Juneteenth traces roots to June 19, 1865. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 was supposed to end slavery throughout the United States. But both Civil War battles and slavery continued for another two and half years and after the official end of the Civil War with the Confederacy surrendering to the Union on April…
El Paso County is soliciting public input into the development of a Broadband Strategic Plan. The initial phase is a study that includes gathering input from County residents, businesses and key stakeholders through two online surveys, one specifically targeted to assess the needs desires of residents and another one for businesses. These two online surveys…
VIDEO: The Colorado Springs Conservatory talks about their production “Jack” and how it relates to addressing bullying and teen suicide. Colorado Springs Conservatory.org
El Paso County Fair Queen Cheyenne Holt visited the Board of County Commissioners on Thursday to promote the 113th El Paso County Fair, July 14-21 in Calhan. “I’ve had the pleasure of calling the El Paso County Fair my second home for the past nine years as an active member of 4H,” Holt said. She…
There will no longer be a waitlist process in El Paso County for the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program, known as CCCAP. House Bill 18-1335 redesigned the funding structure allocating an additional $21 million statewide for the program. El Paso County’s share of that funding is about $3.1 million. CCCAP provides subsidies to eligible low-income…
VIDEO: The historic Manitou Springs sign is back and a lot of people are excited about it. Several residents and business owners came out to witness the sign going back up after it was temporarily removed for construction. Here’s a quick video of the installation.
VIDEO: The newly constructed 1-25/Fillmore Bridge interchange was renamed in honor of Donald G. Stratton on June 8, 2018. Stratton is a Pearl Harbor survivor from the USS Arizona. Commissioners Proclaim Don Stratton Day in El Paso County Pearl Harbor Survivor Recognized as One of County’s Oldest and Most Distinguished Veterans Donald Stratton at the…
VIDEO: Black Forest Fire Five Year Anniversary
Colorado State University Extension offers Make & Take: Sustainable Succulents Planted Container. In this workshop you will learn about two groups of low water, hardy perennial succulents (Sempervivum and Sedum species) and how they can be used to create a beautiful planter. Then make your own planter to take home and enjoy! Class and planter…
Our latest update on the WAAP project is a big one. Over the past few weeks we’ve had some roads close and some roads open back up. We also got all 20 girders installed at the bridge. Looking ahead to next week, there will be a full closure on Colorado Avenue as we put the…