Pikes Peak Courier

08/18/2025

"By this time, most of us had been awake for more than 36 hours."

We all have nightmare travel stories.

08/18/2025

The victim of the attack, who is believed to be a 66-year-old man, remains in critical condition at a local hospital, according to police records.

Randy Blevins, 50, was arrested late Saturday night for his alleged involvement with the Pikes Peak Cog Railway attack on Aug. 16. The victim has been identified as a 66-year-old man.

08/18/2025

Pyle, also known as the “Zen Cowboy,” was an American Country-Folk singer-songwriter and guitarist with a career spanning more than 40 years, which included his recording of 13 albums.

Florissant Grange is hosting a Chuck Pyle Tribute Dinner Concert featuring Rich Currier of Teller County Aug. 23. Currier will perform favorite tunes by Pyle and share stories of their

08/18/2025

“These men and woman put themselves in harm’s way,” said Wear said, speaking to the students two days before hundreds of riders joined the rally from Woodland Park to Cripple Creek.

Students in the Cripple Creek/Victor School District were visibly moved by a presentation last week by Jim Wear, founder of the Salute to American Veterans Rally 33 years ago.

08/18/2025

At issue is the Loops’ 2,856 square-foot greenhouse in Divide on residential land which includes their home and the greenhouse.

Teller County Board of Commissioners and Robert Campbell, as an individual, filed a lawsuit Aug. 5 in Teller County District Court against Virginia and Zachary Loop.

08/15/2025

The “Religion and Nonprofit” certificate was developed during the last academic year by UCCS’ College of Public Service and department of philosophy to offer undergraduate students opportunities to make an impact in the nonprofit sector.

As local nonprofits navigate funding and workforce challenges, a new cross-college certificate at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs looks to build on existing partnerships and bolster their volunteerism and employee base, with a focus on charitable giving and religious literacy. The “Rel...

08/15/2025

The Missouri Gulch Trail to Elkhead Pass travels about 4.25 miles with over 3,000 feet elevation gain, averaging about 725 feet of gain per mile.

08/15/2025

“The work is long and hard and worth it when we see the kids faces as they grow and learn. It makes every minute of hard work worthwhile,” TCAFAS Board Secretary Terri Snare said.

After 104 years the Teller County Fair is still going strong, bringing together the community and providing opportunities and events to continue the heritage of the “county fair tradition.”

08/14/2025

Board members and meeting attendees clashed on the details of the extension and the timing of the vote.

The roiling tension in Woodland Park over its charter school culminated Wednesday night when Woodland Park School District RE-2’s board of education approved a contract renewal with Merit Academy at its regular board meeting. The new contract is set to expire in 2055 and is intended to assist Meri...

08/14/2025

Also voted to retain Caleb Patterson as the town manager.

Green Mountain Falls Mayor Todd Dixon and the board of trustees voted to retain Caleb Patterson as the town manager. On duty since February as the interim, Patterson had asked

08/14/2025

Since then, the VA also ended a mortgage relief program May 1 but is now working to replace it. President Donald Trump signed a bill last week authorizing a new VA housing initiative.

El Paso County saw a rise in foreclosure notices going out to homeowners this year driven at least in part by the Department of Veterans Affairs ending its pandemic-era moratorium

08/14/2025

Kelly and Kirsten Orr visited the Teacherage where their grandmother and great grandmother, Leone Engelking Rowe lived from Dec. 1933 to June 1935.

Next to the Grange Hall in Florissant, which was the former Florissant School, sits a small house, the Teacherage, which used to house teachers who taught at the school.