September 9, 2025 – I am pleased to release the 2024 annual report data for El Paso County—Colorado’s largest and busiest coroner’s office. Just as the practice of medicine has long learned from post-mortem examinations, our community benefits from the death investigations this office provides. Although the 2024 report features multiple positive data points, it is…
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September 2, 2025 – El Paso County is pausing the project planning of the Fox Run Nature Center, a strategic decision made in consideration of the current economic environment. The project began as an answer to an identified community need in the 2013 El Paso County Master Plan, followed by a Northern Nature Center…
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While today’s decision was not the outcome we had hoped for, we appreciate and support President Trump’s commitment to strengthening national security. Colorado Springs will continue to play a critical role in our nation’s space and defense missions. With robust infrastructure, an experienced workforce, and decades of leadership in space operations, this community remains essential…
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August 26, 2025 – The El Paso County Coroner, Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley; the Fremont County Coroner, Randy Keller; and participating staff are working tirelessly to examine the remains recovered from Davis Mortuary. We are also investigating ongoing deaths in Pueblo County and continuing to provide the same standard of investigation to our respective counties. We…
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August 26, 2025 – Beginning Tuesday, August 26, El Paso County will complete repairs on County Line Road due to a washout. Rains over the past week caused an immediate need for repair of an existing pipe running under County Line Road. While the roadway is closed, the pipe will be replaced, and the slopes will…
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August 25, 2025 – El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office administration services will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025. However, emergency services such as our 9-1-1 Regional Communications Center, detention operations, and patrol will…
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August 22, 2025 – Beginning Monday, August 25, Palmer Divide Road east of Interstate 25 will be temporarily restricted to one lane for the removal and replacement of a corrugated metal pipe. The lane closure is expected to remain in place for one week, weather dependent. Closure: One lane of Palmer Divide Road east of Interstate 25.…
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August 21, 2025 – El Paso County will convert the Timber Meadow Drive at Blue Heron Spring Lane intersection from an all-way stop to a side-street stop control. This work will remove the stop signs along Timber Meadow Drive, leaving the stop sign on Blue Heron Spring Lane in place. This work will take place on…
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August 20, 2025 – El Paso County is planning to convert two intersections on Stapleton Drive into all-way (4-way) stops. The updated intersections will include Stapleton Drive at Eastonville Road and Stapleton Drive at Lambert Road. This work will take place in late August and early September, weather and resource dependent. Closure: None.…
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August 20, 2025 – Beginning Wednesday, August 27, Loy Creek Road will be closed for the removal of the temporary bridge associated with the Woodland Park Dam project. The closure is expected to last no longer than one day, weather dependent. Closure: Loy Creek Road, located at 11050 Loy Creek Road. Detour: A detour route via Rampart Range…
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