Southern Colorado winemakers are finding the grapes that fit right into the state’s often unpredictable climate
Sue McMillin
Sue McMillin is a longtime Colorado editor and reporter currently based in Cañon City.
Posted inCrime and Courts
Owner of Penrose funeral home where 115 bodies were improperly stored said taxidermy work was the cause of odors
Federal disaster recovery teams will begin grim task of removing human remains from Return to Nature Funeral Home and identifying them using DNA, dental records
Posted inFood and Restaurants
“I haven’t slept good all summer”: Farmers worry about delayed Pueblo chile crop after wild weather
Avid chile fans will still be able to grab chiles at Pueblo’s annual festival. But folks in other parts of Colorado or out-of-state may not be so lucky.
Posted inEnvironment
Tiny spill of water likely tainted with uranium in Cañon City confirms watchdog group’s worries about Superfund site cleanup
State health officials say Cotter Corp., which ran a uranium milling operation there for decades, will return to manage the site until cleanup is complete
Posted inCulture
A food hall is bringing Pueblo’s “beautiful building stock” back to life. It’s just the start.
Fuel & Iron Food Hall has taken a community-focused approach by adding on-site workforce housing. The project is helping revitalize the city’s historic downtown.
Posted inEducation
After two years of controversy, San Luis Valley school can keep its Thunderbird mascot after all
Facing fines from the state over derogatory Native American mascots, the Sangre de Cristo School District forged an agreement with the Jicarilla Apache Nation
Posted inEducation
Older Coloradans line up early, stay up late to enroll in elective classes that provide coveted enjoyment and interaction
Community colleges note a post-COVID surge in interest in hundreds of noncredit classes ranging from the basics of watercolor painting to the history of snake oil cures.
Posted inEnvironment
EPA, Colorado say Superfund site still secure despite cleanup delay. Cañon City locals are skeptical.
Officials say the former uranium mill site is still being maintained despite the company responsible for cleanup going insolvent
Posted inEnvironment
Aging activists have battled for decades to clean up a Colorado Superfund site. Who will fight once they’re gone?
The Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site has an estimated 5.8 million tons of radioactive waste buried under the dirt
Posted inEnvironment
Cotter Mill cleanup company says it is insolvent, will stop work on Cañon City Superfund site
Colorado Legacy Land was paid in 2018 to take over remediation of one of the slowest Superfund cleanups in the U.S. and a uranium mine leaking into Ralston Creek west of Denver