DENVER – It’s Christmas in May for some Coloradans, as the Legislature is poised to approve tens of millions of dollars worth of tax benefits in the last days of its yearly session. Want to...

DENVER – The ski season is over, and so is the Legislature’s latest effort to keep the U.S. Forest Service from claiming ski resorts’ water rights. Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, wasn’t exp...

DENVER – County elected officials will not be getting a raise anytime soon. Senators killed a bill to ask voters to let county commissioners set salaries for themselves and other officials,...

DENVER – Western Slope legislators’ latest plans to make it harder to amend the state constitution met a familiar fate Wednesday. Legislators, especially those in Western Colorado, have com...

The huge For Pets’ Sake Spring Yard Sale was another huge success! We took in over $8,400 to help the cats and dogs in our area. Thank you, thank you, thank you to lots of folks! We had o...

Girl Scouts of Colorado, Troop 2619 would like to thank Dr. Susan Grabbe, veterinarian, for meeting with our troop while we were working on our “Pets” and “Animal Habitats” badges. We had...

The Piñon Project is launching a program to create individualized care for at-risk children with a serious emotional disturbance, who are already receiving services from a government agency. ...

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A life can be measured by many yardsticks: in minutes, in daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee, in inches or miles, in laughter, in strife. So says the song, “Seasons of Love,” fro...