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.
Morgan County dairywoman Mary Kraft energizes dairy organization Read More »
Wanting to support your community and get civically engaged? Do you also like warm cookies? I suppose the Venn Diagram for these two things would likely show a lot of overlap. I’m right there in the middle anyway.
Gaines: Colorado newsrooms promote left-wing ‘civic engagement’ Read More »
Aurora councilmembers on Monday picked three candidates to interview for the open at-large position on the council.
Three finalists picked from pool of 34 for Aurora’s open seat on City Council Read More »
The City of Fountain plans to increase its budget for street resurfacing projects by at least 10% each year until 2027, according to its 2025-2027 Strategic Plan approved on Tuesday.
City of Fountain to increase budget for street resurfacing projects through 2027 Read More »
Earlier this week, D51 announced the three schools on the recommended closures list. On Friday, the district released a report detailing their reasoning for Nisley, Scenic and Clifton Elementary schools facing potential closures.
Report details D51’s poor financial standing, reasoning behind school closures Read More »
Last week, news broke that the tiny town of Nederland may be considering the purchase of nearby Eldora Mountain Resort, long known for attracting Front Range winter slopesport enthusiasts looking to skip I-70 traffic to instead enjoy the 600-plus acres of skiable terrain at this local spot instead. After all, winter sports company POWDR is looking for a new owner of the spot, meaning that big changes are likely on the way regardless of who ends up acquiring the destination.
Tiny Colorado town floats idea of purchasing resort estimated to cost $100 million-plus Read More »
In preparation for next week’s free Thanksgiving meals for Colorado Springs residents in need, turkey talk is happening this week.
In Colorado Springs, organizations are gearing up for free Thanksgiving meals Read More »
A 25-year-old man who police believe oversaw the theft of dozens of vehicles from the parking lots at Denver International Airport recently pleaded guilty and received a 20-year prison sentence.
Leader of auto thefts from Colorado airport lots sentenced to prison Read More »
Colorado Springs’ Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Advisory Board on Thursday narrowly approved a policy to expand electric bike access on city trails.
Colorado Springs e-bike policy gains narrow vote of approval Read More »
Realigning the main drag through Sterling left a couple parcels of land orphaned. It wasn’t necessarily that they looked worse than they did before — one of them was a former trailer park where the only vestiges of its former life were bare concrete pads with socketless meter boxes poking up here and there. The highway realignment didn’t make them ugly, it made them uglier: it left a bit of land whose shape wouldn’t be too conducive to anything useful. Yet another empty patch of dirt on my daily commute.
Gaines: You can make a difference by volunteering for a local board or committee Read More »
