
Agriculture Grants Spice Up A Pueblo Sriracha Maker And Six Other Businesses
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has distributed more than $331,000 in funds.

By Shanna Lewis

The Colorado State Fair Is Ready To Return In 2021 After The Pandemic Closed Down Most Activities Last Year
The fairgrounds will once again offer corndogs, carousels, cows and more.

By Shanna Lewis

The 1921 Flood Changed Pueblo Forever. What Has Recovery Looked Like?
The 1921 flood in Pueblo took the lives of hundreds and changed the course of the city’s history. One hundred years later, the political and economic effects can still be felt.

By Shanna Lewis

A Flood Ravaged Downtown Pueblo 100 Years Ago. Now, The Community Dedicates A New Arkansas River Levee
Repairs to bring the 2.8-mile long levee up to current FEMA standards began in 2014 and cost some $25 million.

By Shanna Lewis

100 Years Ago, A Devastating Flood Changed The Course Of Pueblo’s Future
On June 3, 1921, raging waters unleashed by torrential rains and snowmelt broke through Pueblo’s Arkansas River levees, causing one of the deadliest and most destructive floods in Colorado’s history.

By Shanna Lewis

Las Animas County Earns $1.1 Million In EPA Grants To Scrub Toxins From Trinidad’s Fox West Theatre And Other Historic Buildings
The Environmental Protection Agency also awarded Brownfields grants to Cañon City.

By Shanna Lewis

As The Pueblo Region Plans For The Future, Solving Housing Issues And Supporting Diverse Communities Are Priorities
A new regional plan for Pueblo County aims to address everything from infrastructure to quality of life.

By Shanna Lewis

A New Art Installation At Green Mountain Falls Will Bring A ‘Creative Observatory’ To The Trail
The Skyspace by artist James Turrell will open later this summer as part of the Green Box Arts Festival.

By Shanna Lewis

Powerful Pedal Pushers To Pump It Out At This Weekend’s Pueblo Classic Bike Race
The Pueblo Classic cycling race gets underway Saturday, featuring collegiate and pro competitors.

By Shanna Lewis

‘Edge of The Map’ Explores A Colorado Climber’s Legacy
Mountaineer Christine Boskoff climbed more of the world’s tallest peaks than any other American woman. It’s a record that still stands. In 2006, Boskoff and her climbing partner, who lived together in Southwestern Colorado, disappeared while climbing a remote peak in China.

By Shanna Lewis

Pueblo Got $36 Million In Federal COVID Aid. City Residents Can Tell The Mayor How To Spend It
The city is hosting five town hall meetings this week to get suggestions on how to use the American Rescue Plan Act money.

By Shanna Lewis

A Connection Between The Amtrak Southwest Chief And The Proposed Front Range Rail Chugs Closer To Reality
A study is underway to see how the La Junta stop along Amtrak’s long-distance Southwest Chief could connect to Pueblo and ultimately the proposed Front Range Rail.

By Shanna Lewis

Pueblo School District 60 Breaks Ground On Two New High Schools As Part Of Major Upgrade Project
Pueblo D60 plans to upgrade nearly half of the district’s schools, where some $700 million in repairs and improvements.

By Shanna Lewis


An EPA Grant Will Bring Gardens To Pueblo Homes Impacted By The Colorado Smelter Superfund Site
The project hearkens back to a historical legacy of teaching life skills to steelworkers, coal miners and their families.

By Shanna Lewis

Pueblo’s Old Steel Mill Headquarters Becomes Colorado’s 26th National Historic Landmark
The designation recognizes the role Colorado Fuel & Iron played in American economic and labor history.

By Shanna Lewis