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Colorado Beef Council announces new Executive Director
Colorado Beef Council Announces New Executive Director, Kenton Ochsner Kenton Ochsner, Former Colorado FFA Executive Director and State Advisor, hired as new Executive Director of the Colorado Beef Council Denver (April 12, 2024) – The Colorado Beef Council (CBC) announces the hiring of its new Executive Director, Kenton Ochsner. Ochsner brings with him extensive experience […]
Arkansas River Report for March 2024
March precipitation brought above-normal snowpack to all of the state’s river basins, leaving less than 30% of Colorado under any level of drought conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released April 4. The National Weather Service three-month outlook “leans” toward above-average temperatures for Colorado and the Arkansas River Basin through June and projects “equal chances” of […]
LHS Students Make All-State Band
Angel De La Paz (trumpet) and Bianca Hernandez (clarinet) earned spots in the prestigious Colorado All-State Band, the top honor for high school musicians in Colorado. Members of the 110-piece band auditioned and competed with band students from all over Colorado. The All-State Band rehearsed for three days on the University of Northern Colorado campus […]
State reminds Coloradans of income tax filing deadline
LAKEWOOD, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 — As the income-tax-filing season nears its end, the Colorado Department of Revenue, Taxation Division reminds taxpayers that they need to file by April 15. Taxpayers who miss the deadline will receive an automatic, six-month extension, to Oct. 15 to file a return. However, there is no extension to […]
March Weather Review 2024
March Weather Review March of 2024 continued the previous months progressive weather pattern across the region, with periods of mild and dry weather along with occasional colder and unsettled weather with passing weather systems. One passing system through the middle of the month brought widespread rain and snow to much of south central and southeast Colorado, […]
NCGA Leader Warns International Trade Commission Against Placing Duties on Imports of Key Herbicide
Saying growers need reliable access to essential farming tools, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Harold Wolle warned the U.S. International Trade Commission today of the consequences for America’s farmers if the agency grants a petition to levy tariffs on imported 2,4-D, an often-used herbicide that has been on the market for decades. “The scenario under consideration […]
2024 Wheat Field Days Announced by CSU Crop Testing Program
2024 Wheat Field Days – Colorado State University’s Crops Testing Program is hosting the 2024 Wheat Field Days on June 6th-7th and 10th-11th. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept. of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment […]
Colorado pumps $21 million into fast-charger expansion for electric vehicles
As EV sales slow, Colorado wants the new stations to serve as an answer to consumer “range anxiety” Colorado will spend $21 million to expand fast charging networks for electric vehicles throughout the state, with new grants awarded for 46 sites encompassing 290 charging ports, state officials announced Thursday. The expansion will boost […]
DMV and Donor Alliance celebrate National Donate Life Month with third-annual flag-raising ceremony
LAKEWOOD – Thursday, April 4, 2024 — A familiar face seen at driver license offices across Colorado shared her heartfelt tribute of receiving the gift of life during a National Donate Life Month flag raising ceremony hosted by the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles and Donor Alliance at the Department of Revenue’s main office in […]
Registration open for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s 2024 Annual Convention
For Immediate Release Contact: Tatum Swink 303-431-6422 | tatum@coloradocattle.org April 2, 2024 www.coloradocattle.org Register Today for CCA’s 2024 Annual Convention LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Registration is open for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) 2024 Annual Convention, which will be held on June 24-26, 2024, at the Colorado Springs Marriott in Colorado Springs, CO. Every year, we […]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and Park Partners to Host Exhibit Grand Opening
National Park Service – U.S. Department of the Interior Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 1301 Maine Street P.O. Box 249 Eads, CO 81036 719-438-5916 Eads, Colorado- The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation will host the grand opening of History Colorado’s satellite exhibit titled The Sand […]
Colorado State Fair To Launch Flash Ticket Sale
PUEBLO, Colo. — The Colorado State Fair is bringing back a favorite: the annual flash sale for heavily discounted tickets to the Colorado State Fair. Fair admission tickets will be offered for only $2 during the two-hour flash sale, which will be announced on the Colorado State Fair social media channels and begin at […]
Colorado Lawmakers reject proposed ban on new oil and gas drilling after 2030
A bill to ban new oil and gas drilling in Colorado after 2030 — which sparked a spate of industry TV ads with dire warnings — was rejected Thursday by a bipartisan majority of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee after a marathon hearing. The legislation, Senate Bill 159 — sponsored by two Democratic […]
