Tag: calhan
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Peak Performer: Calhan’s Ciara Monger’s road to Colorado wrestling history
Off the wrestling mat, Ciara Monger is a student of the game. On the mat, the Calhan senior served as a no-nonsense teacher who schooled her opponents each chance she had. The Bulldogs heavyweight finished her prep career with a 93-4 record and her final victory earned Monger a spot in Colorado wrestling history on…
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Social media post inaccurately portrays proposed homeless encampment near Calhan, InTents of Hope founder says
The founder of a Colorado Springs nonprofit that seeks to place 100 military-grade tents near Calhan to provide temporary shelter for chronically homeless people and services to prepare them to assimilate back into society says her plans have been unfairly tarnished by an inaccurate social media post from an Eastern-plains police department. Kelly Morrow said…
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Man, woman found dead in Calhan home
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office discovered two people dead in Calhan on Wednesday following a wellness check. The Sheriff’s Office said that a man and a woman were found dead in a residence in the 18000 block of Eurich Road around 10:30 a.m. A sergeant with the Sheriff’s Office said there is no known…
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1 dead, 1 injured in motorcycle crash near Calhan: State Patrol
One motorist was killed and another seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on Colorado Highway 24 near Calhan early Tuesday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Investigators said an eastbound 2015 Harley Davidson, occupied by a man and a woman, slid off the right shoulder and down a steep embankment. Both riders were thrown from…
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GAZETTE PREPS | 2021 Girls’ Wrestling Peak Performers of the Year
Get to know Calhan High School’s Taylor Knox and Ciara Monger, the 2021 Girls’ Wrestling Peak Performers of the Year. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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LIFE | One Colorado family’s passion for helping seniors find ‘forever homes’
Donna, Rob, and Taylor Walker took their passion for helping others to a new level in 2020. After 15 years working in long-term care, Donna and Rob decided to create their own host home in Calhan, Colo., where their residents—or as Donna calls them, family— have found their ‘forever home.’ (Video by Skyler Ballard)