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Pikes Peak Library District CEO responds to community concerns over Rockrimmon closure

As Dec. 1 approaches and the Rockrimmon Library gasps its last breath, the Pikes Peak Library Districtโ€™s Chief Librarian and CEO Teona Shainidze-Krebs said she feels the communityโ€™s pain over the decision to shutter the beloved space.

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Western Colorado school board votes to close one elementary school, two more could shutter

It was an emotional night at the Mesa County Valley District 51 school board meeting on Nov. 19, as more than 50 public commenters packed a seven-hour session that stretched past midnight.

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Law enforcement on the hunt for ‘panda bandits’ in Boulder County

The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is working to solve a string of ‘smash and grab’ burglaries that are said to have taken place at a gas station in Superior involving the theft of tobacco and vaping products. Suspects in the case have been dubbed the ‘Panda Bandits,’ thanks to one person donning a panda costume while committing alleged crimes.

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Morgan County dairywoman Mary Kraft energizesย dairy organization

Fourth-generation dairy farmer Mary Kraft who built Quail Ridge Dairy from the ground up near Fort Morgan was just re-elected Dairy Management Inc. board vice chair, an organization overseeing their nationwide marketing plan. Kraft resides in rural northeast Colorado with her husband Chris, son Stratton and daughter Jordan.

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Gaines: Colorado newsrooms promote left-wing โ€˜civic engagementโ€™

Wanting to support your community and get civically engaged?ย  Do you also like warm cookies?ย  I suppose the Venn Diagram for these two things would likely show a lot of overlap.ย  Iโ€™m right there in the middle anyway.

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