Canon City News

A guard walks through the gates during a tour of the Centennial South Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City in 2012.

Canon City School Board members listen to a presentation by Superintendent Dr. Robin Gooldy Monday during a school board meeting.

A proposed mill levy override and bond election would help the school district to make much needed repairs and upgrades to Canon City schools, such as the galvanized water pipes pictured here at Washington Elementary School.

Pueblo Community College Fremont Campus nursing student Ira Carpenter talks to his class during a group presentation Tuesday during class.

The couple moved to Canon City in 1978 and has lived here since. Harold, an Army veteran, is retired with a masters in social work.

With the Fourth of July more than a month away, Fremont County Fireworks Committee Hank Holloway is stepping up early this year for his fundraising efforts .

The public is invited to attend a retirement tea honoring Joan DeSalvo and Judy Near from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday at Canon Exploratory School.

A District Court judge Thursday granted a defense motion for a competency evaluation of a man accused of an armed burglary April 15 in Florence.

The Canon City Recreation District will host a Kids Fishing Derby this Saturday at the Pathfinder Park Pond on Colo.

A model wears a unique outfit for Tailored West Boutique, who will host an Outdoor Musical Fashion Show at 2 p.m. Saturday in Suite A at 113 Latigo Lane.

A Canon City teen was sentenced Wednesday in three cases of burglary, in what the prosecution and defense both called a crime spree.

On Wednesday, the Canon City General Government Committee heard an update on the Department of Human Services mentoring program from Special Projects Coordinator James Berg.

A driver competes in various hill climbs, including the Temple Canyon Hill Climb, which will be offered this weekend.

The Fremont County Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a request for a major modification to the Special Review Use Permit for Captain Zipline Tours near Wellsville.

Tammi Hartung, Desert Canyon Farm in Canon City, with fresh basket of herbs at her Colorado home.

The end of the Friendship Fellowship season for 2012/2013 has come to an end. Yet it is a beginning in another sense and a time of giving, guiding and growing this ministry to people with special needs; their families and caregivers.

Myrna Hainer looks at pottery in Depot Park on Sunday during the Royal Gorge Artists Association Craft Fair.

The Canon City Council will consider two resolutions pertaining two the American Constitution when it meets at 6 p.m. today for its regular meeting.

Local cowboy Mike Hadley, right, takes in the 146th Royal Gorge Rodeo on Saturday night.

CANON CITY, Colo. - The daily life of a mountain man seems rough and time consuming.