The National Weather Service is hosting its annual weather spotter preparedness and training sessions. The SKYWARN sessions will teach volunteer weather spotters when and how to report severe weather, the basics of thunderstorm development, and severe weather safety.

Pueblo residents are being asked to participate in a first-of-its kind community survey. The Pueblo Collaborative Community Survey will help leaders assess which public services to invest in. It allows residents to rank the importance of ten different categories, including economic development, public safety, and health and human services.

El Paso County residents are being asked to submit input regarding voter service and polling center locations in preparation for this year’s presidential election. The county uses the public input to make sure voting is as convenient as possible during election season.

It was standing room only Tuesday evening as more than 100 people came out to watch the unveiling of the design for the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex.

The project to build a new Pikes Peak Summit Complex is in its final stages of preliminary design. Four options are under consideration, which aim to modernize comfort and educational experiences for visitors. The public can view the designs and submit comments on the project webpage. The options feature minimalistic and futuristic designs.

Bustang is expanding to some weekend service starting Saturday. Since its start in July, the interregional bus service has connected Front Range cities in addition to providing service along the I-70 corridor. The western route in particular has been popular, says Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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Colorado Springs residents can expect to see road repairs taking place after ballot measure 2C was approved with 65% of the vote.   The measure allows for a .62% sales tax increase to go toward road maintenance, and is expected to draw around 50 million dollars a year in revenue.

State and county officials are encouraging voters to return ballots in person if they’re not yet mailed.  The request comes after some voters experienced delays in receiving their ballots for the November 3rd election. Reports show that some are going to and from Denver multiple times before being delivered to voters.

Eight libraries across the state are piloting the ‘Check-Out Colorado State Park’ program. It makes passes to state parks available for check out, along with backpacks stocked with information and activities. The program is part of the Governor’s initiative to motivate Coloradans to take advantage of the outdoors.

Friday is the last day to submit comments on a proposed transportation plan for the Pikes Peak area. Moving Forward 2040 looks at existing and future needs for improvements to multi-modal transportation, and identifies $6 billion worth of need.

More campsites, restrooms, and parking areas could come to the Shelf Road Climbing Area near Canon City under a new proposal.  The Bureau of Land Management estimates the area sees 42,000 more visitors yearly than when the two campgrounds were originally constructed in the mid-90’s.

The city of Colorado Springs is continuing steps in smoothing over a contentious stormwater issue with its southern neighbor.  City Council yesterday passed a resolution allowing Mayor John Suthers to put $150,000 toward funding a restoration master plan for the Monument Creek Watershed.  Monument Creek flows into Fountain Creek.  High flows there have been causing

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Trinidad is the first of nine communities announced as a beneficiary of a new state-run rural artist program.  The $50 million program called Space to Create, Colorado is an effort of Colorado Creative Industries and other foundations to provide affordable housing for artists.

A testing and manufacturing center for rocket propulsion is launching in Pueblo.  The project from Centennial-based United Launch Alliance is for a next generation rocket called the Vulcan. The company is looking to commercialize space access and help make it more cost-efficient.

A near century-old refurbished Wurlitzer organ gets an unveiling this weekend.    The historic instrument moved around Walsenburg through the years, but returned to its original home at the Fox Theatre in the 90’s. The Pikes Peak Area Theatre Organ Society refurbished the rare instrument in a project that took six years to complete.