The agency’s brownfields program just came into lots of new money. And they want rural and small-town Colorado to help spend it.
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A new gold mine may be built in southern Colorado. It would “wreak havoc,” environmentalists warn.
A proposed underground gold mine just outside Cañon City town limits has riled neighbors and regional conservation groups who say it would threaten the adjacent lands, wildlife and watershed. Zephyr Gold USA Ltd wants to develop the 312-acre Dawson Gold Mine on private land about 6 miles southwest of downtown Cañon City, according to its […]
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Shipping container hotel in Florence sparks new ideas for Colorado housing
FLORENCE — Past downtown’s hip coffee shop and brewery, across the street from a gravel pit and next door to a long abandoned house, a Lego-like solution to Colorado’s housing crisis is taking shape. “Everything you see in here was recycled or it can be recycled,” said Wyatt Reed, swinging open the doors to a […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Education, News
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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New plans for rail traffic over Colorado’s Tennessee Pass spark protest from grain-hauling competitor
The Rio Grande Pacific Corp., based in Fort Worth, Texas, has the lease to run trains on the long-dormant lines between Cañon City and Dotsero. But it will be many years before passenger cars and tankers filled with the freight-mover’s crude oil traverse Tennessee Pass — and not just because costs to fix the line […]
Posted inColoradans, Culture, Transportation
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. […]
Posted inElection 2020, News, Politics and Government
Colorado election officials say they’re confident voters will be able to cast their votes safely
Colorado election officials are downplaying concerns about Election Day violence and insist voter intimidation has not been a concern, even as a handful of local governments have bolstered election-related safety measures in recent days. Pitkin County officials beefed up election safety by hiring security guards and banning firearms from polling places. Denver officials are preparing […]
Posted inEducation, Growth
Colorado’s housing crisis has gotten so bad that small towns are now building people homes
SILVER CLIFF – The vacant lot along First, Second and Third streets is lined by wooden stakes that delineate the Bobcat Subdivision, a site for affordable housing in this southern Colorado town. Eventually, this area could be filled with more than a dozen homes with stunning views of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. This […]
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Next Napa Valley? The Cañon City area is hoping wineries can lead to an agricultural renaissance
The start to a Fremont County wine trail might follow narrow and sometimes muddy rural roads, but there’s plenty of buzz about it leading to an agricultural renaissance in the region. With the recent launch of a fourth winery and two more on the way, and a blossoming cidery and the move from Denver of […]