Tag: teller county
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Courier news briefs
Fatal crash One person is dead following a motorcycle crash along Highway 24. The crash occurred at about 12:57 p.m. on Sept. 7 along westbound Highway 24 at mile marker 295 south of Cascade, according to Colorado State Patrol. An initial investigation found that the motorcycle, ridden by a 34-year-old man, was traveling westbound before…
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Sassy meowing signals catbirds near the cattails | Words on Birds
My favorite local birding spot is Manitou Lake. Many unique birds can be seen around the lake and if you hear meows coming from the wetland, it is surely a catbird and not a feline. I have seen the gray catbird a few times here and there around Teller County, even a migrant in the…
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The Apathetic American Church: Architects of Moral Decline | Guest Column
By Aaron Helstrom America’s foundational values — faith, family, freedom, and personal responsibility — are crumbling before our eyes. Who bears the blame? Look no further than the American Christian Church. Not the buildings, but the people — the body of believers called by Christ to be “salt and light” in the world (Matthew 5:13-16).…
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StoryTeller Project features local storytellers
Quietly stunning, the unleashing of stories told by locals who speak of mental health challenges heightens the drama of the StoryTeller Project. In the video, people share stories of domestic abuse, suicide attempts, postpartum depression, feelings of abandonment or loss of childhood for the project filmed on scene. A partnership of the Teller County Mental…
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Pikes Peak United Way searches for group to take over Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
The administrator of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for El Paso and Teller counties is relinquishing the role after nearly 14 years. Pikes Peak United Way, which currently has 9,023 children enrolled who receive free books monthly in the mail, has sent letters to families notifying them the literacy program is winding down through mid-December, Cami…
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Teller County schools record lower CMAS scores
Teller County’s public school students predominantly decreased in reading, writing and math proficiency, according to spring test results. The Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 19 released student growth results and achievement data from the spring Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments. Colorado’s overall percentage of students meeting or exceeding math…
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Donations being accepted for Colorado trooper injured in shooting
Donations are being accepted on a crowdfunding GoFundMe page for Colorado State Patrol Trooper Skylar Hoehn, one of two troopers wounded in a shooting near Woodland Park on Tuesday. The shooting caused serious injuries to Hoehn, who remained hospitalized but was “doing well” on Wednesday, according to a news release from State Patrol. Trooper Clark…
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Man fatally shot after allegedly shooting 2 Colorado troopers, firing at deputies, officials say
A harrowing chain of events that unfolded Tuesday morning in a short time span west of Woodland Park left two Colorado State Patrol troopers with gunshot wounds and their vehicles damaged in the line of duty, several Teller County Sheriff’s Office deputies fired at but uninjured and one suspect deceased. “It’s a misconception nothing can…
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2 Colorado State troopers shot near Woodland Park; suspect killed
Two Colorado State Patrol troopers were hospitalized, and a suspect is dead after a shooting during a traffic stop Tuesday. The initial incident happened at about 7:15 a.m., when a resident reported suspicious activity in the area near milepost 286 on the west edge of Woodland Park. A responding trooper attempted to make a traffic…
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Suicide/Resilience Awareness Symposium in September
The stigma of asking for professional help still lingers but Teller County residents are more open about discussing mental health struggles. The 4th annual Teller County Suicide Awareness & Resilience Symposium Sept. 19 features residents who share their experiences of trauma from substance abuse, depression, postpartum depression and thoughts of suicide, for instance. Each has…