Tag: pikes peak region
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Springs nonprofits pledge to help immigrants (copy)
While city and county leaders reemphasized Wednesday that neither Colorado Springs nor El Paso County are designated as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants crossing the nation’s borders, and county commissioners urged that community assistance be limited to only what’s necessary by law, local nonprofit leaders say they’ll continue to do what they always do: serve anyone…
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(print) Nonprofits pledge to lend helping hand, while El Paso County leaders stand by their position on arriving border immigrants (ready)
While city and county leaders reemphasized Wednesday that neither Colorado Springs nor El Paso County are designated as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants crossing the nation’s borders, and county commissioners urged that community assistance be limited to only what’s necessary by law, local nonprofit leaders say they’ll continue to do what they always do: serve anyone…
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(print) Nonprofits pledge to lend helping hand, while El Paso County leaders stand by their position on arriving border immigrants
While city and county leaders reemphasized Wednesday that neither Colorado Springs nor El Paso County are designated as sanctuaries for illegal immigrants crossing the nation’s borders, and county commissioners urged that community assistance be limited to only what’s necessary by law, local nonprofit leaders say they’ll continue to do what they always do: serve anyone…
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Two-thirds of Pikes Peak region public school districts post graduation gains after pandemic stagnation
Nearly two-thirds of the 17 public school districts in the Pikes Peak region saw graduation rates improve last May, some markedly and others by a smidgen, according a Gazette analysis of recently released data from the Colorado Department of Education. Six districts in the Colorado Springs area posted declines of the four-year graduation rate over…
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[CSG PRINt]Two-thirds of Pikes Peak region public school districts post graduation gains after pandemic stagnation (copy)
Has a chart Nearly two-thirds of the 17 public school districts in the Pikes Peak region saw graduation rates improve last May, some markedly and others by a smidgen, according a Gazette analysis of recently released data from the Colorado Department of Education. Six districts in the Colorado Springs area posted declines of the four-year…
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Here’s how the Pikes Peak region is preparing for this weekend’s polar vortex
Pikes Peak region officials are preparing for the polar vortex expected to bring brutally cold temperatures and subzero wind chill values throughout the weekend ahead. Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Meredith Nichols told reporters Friday morning, in a joint news conference with Colorado Springs Utilities and the Colorado Springs police and…
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Bracing for the polar vortex: 4 tips for preparing your home as extreme cold hits Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Utilities officials have some tips for how residents can prepare their homes for extreme cold weather. The state is bracing for a cold snap that will bring freezing temperatures and subzero wind chills this weekend and early next week, prompting Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to verbally issue a disaster declaration officially activating the…
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PRINT 4 tips in Colorado Springs for preparing your home for extreme cold weather (copy)
Colorado Springs Utilities officials on Friday offered tips for how residents can prepare their homes for extreme cold weather. The state is bracing for a cold snap that will bring freezing temperatures and subzero wind chills this weekend and early next week, prompting Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration officially activating the…
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PRINT Pikes Peak regional emergency teams prepare for extreme freeze (copy)
Pikes Peak region officials are preparing for the polar vortex expected to bring brutally low temperatures and subzero wind chill values throughout the weekend ahead. Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Meredith Nichols said Friday, in a joint news conference with Colorado Springs Utilities and the Colorado Springs police and fire departments,…
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2023 in obituaries: Pikes Peak region mourns several notable deaths
A Colorado Springs city councilwoman with a lengthy record of public service, a respected member of the legal community for more than 40 years, the owner of downtown’s popular movie theater complex and two longtime supporters of the local arts scene were among several notable current and former Pikes Peak region residents, public officials, business…