Author: Benn Farrell

With the release of a community engagement survey and in-person event, School District 38’s search for a new superintendent has completed its first phase and is now into its second. The D-38 Board of Education had a work session Feb. 5 at the district learning center in Monument during which directors had a lengthy discussion…

Brody Love’s mother had a dream. And that dream has become a reality as of last September, in her honor. Located at 183 Washington Street, on the corner of 2nd Street and Washington in Downtown Monument, The Monument Mercantile features a vast collection of functional items, Colorado-inspired home decor, including farmhouse, rustic lodge and vintage…

In an era of children making short videos aspiring to be the next YouTube viral sensation, I shouldn’t have been surprised when my homeschool students took to learning movie production. With my wife and I moving our boy/girl twins, Foster and Rylan, 10, into homeschool, we divided their subjects and learnings between us to suit…

With a new brick-and-mortar location in Palmer Lake, Monumental Med Spa aspires to demonstrate and help the body heal itself. Monumental Med Spa opened its new doors at 88 Hwy 105 in Palmer Lake, in the building formerly occupied by Kirkland Photography, last September by owner Trina Shook. For 23 years, Shook was an emergency…

With the resignation of Dr. K.C. Somers accepted by the Lewis-Palmer School District as its superintendent of schools, a search has begun to find his replacement. Dr. Somers submitted his resignation on Dec. 18 which was accepted by the D-38 Board of Education on Dec. 19. The present superintendent’s resignation is effective March 31 of…

Cold. At 20-degrees by the time the sun was down and the third annual Palmer Lake Outdoor Classic, kicked off Dec. 6 on Palmer Lake, cold became the top word to describe the event. Cold, well attended, exciting, yummy, laughter and impressive could be any of the best ways to describe attending this year’s annual…