The expansion plan at Monarch ski area is the first in nearly 20 years for a resort seeking Forest Service approval to expand beyond its special-use permit boundary
Chaffee County
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Charges dropped against second Chaffee County day care worker accused of child abuse after boy pulled down classmate’s pants
The Salida-Poncha Springs community had rallied around Roberta Rodriguez, paying her rent and sending her on a vacation while she wasn’t able to get a job
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Chaffee County to put second day care worker on trial in case of 5-year-old pulling down classmates’ pants
Prosecutors were denied an attempt to add new evidence of previous incidents at The Schoolhouse in the case against the former director
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Colorado jury acquits day care worker accused of child abuse after 5-year-old pulled down classmates’ pants
The Salida community rallied around the two child care workers charged in the case and county commissioners just approved a $133,000 grant so the center can reopen
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Seven Peaks music festival won’t return to Colorado’s San Luis Valley
The three-day country music Seven Peaks festival started in 2019 in Buena Vista and moved to Villa Grove last year. Founder Dierks Bentley said it could move to Red Rocks this year.
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Opinion: Colorado’s official goal is 99% broadband by 2027, but the state isn’t acting like it
If we want to connect every home and every farm, even in Colorado’s rugged remote areas, we need to get real about which areas are truly underserved.
Posted inSun Investigation
Criminal charges against preschool teachers, closure of child care center tore a Colorado town apart
Parents, now scrambling to find alternative care after the abrupt closure of The Schoolhouse in Poncha Springs, are accusing authorities of overreacting to reports of a 5-year-old touching younger classmates
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Western Slope voters overwhelmingly passed taxes on short-term rentals to fund affordable housing
Colorado’s Western Slope communities could generate about $40 million in new tax revenue from vacation rentals to support affordable housing
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Brush police chief, central in sexting case against school administrators, leaves for Eagle job
Derek Bos said his last day in Brush will be Dec. 9. He will start work in Eagle on Dec. 12
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10 Colorado communities support lawsuit to block Utah oil trains along Colorado River
Cities and counties the tracks run through want to support appeal of 2020 federal approval of Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway, which routes waxy crude oil trains through Colorado