FIRESTONE — A tornado that touched down in a largely rural area of northern Colorado on Monday damaged buildings on seven properties, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Among the structures that were considered destroyed were two homes as well as two buildings at a feedlot, according to a damage survey by Weld County. One […]
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Tornado touches down in Weld County, causing damage but no injuries
FIRESTONE — A tornado touched down in Firestone on Monday afternoon, causing damage to businesses and property and blowing over some power lines. No one was injured. The tornado dropped down near Weld County roads 19 and 28 shortly before 5:30 p.m. “I was in the house,” said Mark McKinney. “A buddy I work with […]
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Fickle Midwest weather provides the backdrop for a Colorado author’s collection of interconnected short stories
Mark Pleiss is a writer in Denver. He publishes fiction, book reviews, scholarly criticism, and essays. He worked as a freelance journalist for The Omaha World-Herald and The Des Moines Register before completing a doctorate in Spanish Literature and teaching at St. Olaf College, the University of Colorado Boulder, and Metro State University Denver. He is from Omaha, Nebraska. For more, […]