – A growing bloom of toxic blue-green algae at DeWeese Reservoir State Wildlife Area prompted Colorado Parks and Wildlife to warn the public Au...
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Staunton State Park Ranger Arrested After False Stabbing Report Found to Be Hoax
DENVER – On August 19, 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado State Patrol responded to a stabbing incident involving a seasonal CPW employee at Staunton State Park. The Jefferso...
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Governor Polis Declares August 16, 2025, Rocky Ford Watermelon Day Across Colorado
Watch the Video: GOVERNOR POLIS AND CITY OF ROCKY FORD PROCLAIM AUGUST 16, 2025, AS ROCKY FORD WATERMELON DAY Rocky Ford, CO The City of Rocky Ford has officially proclaimed August 16, 2025, as Rocky Ford Watermelon Day, celebrating one of the com...
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18-Year-Old Drowns at Lake Pueblo State Park: Body Recovered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Body recovered at Lake Pueblo State Park PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officers responded Tuesday, just before noon, to a report of a possible drowning at Lake Pueblo State Park . A CPW boat crew with a Pueblo County Sheriff&rs...
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Dawson Metcalf Joins Colorado Outdoor Equity Grant Board, Bringing LGBTQ+ Advocacy
New board member brings LGBTQ+ advocacy experience to Colorado's Outdoor Equity Grant Program DENVER — Today, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced the selection of Dawson Metcalf to the Ou...
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