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Investigation underway after Cañon City transfers funds to wrong vendor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A law enforcement and internal investigation have begun in Cañon City after a “fraudulent financial transaction” on Friday gave city funds to an incorrect vendor. The city said the fraudulent vendor represented themselves as a current vendor and it will be able to recover all…
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A guide to the Royal Gorge: The bridge, thrill rides and adventures
In Colorado Springs, there’s “America’s Mountain.” About an hour’s drive to the southwest, there’s “America’s Bridge.” The Royal Gorge Bridge officially established the trademark in 2019 — 90 years after the stunning achievement that was its construction. In 1929, the bridge opened as the world’s highest suspension bridge, spanning the rocky mouth of the gorge…
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Hidden gem burger spot worth the trip to Cañon City | Table Talk
Tired of chain burgers? Check out Big Burger World, 1205 S. Ninth St., Cañon City. Never heard of it? Neither had we. When a friend learned we were heading to Cañon City for a day trip, they tipped us off about the hamburger heaven. Apparently, the local burger joint has been the go-to for big-as-a-dinner-plate…
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Colorado Springs tourism sector optimistic amid some troubling forecasts
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, the summer tourism season is underway — and, according to some forecasts, it could be disappointing. Amid President Donald Trump’s ever-evolving trade war, the World Travel & Tourism Council says the U.S is on track to lose $12.5 billion in international visitor spending this year. And with falling consumer…
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Goodbye Fremont County: Cañon City radio stations announce they are going silent
A popular Cañon City country radio station and its news/talk sister station will cease operations at the beginning of the new year. Nebraska-based Royal Gorge Broadcasting will close down both the 104.5 Star Country KSTY and news/talk 1400 KRLN radio stations on Jan. 1, according to a Dec. 23 written statement posted on Facebook pages…
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1 dead in multi-vehicle crash in Fremont County: Colorado State Patrol
One motorist is dead following a crash involving multiple vehicles outside Cañon City on Saturday, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash took place just after 8 p.m. on U.S. 50 when a westbound driver veered off the road and hit a guardrail, the State Patrol said. The vehicle, a Toyota Prius, rolled over…
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Pikes Peak APEX adding ‘what might just be Colorado’s most stunning gravel race’
In aiming to grow its prestige and showcase the bike riding potential of the Pikes Peak region, a sixth-year race out of Colorado Springs is adding what might be called a quintessential route. Or as the Pikes Peak APEX calls it: “what might just be Colorado’s most stunning gravel race.” That’s the billing for Queen…
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Cañon City resident delves into personal stories of those lost in Pearl Harbor, WWII, WWI
Cañon City resident Jim Kaminksi used to mark Pearl Harbor Day each year in school, but he never knew the names of the local people who died. Ahead of this year’s ceremony in Cañon City to mark the 83rd anniversary of the bombings, he compiled information on 40 of the 41 Coloradans who died in the…
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Colorado wind phones symbolic way to speak with lost loved ones, work through grief
Russ Young has a standing weekly telephone date with his wife, who died this year. He calls Patricia Young every Sunday from a wind phone — an old, disconnected device that hangs on a pole in the memory garden at Columbine United Church in Littleton. It’s nothing fancy: a white handset and dangling cord mounted…
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Rocky Ford melon farmers hopeful to see a ‘comeback’ in this season’s crop
Following a rough farming season in Colorado over the summer of 2023 due to unprecedented rain and hailstorms, Michael Hirakata of Hirakata farms said he hopes his Rocky Ford cantaloupe and watermelon crop will have a better time of it this season. “We’re praying for a comeback,” Hirakata said. “But we have a long way…