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🌱 How the massive Aspen Acres Fire is reshaping life across Pueblo County
Pueblo West, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Pueblo West! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How the massive Aspen Acres Fire is reshaping life across Pueblo County
Also on today's calendar: Arts & Crafts and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do some employees hide as soon as they arrive at work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A t-storm in the p.m.; breezy, with a high of 94 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 58.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 96 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Aspen Acres fire tops 96,000 acres, with containment at 15% County (pueblostarjournal.org) — Pueblo County officials are slowly lifting some Aspen Acres Fire evacuations while keeping curfews, pre-evacuation status, and road closures in place for many affected areas. Resources include an interactive fire map, a Disaster Assistance Center at Pueblo Academy of Arts, and animal shelters at Pathfinder Park and the Colorado State Fairgrounds. Pueblo West residents should monitor smoke, travel impacts, and countywide fire restrictions. 
📸 Around Pueblo West
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Upcoming Events in
Pueblo West
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★ Featured events ★
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D60 Lunch Program (Barkman Library) →
Pueblo City-County Library District - Barkman Branch, 1300 Jerry Murphy Rd, Pueblo
12:30 pm
Friday July 10
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Other local events
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Girls Volleyball Open Gym
Sky View Middle School Pueblo, CO 81007
8:00 am -
Arts & Crafts →
Sharmar Village Senior Care Community, 1201 W Abriendo Ave, Pueblo
3:00 pm -
West Softball Clinics
Sky View Middle School Skyview Middle School
4:30 pm -
2026 Pueblo Police Awards Banquet →
Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main St, Pueblo
5:30 pm -
66th Annual Pueblo Summer Musical- Wizard of Oz - July 10th →
Pueblo Memorial Hall, 1 City Hall Place, Pueblo
7:00 pm -
Summer Market 2026 Week 3
Pueblo West Chamber of Commerce Civic Center Park E Civic Center Dr. Pueblo West, CO 81007
8:00 am -
Arts & Crafts →
Sharmar Village Senior Care Community, 1201 W Abriendo Ave, Pueblo
3:15 pm
Friday July 10
Saturday July 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Elevate Your Impact Workshop →
Latino Chamber-Commerce-Pueblo Latino Chamber of Commerce of Pueblo 215 S. Victoria Avenue Pueblo, CO 81003
11:00 am -
Pueblo Trivia Night | The Capitol Downtown Bar & Grill →
The Capitol Downtown Bar & Grill, 241 S Santa Fe Ave, Pueblo
7:00 pm -
Crochet Club →
Pueblo City-County Library District - Tom L. & Anna Marie Giodone Branch, 24655 US-50 BUS, Pueblo
3:30 pm -
Pueblo Farmers Market 2026 Season →
Pueblo, CO Calendar, 1500-2100 N. Sante Fe Dr., Pueblo
7:30 am
Thursday July 9
Friday July 10
Saturday July 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- City Beats Modern Quilters is having a Silent Auction and Sale items at Barkman Library 1300 Jerry Murphy on July 18th.
Refreshments will be available. Cash only. Doors open at 10 am. (Nextdoor Pueblo West2) - I just moved here from Mo.
Trying to start business here in PW i have a tiger cat mower really nice mower.im looking for the big lawns to mow. Please call 269 588 2331 ask for… (Nextdoor Pueblo West N.)
- BoxLunch / Hot Topic posted a job opening for Part-Time Assistant Manager - Level 1 in Pueblo. Apply here.
- Pueblo City Schools posted a job opening for 26 - DEAN of Students - TOSA in Pueblo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pueblo West here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pueblo
- CSU Pueblo becomes home to 1,700 firefighters during Aspen Acres Fire (kktv.com)
- Southern Colorado teens step up to help Aspen Acres Fire evacuees with meals, supplies (kktv.com)
- Absolutely Colorado: Mobile kitchen provides free meals to ‘Aspen Acres' fire crews, victims (krdo.com)
Penrose
- Bishop Castle is still standing amid the Aspen Acres fire (cpr.org)
Ok Pueblo West! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Good employees are hard to find! (Thank you Patricia P. for sending it in!)
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