Tag: fountain
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Implant device a ‘game-changer’ for Colorado Springs-area epileptic mom
When explaining to her 3-year-old son about the implanted device that helps control her epileptic seizures, Aly Bukoski compares herself to a robot. “When he is a little older, I’ll explain it in a little more detail,” said Bukoski, a mother of two. “For right now, I tell him that I’m kind of like a…
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Fountain enters new agreement to provide transit at Fort Carson
The city of Fountain entered an agreement Tuesday night to create a new transit system at Fort Carson with regional transfer options. “This is something that has been years in the making,” said Fountain Mayor Sharon Thompson at the meeting. The agreement is the fourth made so far between Fountain and Fort Carson. The city…
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King Soopers opening new location south of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save King Soopers continues to expand its footprint in the Pikes Peak region with the grand opening Wednesday of a store in Fountain, south of Colorado Springs. The new grocery southeast of Mesa Ridge Parkway and Syracuse Street will officially open to the public following an…
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Fort Carson military cooks work overtime to prepare 2,200 Thanksgiving meals for those in need
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Army Pfc. Caleb Owen was growing up, he rarely got to spend Thanksgiving Day with his mother. As a pastry chef with her own small business, the holiday was one of the busiest periods of the year. “She was always working,” said Owen, a…
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New Fountain-Fort Carson District 8 school makes safety, flexibility a priority
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A collaborative effort more than 10 years in the making is finally on its way to completion. Abrams Elementary School will be replaced by a new building at a new location on Fort Carson, set to open in about one year. While the new facility…
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Federal judge grants immunity to Fountain officers for detaining man, entering home without warrant
A federal judge last month threw out a Fountain man’s claims that police officers acted unconstitutionally when they responded to his home for a welfare check, only to restrain him and enter the house without a warrant. Kyle A. Fisher alleged three officers were unjustified in investigating his children’s wellbeing, and he assumed their visit…
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South Academy bridge replacement project nears completion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crews are nearing the end of a $22 million project to replace the Interstate 25 bridges over south Academy Boulevard, a project that’s prompted overnight closures at the intersection. A single and much wider bridge is going in to replace the two aging bridges from…
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Suspicious death in Teller County remains unsolved a year later
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On Feb. 27, 2023, 21-year-old Eduard “Lalo,” Castaneda and two of his friends went out to the casino in Cripple Creek. While his friends returned home, Lalo didn’t. Three days later, his body was discovered along Colorado 67 in Teller County. A year has passed since the death investigation was launched by Teller County Sheriff’s…
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Eduard ‘Lalo’ Castaneda: Suspicious death in Teller County remains unsolved a year later
On Feb. 27, 2023, 21-year-old Eduard “Lalo,” Castaneda and two of his friends went out to the casino in Cripple Creek. While his friends returned home, Lalo didn’t. Three days later, his body was discovered along Colorado 67 in Teller County. A year has passed since the death investigation was launched by Teller County Sheriff’s…
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Hot and sour soup, egg rolls, big servings at this Chinese spot in Fountain | Dining Review
Occasionally I have misgivings about a restaurant before walking through the door. It usually has to do with a remote, poorly lit location. In the case of China Cottage in Fountain, the fact that there were no other diners was what made it disconcerting. I needn’t have worried. There were plenty of to-go orders ready…