
How to see petroglyphs around southeastern Colorado and why they aren’t everywhere
You asked about rock art on the Front Range and in the Rio Grande Basin, so we got answers.

By Shanna Lewis

The mysteries of Southern Colorado’s Indigenous rock art: Why it’s there, who made it and what threatens it
Rock art inspires “reaching into the past and trying to understand something about the ideas, the thoughts, the world of people of that time,” said archeologist Mark Mitchell.

By Shanna Lewis

A ‘Superb Owl’ party highlights the biodiversity and restoration work on Colorado’s Southern Plains
Move the “B” in Super Bowl and it becomes Superb Owl, a fundraiser for the Southern Plains Land Trust.


Crime, budget challenges and blight among Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham’s greatest concerns
Here’s what the mayor said in the Pueblo State of the City.

By Shanna Lewis

Construction begins on new space and defense technology facility at PuebloPlex
Denver-based Voyager Technologies is building a manufacturing, operations and testing complex.

By Shanna Lewis

Pueblo District 60 board narrowly approves plan to merge six elementary schools into three facilities
About 1,800 students will be affected by the plan to address declining enrollment.

By Shanna Lewis

After a quarter century, Cuchara Mountain Park’s chairlift reopens in Southern Colorado
Volunteers worked for years to bring lift-served winter sports back to the Huerfano County owned park southwest of Pueblo.

By Shanna Lewis

‘Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History’ exhibit opens MLK Day at El Pueblo History Museum
Soldiers, educators and a city founder are among the often unacknowledged stories of Black Puebloans presented in the exhibit.

By Shanna Lewis

Photos: Southern Colorado Scenic Byways and chance to see more images from around the state
Dozens of photographs taken along Colorado’s Scenic and Historic Byways will be on display in Westcliffe including images shot in 48 counties

By Shanna Lewis

Legendary Grateful Dead founding band member Bob Weir’s Colorado Springs connection
The late guitarist and songwriter attended Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs in the early sixties — before he was kicked out and co-founded the band.

By Shanna Lewis

Chamber Orchestra of the Springs to perform local composer’s work honoring victims of Club Q shooting
This weekend’s concerts include three other pieces including a concerto for electric cello by another Colorado composer and a Schubert Symphony

By Shanna Lewis

There’s a new chairlift at Monarch Mountain — a first since 1999
It expands the ski area across the Continental Divide and adds hundreds of acres

By Shanna Lewis

Trump vetoes bipartisan bill to provide clean water to rural Southeastern Colorado
The legislation to complete the Arkansas Valley Conduit passed Congress with unanimous support but was branded an ‘expensive and unreliable’ project by the President.


The search is on for valuable minerals in Southern Colorado, here’s what happens if they’re found under your land
The federal government is updating the region’s geological maps to expand the search for critical minerals and rare earth elements.

By Shanna Lewis

History and recreation converge at Lobatos Bridge Outdoor Classroom in San Luis Valley
The site features 16 signs about the long and varied history of the site and other recreational facilities

By Shanna Lewis

State lottery proceeds will fund land conservation, recreation and other projects around Southern Colorado
More than $7.6 million in Great Outdoors Colorado grant funding will support Southern Colorado projects.

By Shanna Lewis
