Tag: monument
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Town of Monument restricts psychedelic healing centers to limited locations
Monument Town Council recently approved rules for healing centers that can administer psychedelics, largely banning them across town. Voters approved the new centers in a statewide ballot measure in 2022. The centers will allow those over 21 to use psychedelic mushrooms with supervision. Psilocybin in mushrooms has been used to treat depression and other mental…
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Town of Monument restricts psychedelic healing centers to limited locations
Monument Town Council recently approved rules for healing centers that can administer psychedelics, largely banning them across town. Voters approved the new centers in a statewide ballot measure in 2022. The centers will allow those over 21 to use psychedelic mushrooms with supervision. Psilocybin in mushrooms has been used to treat depression and other mental…
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Highway 105 between Monument and Palmer Lake reopened following semi crash
The town of Monument reported that a semi truck crashed and damaged a train bridge that spans over Highway 105. The crash halted traffic in both directions on the highway between Monument and Palmer Lake. The roadway reopened around 10 p.m.
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Palmer Lake mayoral election still neck-and-neck
After a divisive local election season, just 37 votes separated incumbent mayor Glant Havenar and challenger Shana Ball as of Sunday morning to take leadership in the town of Palmer Lake. Havenar had overcome a small early deficit and was holding an 855-818 lead over challenger Ball. “As both myself and my opponent await the…
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Suspect in fatal hit-and-run in Monument dragged woman 300 feet: Affidavit
A few days after a hit-and-run crash at a McDonald’s in Monument killed a 47-year-old, the suspect turned himself in to law enforcement. Just before noon Monday , the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a hit-and-run wreck in the parking lot of the McDonald’s at 765 West Baptist Road. Monument police found…
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Palmer Lake mayoral election neck-and-neck in preliminary results
After a divisive local election season, incumbent mayor Glant Havenar and challenger Shana Ball are within a percentage point of each other in early results to take leadership in the town of Palmer Lake. Neighboring Monument might not have the votes to institute a new lodging tax. Unopposed Teller County incumbents will remain in office,…
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Hit-and-run in Monument leaves one dead
The Monument Police Department has reported that one person has died due to a hit-and-run incident in the 700 block of West Baptist Road, to the east of the Struthers Road intersection. Officers responded to the scene and found one woman dead just before noon on Monday, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The sheriff’s office…
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Monument Town Council race full of familiar faces, one challenger | Voter Guide
Three of Monument’s town council seats are up for election this November, but it won’t look too much different with four of the five candidates running as incumbents. The election will be the first for the town since voters approved its current home rule charter in 2022. The council consists of the mayor and six…
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Monument church holds pet blessing ceremony in honor of St. Francis of Assisi
MONUMENT — Fourth grader Ben Jones deftly balanced holding his new frog, Billy, with leashing up two wiggly Guinea pigs he shares with his siblings, who had not arrived yet for this year’s Blessing of the Pets Friday afternoon at St. Peter’s Church in Monument. “It makes them a bit happier to be blessed by the…
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During a record usage year, Monument has drilled what are hoped to be its last wells
In a year of record municipal water use, the town of Monument has drilled three wells that are set to go online by the end of November. Tom Tharnish, Public Works director, said he hoped the wells would be the last needed before the town joins a regional water project years in the works. “The…