In the first year of Pueblo County’s pilot program, 27% of screenings in the jail came back positive for syphilis. Six pregnant women were treated.
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Posted inWater
50,000 southeast Colorado residents will finally get clean drinking water thanks to federal infrastructure funding
A decades-old pipeline project in the Arkansas Valley region will receive $60 million to finish construction by 2029
Posted inElection 2022
Election supervisor appointed again in Pueblo County after clerk’s ballot blunder
For second time this year a supervisor will oversee Pueblo County election after mistake by Clerk Gilbert Ortiz
Posted inWater
Brown. Smelly. Kills houseplants: Residents in a southern Colorado town boil over their tap water
Officials are looking for funds to repair the community’s aging water system, as Colorado City residents blame mismanagement for the problems.
Posted inBusiness
Xcel Energy’s ability to meet next summer’s electricity demand hangs on two Pueblo solar projects
The transition from fossil-fuel generated electricity to renewables is proving tricky for Colorado’s largest utility.
Posted inPolitics and Government
“Ridiculous” stress on USPS contractors closed a Colorado town’s post office. Now, residents drive 60 miles for mail.
The 2,500 residents of the town find themselves without a local post office after its contracted business owners quit, citing lack of support.
Posted inBusiness, Climate, Energy, Environment, News, Politics and Government
Closing a coal-fired power plant in Pueblo to meet Colorado climate goals is easier said than done
This much is certain: Comanche 3 — Xcel Energy’s $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in Pueblo — is going to close. When and how are now issues of intense debate before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The fate of the plant — the state’s largest single emitter of carbon dioxide — is key to Colorado […]
Posted inClimate, Energy, Environment, News
Stingy car electrification plan by Black Hills Energy drives Pueblo inequity, advocates say
Jamie Valdez is on the lookout for a used car deal, and the longtime Pueblo environmental activist is ready to put his money where his advocacy is. But the used hybrid he wants rarely turns up in southern Colorado car markets, and when one does, the price has jumped again. National electric vehicle reports say […]
Posted inColoradans, COVID, Education, News
How southern Colorado is working to bridge the digital divide in schools
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado teachers, parents and students have been forced to adapt to periods of remote learning. Kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms and offices have been converted into temporary classrooms as students try to absorb new material through small boxes on a computer screen. But some families have struggled to adapt more than others. […]
Posted inClimate, Environment, News
Colorado wants to help after coal leaves town. It’s going to take time. And a lot of money.
A state plan to support the economies of 11 Colorado counties where coal mines and power plants are closing anticipates a price tag of at least $100 million to help workers and their communities. The state wants to help coal communities however it can, but the people who spent more than a year developing the […]