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🌱 How a Cañon City leadership change could affect Cotopaxi students’ opportunities.

Cotopaxi, Colorado Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hello again Cotopaxi! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Cañon City leadership change could affect Cotopaxi students’ opportunities.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and windy, temps: high: 78, low: 45.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cañon City High School Principal Bill Summers accepts position in Gunnison, Assistant Principal Shane Thornton named new principal (canoncitydailyrecord.com) — Cotopaxi families may be interested that Cañon City High School’s principal, Bill Summers, who helped build the Fremont Multi-district Initiative linking Cañon City, Florence, and Cotopaxi schools, is leaving to become a superintendent in Gunnison. Assistant Principal Shane Thornton will step into the principal role, pledging to continue hands-on, career-focused learning and student support as major campus renovations wrap up next school year.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Salida

  • 8-year-old Colorado child trying to raise $75,000 for St. Jude! (kktv.com)

Florence

  • Inside ADX Florence: America's Most Secure Prison in Colorado (k99.com)
  • Florence residents form Amrerica's Parade Committee in attempt to create parade for Fourth of July after Wet N' Dry Parade canceled (canoncitydailyrecord.com)

Saguache

  • Saguache County places moratorium on data center projects: County Commissioners want time to determine land use regulations for any rural data center projects — Owen Woods (AlamosaCitizen.com) #RioGrande #SanLuisValley (coyotegulch.blog)
  • May 12, 2026 (coyotegulch.blog)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cotopaxi

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cotopaxi

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.