A third of the wild horses captured from Western Slope rangeland last summer have died in the equine flu outbreak at their holding pens in Cañon City, though federal officials said Wednesday that the outbreak is winding down. Mustang deaths — which numbered more than 20 on the worst days of the outbreak — have […]
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Many of the 119 wild horses killed by equine flu at Cañon City facility weren’t vaccinated, BLM says
Three dead foals were the first sign that something was wrong with the West Douglas herd, mustangs that until eight months ago had roamed dry and rugged rangeland in far western Colorado. When the third foal died on April 18, following the recent death of another foal and one that was stillborn, the Bureau of […]
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Nearly 100 wild horses have died in less than a week as equine flu spreads at federal facility in Cañon City
Veterinarians say a highly contagious equine flu has killed 95 wild horses so far this week at federal Bureau of Land Management holding pens in Cañon City. The mustangs captured from Colorado rangeland and hauled to the federal facility on state prison grounds have been dying at a rapid pace. Federal officials first announced the […]
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67 wild horses die at federal facility in Cañon City from mysterious illness
An “unknown yet highly contagious” disease has caused the deaths of 67 wild horses within four days in Cañon City, where the animals have been kept since they were captured by the federal Bureau of Land Management. The BLM announced the outbreak Monday and the deaths of 57 horses since Saturday. Then 10 more horses […]
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Northwest Colorado wild horse roundup ends with 70% of the herd removed from Sand Wash Basin
Stella Trueblood stood on a platform above the corrals, her eyes quickly scanning through the dust as the wild horses were pushed through a chute toward a trailer. The mustangs that reached the semi truck would ship out of the Sand Wash Basin forever. Trueblood and other volunteers from the Sand Wash Basin Wild Horse […]
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Universal free lunch will help Colorado districts keep feeding kids. But could it also rob some schools of state funding?
When Paula Buser heard that the U.S. Department of Agriculture would fund universal free lunch for schools throughout the country next year, she hit a crossroads of emotions, falling somewhere between contented and concerned. Food insecurity has plagued families in Fremont County during the pandemic, said Buser, who directs support services for Cañon City School […]
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Potential operator of trains on Colorado’s Tennessee Pass promises rail line wouldn’t transport crude oil
Colorado Midland & Pacific Railroad, which is vying to run trains across the long-dormant Tennessee Pass Line between Cañon City and Gypsum, promises it will never transport crude oil, coal or hazardous materials on the line. The nascent railroad operator’s plan to return trains to the line that has been idle since 1997 riled residents […]
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Should every Colorado kid get a mental health exam after enduring coronavirus? It won’t be easy.
When Mark Sass has a parent-teacher conference these days, the discussion often isn’t immediately focused on grades. It’s focused on wellbeing. “We need to lead with that mental health concern before we jump into the academics,” said Sass, a part-time social studies teacher at Legacy High School in Broomfield who also runs the Colorado branch […]
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Free to good home: Century-old bridge spanning the Arkansas River near Cañon City
CAÑON CITY — Need a bridge? If so, the century-old single-lane Parkdale Bridge that spans the Arkansas River is free for the taking. All you need is a trailer capable of carrying the 20-ton, 100-foot-long structure from the eastern edge of Bighorn Sheep Canyon along curvy U.S. 50 to where you want to put it. […]
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Coronavirus has masked Colorado students’ emotions. Teachers are trying new ways to connect.
During a typical school year — one that isn’t upended by a pandemic — Katieann Carochi greets her students with a handshake as they enter the classroom each morning. It’s more than a way for the fifth-grade teacher to say hello. “That for me is a big gauge as to how they’re doing that day,” […]