Calhan News

At this time of year, the El Paso County fairgrounds are blanketed with snow and the barn where the 4-H kids groomed their farm animals for last summer's county fair is filled with a penetrating cold.

Traffic has resumed on U.S. 24 between here and Limon after being closed to through traffic since 11 p.m. Friday night because of blowing snow, poor visibility and numerous traffic accidents on icy pavement.

El Paso County is increasing its fees slightly next year on activities ranging from trail usage to pest inspection to waste disposal.

There was a business I heard about when it was either coming to town or had just opened.

Dennis and Susan Vanatta of Ft. Collins, Colo., sent in this photo of their son, Matthew, age 5, giving Snickers a kiss.

Calhan School District RJ1 has received a $305,000 grant from the state to replace the existing propane heating and air system with a geothermal ground source heat pump system.

I see that the times are changing, and many aspects of life changing along too. Though it is only recently that I have begun to worry about my future.

A groundbreaking ceremony for Falcon's long-awaited library was held Nov. 12 at its new site - the corner of Old Meridian Road and Highway 24.

A former small-town police chief and police officer at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs was found guilty in an internet sex case involving a woman and her 13-year-old daughter.

SEDALIA- Rick Welle's tire shredder whines under a bright sun, chipping slowly away at mounds of 80,000 discarded tires tucked among the sandy hills along Santa Fe Drive.

A trip to the library will be as easy as going to the store for people in Falcon and beyond.

Area legislators held a town hall meeting Oct. 31. Although it was Halloween, nothing too scary jumped out at the meeting.

Colorado ranks in the top five states for its military and overseas voting policies.

Falcon businesses and organizations rallied for charities with three different October events.

All incumbents running for re-election in Pikes Peak area school board races appeared headed for re-election late Tuesday - except for James Tyler of Hanover School District 28.

While the snow piled up in Teller County and Northern El Paso County it was a much different story in some places of the city that barely even saw any snow.

A working list of changes and cancellations in the Sterling area due to a winter storm moving across the area: Sterling Regional MedCenter's volunteer jewelry sale scheduled for Thursday and Friday has been cancelled.

Half a dozen employees at an east Colorado Springs Taco Bell were rounded up by armed robbers while the store's manager was forced to fork over cash, according to police.

A stretch of Interstate 70 east of Denver and Highway 24 from Calhan to Limon has been closed because of blowing snow.

Colorado State Patrol says Highway 24 is being closed at the El Paso County line in Calhan at milemarker 339, east to I-70. Font Size: Colorado State Patrol says Highway 24 is being closed at the El Paso County line in Calhan at milemarker 339, east to I-70. The closure is due to poor visibility, blowing snow and icy roads.