February 2025

Pueblo County Rec Center shaping up

By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ A new facility in Pueblo promises to serve county residents at the Pueblo County Recreation Center, 1650 Cooper Place, previously called the St. Charles Mesa Recreation Center, according to Kevin Harris, Community Center Specialist. The new center grand
February 28, 2025

Mariposa survives budget axe

Center faces $300,000 funding gap By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Mariposa Center for Safety was denied funding from Pueblo City Council despite being invited by Mayor Heather Graham to apply, according to Nicole Ferguson, executive director. “Our budget is around two million dollars
February 19, 2025

Higher-ed students urged to complete FAFSA ASAP

College financial aid still available despite threatened pause in federal grants By DEBORAH MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Trump’s rescinded pause on federal grants and loans would not have effected college grants and loans, according to PCC’s financial aid office. The White House budget office
February 19, 2025

Nuclear electric power threat ongoing for Pueblo, Colorado

Nuclear-Free Colorado Coalition 2024 Report By Dr. VELMA CAMPBEL Anti-nuclear energy advocates were busy in 2024. The Nuclear-Free and Renewable Energy Justice advocacy focused on the growing influence and push by the nuclear-industrial complex in Colorado beyond Pueblo, as well as the
February 19, 2025