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Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:19:00 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe first of two open houses afforded the community an opportunity to visit with Charlotte Macaluso, the interim superintendent of Pueblo City Schools (D60) recently designated sole finalist for the superintendent’s position.
That announcement, which...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:23:42 GMTBY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINDENVER — An organization that for years fought artist Christo’s plan to hang artwork over the Arkansas River claimed a final victory Friday.
The organization, Rags Over the Arkansas River, said it had received legal, binding assurances that Christo w...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:23:42 GMTBY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINA survey has found that 89 percent of Pueblo area businesses that participated in the study drug test for marijuana — the most in the state.
Mountain States Employers Council, a human resource and employment law firm based in Denver, surveyed Colorad...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:23:42 GMTBY PETER STRESCINO
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINA small group of East Siders gave a new state representative a large piece of their minds Friday.
State Rep. Donald Valdez, a Democrat from House District 62, held his first Pueblo town hall meeting at the Patrick A. Lucero Library and heard from peo...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:29:07 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — Creamy chocolate delicacies and “Chair-ity Chairs” are set to be the focus of the 15th annual Chocolate Walk, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11 and starting at 1101 Main St. in downtown Canon City.
A total of 45 downtown merchants will p...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:29:07 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINA local school with a century-plus of educational history has announced a new tuition structure.
The McClelland School, 415 E. Abriendo Ave., will host an open house from 9-11 a.m. Feb. 21 to introduce indexed tuition — an offering that reflects the ...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 05:29:07 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINHe is a noted local philanthropic, amateur sports and diplomatic leader whose support for the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs has been recognized with the naming of a building in his honor.
The UCCS Sports Medicine and Performance Center, to...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 06:00:03 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINRecent figures from the Colorado Department of Human Services indicate that the number of Pueblo citizens who reported cases of child abuse or neglect without legal obligation to do so more than doubled in the past year.
The numbers come from the Col...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:44:03 GMTThe Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is partnering with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for a Facebook chat to provide veterans and their family members with a better understanding of the VA’s education and employment benefits.
T...

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 00:44:04 GMTSt. Mary-Corwin Medical Center’s monthly Walk With a Doc is scheduled at 9 a.m. Feb. 11.
Participants meet in the hospital’s west Lake Avenue parking lot, north of the Minnequa Fire Station, before walking around Lake Minnequa.
Members of the communi...