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The U.S. Forest Service will monitor four small fires sparked by lightning late Wednesday afternoon in the Pike National Forest.

"Eclectic" seems like too bland and refined a word to describe the explosive mix of sound that is Creating a Newsense.

Green Mountain Falls Deputy Marshal John Amundson stops a vehicle Sunday night at a roadblock near the home where two children died and deputies shot a man inside.

A fire burning in southwestern Teller County scorched an estimated 23 acres Sunday.

Good news for the poor souls who commute up and down Ute Pass, braving insane drivers and using $4 a gallon gas: Possibly by October, they can hop on sleek express buses that will run several times a day ...

Colorado Springs Published 5 minute ago A Colorado psychologist with a multi-million dollar parenting program was in Green Mountain Falls tonight.

“Things the geeky guys don't fix. I live day-to-day. The margins are slim. There's no blue book. It's what it sold for last week . . . by a guy on eBay.”

Mike Urban likes the simple life. No cell phone. No computer. No steady paycheck. via The Gazette

May 2, 2008 Acting assistant city manager of Colorado Springs Sure, it might not be a holiday on par with the Fourth of July or New Years Eve, but as National Public Works Week approaches, from May 18 to 24, ... via Colorado Springs Business Journal

“I don't like sitting on the sidelines, wondering what's going on”

A lack of candidates is forcing some area municipalities to cancel April elections. via The Gazette

“We believe that it sends the message where we say; - no campfires, we mean no campfires”

New campfire fines issued by the U.S. Forest Service have rural firefighters breathing a sigh of relief. via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs Published 4 hour ago The Colorado Department of Transportation will be doing road work on Highway 24 between Colorado Springs and Woodland Park on Thursday and Friday. via KOAA-TV Pueblo

Crack sealing operations are scheduled over the next two days on U.S. 24, west of Colorado Springs. via Dot.state.co.us

“The majority of council seems pretty committed to keeping transit, but when you're faced with a lot of other needs, you're just never sure.”

Folks who depend on buses to get to and from Fountain are assured of that service through mid-July, following approval Tuesday of a contract with Colorado Springs to provide both fixed-route and paratransit ... via The Gazette

“The question is: When we find human E. coli at Security, is it coming from Colorado Springs or Green Mountain Falls?”

Here's an update on E.coli in Fountain Creek from The Pueblo Chieftain . From the article: A study trying to identify sources of E. coli on Upper Fountain Creek has already isolated and fixed one problem, but ... via John Orr

Colorado town considers 'feeder buses' to link downtown to valley system Carbondale town officials said they would survey residents of the Colorado town to find out who would use a feeder bus system and the ... via Headwaters News

“It tells us there's poop in the water”

The cold Rocky Mountain streamwater rolling down Ute Pass is not as clean and pristine as one might think. via The Gazette

“They'll be better off with us”

The roadway of a busy Nevada Avenue bridge needs to be replaced this summer, a project that will take four months and cost about $1 million. via The Gazette

“I can't begin to scratch the surface of his contributions to our community.”

When, inevitably, "Auld Lang Syne" plays at the stroke of midnight, many in Ute Pass will toast the memory of the man they knew as Mr. via The Gazette

“You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator. We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.”

December 21, 2007 Citizens for Effective Government In one of her famous letters to John Adams, long before he became president, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband, "You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see ... via Colorado Springs Business Journal

“In prison, I really started to find myself”

There is much to be learned from Sophie Scholl and Franz Jagerstatter. Since their death and in part due to their witness, the Second Vatican Council recognized the validity of selective conscientious objection ... via The Common Ills