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🌱 How much FEMA money is coming to Colorado City’s damaged roads?

Also, don't miss Monte Vista Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Rye on the Colorado City Patch calendar

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Hello Colorado City! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How much FEMA money is coming to Colorado City's damaged roads?

Also on today's calendar: Las Animas Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Rye.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 55. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pueblo County commissioners discuss FEMA funding (fox21news.com) — Federal disaster funding has been approved to repair public infrastructure in Colorado City, Rye, and Beulah after the Aspen Acres Fire, though help for individual homeowners is still uncertain. Pueblo County commissioners say the county requested about $18 million and are pursuing additional support for water treatment, fire mitigation, and flood mitigation, with more details on exact funding expected soon.
   

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  • TONIGHT: EPA is hosting an open house to discuss the proposal to lower the lead cleanup level for homes in Pueblo.
    We will also host an open house tomorrow (September 9) from 11:30 am - 1:00pm at Neighborworks of Southern Colorado. Please join us to discuss the… (Nextdoor )
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  • State of Colorado posted a job opening for Materials Handler III in Pueblo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Colorado City here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pueblo

  • Coalition aims to increase seat belt use in Pueblo County (fox21news.com)
  • Pueblo Community College enrollment rises 18% as students seek specialized, lower-cost paths (kktv.com)
  • The Bell Game: More than a rivalry, it's Pueblo tradition (krdo.com)

Pueblo West

  • On the Western Slope, Victor Marx courts voters as election nears (cpr.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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