Cotopaxi News

Two people allegedly on their way to rob a store at gunpoint in Cotopaxi are in custody after authorities say they foiled a plot to hold up a number of Fremont County businesses.

Friday, September 05, 2008 Publish Date: 9/5/2008 Page: A6 Dominick Carochi Carochi takes lead of Fremont Middle School FLORENCE - It was like coming home.

Monday, September 01, 2008 Publish Date: 9/1/2008 Page: A1 Family Ties TEXAS CREEK - Their personal history vividly tells the story of the decline of family ranching in the American West.

Crews are working to repair parts of the Copper Gulch Road after a flash flood this weekend.

Thursday, June 21, 1984 Royal Gorge to Maysville, Colo. 62 miles I'm reprinting the day-to-day journal entries of a cross-country bike tour my friend and I took in 1984.

Both wrecks occur on Fremont County roads Two fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred on Fremont County roads over the weekend.

Colorado State Troopers say one person died after rolling an SUV on Colorado 50, about 2 miles West of Cotopaxi.

Lindsey Davis, from left, Teal Collins and Brittany Fowler share a moment as they prepare to graduate Saturday from Cotopaxi High School.

“I don't necessarily agree with it, but if they leave me alone, I'll leave them alone. I didn't know they were interested in this property. It's news to me.”

Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints--a polygamist sect which has made national headlines in the past year--apparently have a growing presence in Southern Colorado. via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

“It's a concern. The main thing for us is that we want to make sure all the zoning rules and laws are obeyed. "If anything is happening there that is illegal, that would be turned over to the sheriff.”

Town wary of polygamists The Rocky Originally published 02:51 p.m., May 15, 2008 Updated 02:51 p.m., May 15, 2008 Polygamous sect buying land in 2 Colorado counties Neighbors in the small Custer County town of ... via Rocky Mountain News

“The GOCO funding must receive the blessing of the county commissioners”

It's a little less muddy, a little more comfortable and the grass is greener on this side of town. via Daily Record

“Most of the time, the rockfalls are small and accidents usually occur when a vehicle hits a rock already in the road. Motorists can help prevent these kinds of accidents by paying attention to rockfall warning signs and by staying alert.”

Spring is here and with that comes warm temperatures during the day and cold temperatures at night, creating the freeze- thaw effect and increasing the potential for rockfalls. via The Cherry Creek News

“I fear, and I hope, more people will want them than what we have available”

Sgt. Trace Hall with the Fremont County Sheriff's department uses new tracking equipment to locate a mock missing person during a training session Wednesday. via Daily Record

“I'm confident that we would have found him alive and well with this program in place”

Pueblo Published 1 hour ago The search for Gary Lorenz, a Cotopaxi man with alzheimers who went missing, ended in tragedy in October 2007. via KOAA-TV Pueblo

“However, smoke may linger over the area and in drainages as temperatures drop during the evening.”

Fire will help manage the forest ecosystem in the next few days in two different areas of Fremont County. via Daily Record

“One of the big problems was the building's mechanical systems”

When the Thatcher Building opened its elegant doors in April 1914, it was praised as "new and magnificent" - especially the gilded, high-ceilinged main room of the First National Bank. via Pueblo Chieftain

“We do this preliminary stuff just see how good of an athlete they are”

David Dillingham of Fowler tries to better his 40-yard sprint time during tryouts for the Colorado Havoc semi-pro football team Saturday in Florence. via Daily Record

“I feel so grateful to the Lions Club for helping me out”

Domanic Montoya, 5, reads a book with his mom, Tricia Montoya, at Fremont County Head Start on Wednesday. via Daily Record

Two people are dead after a man attempting to flee from a police officer on Interstate 25 struck a woman head on, shutting down one direction of the interstate for hours early this morning. via The Gazette

Sylvia Hinklin, a 64-year-old Cotopaxi woman, died early this morning in a double-fatality crash on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs. via Daily Record