Storage Facility Showdown Set for Mid-July ~ by Bob Volpe ~ Last week’s regular meeting of the WP city council was a long one, filled with presentations, appointments, and ceremonies. Capping the agenda was filling Jon DeVaux’s seat on the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) board of directors. DeVaux, one of the group’s veteran members, resigned…
FIRES ARE 100% CONTAINED Teller County, CO, on June 13, 2018 –Lightning strikes started two fires in Teller County Wednesday afternoon. The fires were located on Cathedral Ridge and Forest Service Road 339 north of Woodland Park off Highway 67. Both fires were approximately one-quarter acre in size. Forest Service and local fire service resources…
~ by Trevor Phipps ~ The benefits to a small town include the quiet, the “hometown” feel and the feeling of community. Nothing gives residents the heart-warming sense of community like when various people and organizations work together towards a common goal to benefit citizens. In cities all over El Paso and Teller counties, examples…
~ by Rick Langenberg ~ Kudos to the Teller County Republicans and the Woodland Park High School speech and debate team for sponsoring the first ever congressional debate held in Teller County last week. The forum, held at the WP High School auditorium, was a smash hit, with a flurry of questions for two-plus hours.…
Testimony Delivered by Current and Previous City Leaders ~ by Bob Volpe ~ The contentious battle over a plot of land on Woodland Station in downtown Woodland Park between Arden Weatherford (owner of BierWerks Brewery and the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) has been playing out in the El Paso Combined Court in Colorado Springs since…
Carol M. Kenney was honored yesterday, at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Woodland Park Cemetery. Kenny just passed away and was the former mayor of Woodland Park. He was a 59 year resident of Woodland Park, was born in Jefferson City, Missouri on May 16, 1926 to Samuel and Ernstine Kenney. At the age of six, his family moved to Yakima,…
~ by Bob Volpe ~ It has been six years since the Waldo Canyon fire destroyed 347 homes in Colorado Springs and led to mandatory and standby evacuation orders from Cascade to Woodland Park. In addition, many area residents were stranded for weeks, and local commerce took a major beating. The drought conditions of 2012…
~ by Bob Volpe ~ It’s that time of year when the planting of the decorative flower beds around town begins and those beautiful flower baskets are hung on lamp posts along the main business district. Or is it? At last week’s regular Woodland Park city council meeting, the annual flower planting and hanging baskets…