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Some Vietnam veterans were spat upon or had red substances thrown on them by protesters.
01/01/2026

Some Vietnam veterans were spat upon or had red substances thrown on them by protesters.

With a deafening crack, Vietnam veteran E. Paige Lanier pulled the lanyard on an M777 howitzer, sending a shell soaring over the prairie at Fort Carson’s vast training grounds south of Colorado Springs. On that sunny fall day, Command Sgt. Maj. Rob McGinnis introduced Lanier to the crowd gathered ...

With more than 50% of the Space Force’s guardians working in Colorado, it is an economic driver for the state and a crit...
01/01/2026

With more than 50% of the Space Force’s guardians working in Colorado, it is an economic driver for the state and a critical piece of national infrastructure.

Congress set aside some gifts for the Space Force in a recently passed defense bill as the military branch marked its sixth birthday.  With more than 50% of the Space Force’s guardians working in Colorado, it is an economic driver for the state and a critical piece of national infrastructure as s...

More and more people are discovering this long-awaited gem of Cañon City’s ever-growing trail system.
01/01/2026

More and more people are discovering this long-awaited gem of Cañon City’s ever-growing trail system.

CAÑON CITY • About 25 years ago, high in the backcountry outside this southern Colorado town, Rex Brady was bushwhacking along steep slopes in search of something.  “Just trying to find a route,” recalls Cañon City’s parks and open space director. A route to connect two historic venues. ...

CPW first began looking into the impacts of whitewater parks on fish passage a number of years ago after one scientist, ...
31/12/2025

CPW first began looking into the impacts of whitewater parks on fish passage a number of years ago after one scientist, an avid angler, was fishing near the whitewater park on the Arkansas River near Buena Vista.

A study published in October by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) researchers suggests features built at man-made whitewater parks (WWPs) are having negative impacts on fish passage. The three fish species the study focused on were brown trout, Colorado sculpin and flannel-mouth suckers. One of the...

So, it’s important to have a balance between those with expertise in acquisitions and operations personnel and training ...
31/12/2025

So, it’s important to have a balance between those with expertise in acquisitions and operations personnel and training so that the technology the Space Force buys is informed by the operational needs, she said.

The large annual defense act steps into staffing issues within the Space Force, requiring roughly equal staffing between operational and acquisition positions. The National Defense Authorization Act also requires the Secretary of the Air Force to examine the Space Force’s Integrated Mission Deltas...

Things to do and see around the Tri-Lakes area this week.
31/12/2025

Things to do and see around the Tri-Lakes area this week.

WEDNESDAY New Year’s Eve Bash — Featuring Disco R***e, 8:30 p.m., Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, 13701 Bass Pro Drive, $168.34-$194.72; phillongmusichall.com. SATURDAY-SUNDAY AND JAN. 10-11 TreeCycle Christmas Tree Recycling — To benefit Colorado Springs Youth Sports, 9 a.m.-4:30 p...

The Hallfords came under investigation in October 2023 after an inquiry into their Penrose Return to Nature Funeral Home...
30/12/2025

The Hallfords came under investigation in October 2023 after an inquiry into their Penrose Return to Nature Funeral Home site resulted in the discovery of over 190 decomposing bodies.

Jon and Carie Hallford will not see 2026 trials after all, as an El Paso County judge ruled to accept the most recent plea agreements for the pair on Dec. 22, despite heavy opposition from families who used their funeral services.  The Hallfords came under a multi-agency investigation in October ...

Recent aerial forest health surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service revealed a “s...
30/12/2025

Recent aerial forest health surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service revealed a “significant and expanding” mountain pine beetle outbreak.

Gov. Jared Polis has issued an executive order establishing a task force to help protect Colorado forests and communities from the impact of pine beetle outbreaks, he recently announced. According to the governor’s office, the task force will also develop strategies to protect the state’s water ...

The shop, where vendors and artists sell their handcrafted goods and a “book nook” showcases Colorado authors, also sees...
30/12/2025

The shop, where vendors and artists sell their handcrafted goods and a “book nook” showcases Colorado authors, also sees repeat customers who return monthly, weekly and even daily.

A Monument shop built around local artists and authors is preparing to open a second location less than a year after launching July 1, a move owner Elisia Smock said is driven by demand from both shoppers and vendors. “We have a waitlist of roughly 200 artists seeking space; there’s a huge dema...

Rather than let go, I’ve been asking myself, what do I want to keep and how can I build on it?
30/12/2025

Rather than let go, I’ve been asking myself, what do I want to keep and how can I build on it?

Former Tribune staffer Breeanna Jent has overseen the publication of the Dec. 31 issue and is submitting this guest column from the editor this week. For most people, Jan. 1 offers a symbolic clean slate and a fresh start. Many of us let go of the old — heartbreak, regret, bad habits that don’t ...

A recent poll by the Associated Press found that 68% of consumers felt the national economy was poor, a number that has ...
29/12/2025

A recent poll by the Associated Press found that 68% of consumers felt the national economy was poor, a number that has been largely unchanged since last December.

Predicting the future of the U.S. economy is an inexact science. As cities across El Paso County have finalized their budgets for 2026 in recent weeks, there are even more risks and uncertain factors with which to contend. Businesses and municipalities are adjusting to price increases driven by Pres...

For more than 60 years, the AdAmAn Club has been “an extended family” for Elaine Sommers, said her son, Bob. And there a...
29/12/2025

For more than 60 years, the AdAmAn Club has been “an extended family” for Elaine Sommers, said her son, Bob. And there at that fall ceremony, she got to see her grandson extend her own family’s tradition.

McReynolds “Mac” Sommers is proud to be this year’s new member of Colorado Springs’ storied, Pikes Peak-climbing AdAmAn Club. But there might be someone even more proud.  It might be his 97-year-old grandmother, Elaine Sommers, the widow of the member selected in 1963 and the mother of the ...

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The Tribune is a free weekly newspaper that publishes on Wednesdays and is included in delivery of The Gazette to households in the following ZIP codes: 80132 and 80921. We report on news in the Tri-Lakes area, including Monument, Woodmoor and Gleneagle and occasionally the communities of Palmer Lake and Black Forest. You may also pick up a Tribune at the Monument Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Drive, Monument; or at Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 2nd St., Monument.

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