Custer County News

Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. Read more: State , Crime , Westcliffe , Body , Custer County , Coronor , El Paso County , Woman WESTCLIFFE, Colo.

Saturday morning found 89 personnel from nine Fremont County agencies gathered in and around Cotopaxi to deal with an incident, which if real, would have caused significant damage and sent at least eight juveniles to the hospital.

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

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.

Searchers from three counties are looking a hunter who has gone missing Tuesday afternoon.

Several fires attributed to lightning were discovered in the past week in the San Isabel National Forest and San Carlos and Salida Ranger districts in Fremont and Custer counties.

Fourteen Boy Scouts from a local camp were taken to the hospital Tuesday night with what could be the H1N1 Flu.

With nursing and physician shortages across the nation, one Southern Colorado university is trying to help not only its students but people in rural areas as well.

This year marks 150th anniversary of mining in Colorado, and the Town of Silver Cliff is planning a booming celebration during its annual Mining and Heritage Days, June 13-14. Mining is the reason Silver Cliff was established, having once been a booming silver-mining town with a population of 6,000-7,000. Today, its 589 souls hope to give folks a ...