The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announces Launch of Colorado Local Legal Initative
The Colorado Press Association announced early Wednesday morning that Colorado has been selected...
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Category: Fremont County
Donovan sponsors “Repeal Ban on Local Gov. Regulation of Plastics” bill
“Our state has a shared value of environmental stewardship, Repealing the ban on local government regulations of plastics would be a great step forward so that individual communities can create policy around plastics and waste that local leaders see as being in their communities best interests.”
Kerry Donovan
Colorado State Senator, District 5
Envision Forest Health Council finalizes Chaffee County Wildfire Protection Plan Draft
The latest meeting of the Envision Forest Health Council this past Wednesday yielded big results. After months of work, the highly-engaged group finalized the draft plan for what is being called the Next Gen CWPP, which stands for Community Wildfire Protection Plan. That draft document sets out some big 2020 goals and identifies treatment areas and sub-teams for efforts designed to protect Chaffee and Fremont counties from wildfire incidents.
Read More2020 Kent Haruf Scholarship Application Process is open
The 2020 Kent Haruf Memorial Writing Scholarship is now open for applicants. Entries and registration for this scholarship must be received by March 1, 2020, with the shortlist of finalists to be announced March 20, 2020. The...
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Westcliffe Center for the Performing Arts Casting for Upcoming Show
The casting will be for the first three productions of its 2020 theater season, which will start in May with The Vast Difference, followed by Antigone and Much Ado about Nothing.
Read MoreDrone Impact the topic of Jan. 5 Sunday Science Program
The first Central Colorado Humanists Sunday Science program of 2020 will focus on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS or drones as they are more popularly called) and the impact they are having on various levels of technology. The...
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Ute Trail Snow Saga Continues with Teen’s Latest ‘Snowventure’
An early repeat of last winter’s repetitive snow-bound incidents on Ute Trail CR 2 occurred...
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Four days – $560 in NewsMatch donations to go
With four days left to the December 31 deadline, the tally for the AVV NewsMatch grant campaign...
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Chaffee Among Nation’s Counties Affected by New SNAP rules
The news in early December that the national government is setting new work requirements for some...
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HRRMC Begins Prescription Transport to Westcliffe
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center (HRRMC) will begin offering pharmacy prescription...
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Here’s what the $5,000 NewsMatch grant could mean for Ark Valley Voice
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Melissa Davis
Gates Family Foundation
About the NewsMatch and the 18 local news organizations, including Ark Valley Voice, that will benefit from its $5,000 grant to each news organization.
Kent Haruf Memorial Writing Scholarship
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