Westcliffe News

Tucked into every corner of the Colorado landscape are places where legends still live.

Many people around the world go to bed hungry every night. But thanks to the 'One Day to Feed the World' effort in partnership with Convoy of Hope, its campaign will help save children and provide comfort to disaster victims around the world.

Three candidates will be sworn into office at the Nov. 17 Re-1J school board meeting.

Personal use Christmas tree permits will be available from the BLM Royal Gorge Field Office and the U.S. Forest Service San Carlos Ranger District.

Florence-Penrose schools were on a two-hour delay this morning, while Canon City schools were on schedule.

Two years to the day Jeannie Culpin purchased the historic Wetmore Post Office building, she hosted a grand opening to celebrate the Wetmore-Hardscrabble Genealogical and Historical Society that now is open to the public by appointment.

Old Man Winter made a surprise appearance Sunday, dropping 1.5 inches of precipitation in Canon City with 1 inch of snow on the ground this morning.

With the U.S. Senate poised to begin debate on climate change legislation, representatives of Colorado's rural electric cooperatives personally delivered more than 20,000 postcards from electric cooperative consumer-members to Colorado's senators on Capitol Hill.

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.

As summer comes to an end, there is still time for one last summer fling. And what better way to celebrate than to visit the Wet Mountain Western Days Music and Art Festival Friday through Sunday in Westcliffe.

The smooth sounds of The Crestones will fill Cara Fisher Square on Friday evening for the final Jazz at the Library concert for the season.

WESTCLIFFE Here's your chance to ride off into the sunset. Ride for Life is seeking horseback riders and sponsors for a back country ride to Salida.

WESTCLIFFE, Colo. - An Amarillo man has died in Colorado after his motorcycle struck a deer that ran into the road.

He rattles off his favorite quotes before quietly explaining why these are so important to how he tries to live.

The Vail Jazz Foundation presents the Rick Weingarten Trio free in concert from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Vail Farmers Market.

I don't really mind the new format, but did you have to get rid of all of the reporters? Or are they just hiding? If Westword is going to become nothing but a glossy collection of ads and fluff, please just let it die.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS : IN COLORADO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL COLORADO : COSTILLA IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO : BACA, CUSTER, HUERFANO, LAS ANIMAS, PUEBLO THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BLANCA...FORT GARLAND...PUEBLO... SAN ...

Working on the ranch took lots of hard work and skill, but cowboys also knew how to relax.

A new road sign cautions drivers to watch for Amish horse-drawn buggies in the valley beneath Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains.

"If music be the food of love, play on." Combine the breathtaking beauty of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the timeless plays of Shakespeare and you get a uniquely Colorado experience.