Tag: teller county
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Commissioners issue Stage 2 burn ban
Teller County commissioners implemented a Stage 2 fire ban last week to prohibit all open burning. “In the middle of a Stage 2 fire ban, when you could smell the smoke, eyes watering, this weekend we had trail users come up here and light campfires,” said Commissioner Dan Williams, speaking at the commissioners’ meeting March…
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Woodland Park’s interim superintendent picked for permanent position
Following a monthslong search, Woodland Park District RE-2 has its next superintendent. During a special meeting on March 16, the Board of Education unanimously selected Ginger Slocum, who had been acting as their interim superintendent since August. Over the past seven years, Slocum has worked in RE-2 as a principal and chief academic officer. “This…
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Henry M. Teller – ‘Colorado’s grand old man’
By Steve Plutt On behalf of the Ute Pass Historical Society, and in celebration of America’s 250th, Colorado’s 150th and the Ute Pass Historical Society’s 50th anniversaries, we’d like to present the following account of the namesake of Teller County, the Honorable Henry Teller. A Republican, Henry Teller was a successful Colorado businessman, lawyer, and…
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Woodland Park’s interim superintendent picked for permanent position
Following a months-long search, Woodland Park District RE-2 has its next superintendent. During a special meeting on March 16, the district’s board of education unanimously selected Ginger Slocum, who had been acting as their interim superintendent since August. Over the past seven years, Slocum has worked in RE-2 as a principal and chief academic officer.…
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Woodland Park’s interim superintendent picked for permanent position
Following a months-long search, Woodland Park District RE-2 has its next superintendent. During a special meeting on March 16, the district’s board of education unanimously selected Ginger Slocum, who had been acting as their interim superintendent since August. Over the past seven years, Slocum has worked in RE-2 as a principal and chief academic officer.…
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Documentary celebrates Teller County food initiative
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it also requires a village for so much of what we depend on in our daily lives. And late last year, it took the entire village of Teller County to feed 3,000 of its neighbors. In October 2025, families, couples, and individuals in Teller…
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Homestead Exemption on Colorado’s chopping block?
With the state of Colorado trying to fill a $1.4 billion deficit, the reduction on property taxes for senior citizens and disabled veterans could be on the chopping block. Yet Gov. Jared Polis has proposed a bill that would continue to fund the reduction, the Homestead Exemption, by selling the state-owned workmen’s compensation insurance, Pinnacol…
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Choices clear for City council | Guest Column
The Woodland Park City Council/Mayor Candidates Forum made it clear that we need to add Don Dezellem, not Mary Sekowski, to our current high performing city council team. The synergy on the Dias is there to move our city into the future, a future we can all be proud of, a future our current City…
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Collaboration is key for Colorado Springs’, Pikes Peak region’s ‘destination success’: Panel
Colorado Springs’ and the Pikes Peak region’s overall success depend on effective collaboration across local tourism sectors, not only benefiting the millions of people who visit the region every year but also the residents who call Olympic City USA and its surrounding communities home. A panel of local experts in destination, sports and outdoor tourism…
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Pets of the week
Call TCRAS to set up an appointment. 719-686-7707 Sissy is a sweet, shy girl that would do best in a home with no small kids or dogs. A confident cat friend may be good for her. It might take a few meetings for her to warm up and show you her loving personality. Atlas loves…