Florence News Archives

Charging its members to make the world a better place, Rotary District Governor Peter Jeschofnig presented the official charter to the new Florence/Eastern Fremont County Rotary Club during its charter banquet Tuesday evening.

Have a question about digital photography? Send it to me . I reply to as many as I can--though given the quantity of e-mails that I get, I can't promise a personal reply to each one.

More than 100 visitors from across the state will converge on Fremont County this weekend during a special event that will showcase the heritage of the local area.

Two of the three people arrested Aug. 28 by the Fremont County Combined Investigative Response Team in connection with a theft from a Kwik Stop, also known as Hank's Travel Plaza, appeared in court Thursday for formal filing of charges.

Increasingly complex technology and soaring equipment costs are forcing local emergency and law enforcement agencies to consider condensing communications into a single, regional center.

Weary of battling traffic and crowded trails to do the high-country aspen-viewing thing? There is a great alternative.

When pioneers moved to the Old West, one of the first things they did was to establish schools.

Steeped in history and tradition, Florence will celebrate its heritage with its annual Pioneer Day festivities this weekend.

Although he has been a Florence-Penrose School Board member for only a short time, Michael Till is eager to pursue a term against Andy Franklin in District E for the next term.

Although he lives in Coal Creek, he works in Canon City and rarely has time to get involved where his wife works and his children go to school.

It's an opportunity to be involved in the community and the school board. 'It presented itself and I want to take advantage of that,' said Don Droll, who is running unopposed in District D for a position on the Florence-Penrose School Board.

Being active in his daughters' sports program led him to an interest in the school board.

As excitement begins to build, organizers are preparing for the 10th annual Belvedere Blues Fest, featuring three days of blues music, rock and roll and a gospel session, highlighting local, regional and national acts.

She cannot remember when she became involved in art. But Pat Pierce began drawing numerous pictures as a child.

Sexual abuse allegations against the staff of U.S. Penitentiary Atwater in 2007 exceeded all but one other federal prison in the country, Justice Department investigators disclosed Thursday.

GREENHORN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS Five minutes into the hike, I knew I shouldn't have come.

She rarely misses the Wet Mountain Western Days festival. 'I tell people I come here to cleanse my soul,' said Carole Buglewicz, whose father was doctor in Florence for many years.

Federal corrections officer William Brown stands in the doorway of a typical cell in a general population unit at the U.S. Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Security facility in Florence, Colo., in a 1994 file photo.

Its name may be a misnomer. After all, it does provide information to seniors, but it is also for everyone.

Benjamin Vernon Basham, former manager of Kwick Stop #2 in Canon City, was arrested August 28 and charged with the theft of more than $25,000 from the store.

With the Pioneer Day festival just around the corner, he has been busy creating a souvenir for the occasion.