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UPDATE: Highway 69 Back Open After Semi-Truck Crash

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UPDATE: Highway 69 Back Open After Semi-Truck Crash

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UPDATE: TUESDAY 7/1/2025 6 p.m. (COLORADO) — The Custer County Sheriff's Office said Highway 69 is back open. ORIGINAL STORY: Highway 69 closed in both directions due to semi rollover TUESDAY 7/1/2025 11:37 a.m. The Custer County Sheriff's Office (CCSO), emergency crews, and Colorado State Patrol are all responding to a rollover near Hillside. On Tuesday, July 1, crews were responding to a semi truck rollover near Hillside. CCSO reported the cr…See the Story

Breaking: Fugitive Gardner Fire Board Director arrested in Westcliffe for skipping drug & gun charges

Shopping · Westcliffe

Breaking: Fugitive Gardner Fire Board Director arrested in Westcliffe for skipping drug & gun charges

Reprinted with permission from the Wet Mountain Tribune WESTCLIFFE- The little grocery store in Westcliffe is often a quiet place with summer visitors and locals alike doing their shopping before the big holiday weekend. But around 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday, a swarm of armed Custer County Sheriff Officers, including Sheriff Rich Smith himself, armed with […] The post Breaking: Fugitive Gardner Fire Board Director arrested in Westcliffe for skipping…See the Story

Independence Day Weekend events | Sangre de Cristo Sentinel

Independence Day · Silver Cliff

Independence Day Weekend events | Sangre de Cristo Sentinel

July 03 -26, Sangres Art Guild ~ “Shadows and Light” Art Show, July 5th Reception 1- 4 p.m. 3rd Street Gallery, 59000 N. Hwy 69 July 4 @ 7 – 10 a.m. $ AAW Pancake Breakfast All Aboard Westcliffe Depot 102 Main St., Westcliffe July 4 & 5 @ 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. AAW Flea Market, Craft Fair and Yard Sale, 110 Rosita Ave., Westcliffe July 4 @ 10 – 11 a.m. Independence Day Parade on Westcliffe & Silver Cliff, Main Streets Sponsored by the American Legion P…Read Article

15 Fun Facts About the Fourth of July | Sangre de Cristo Sentinel

15 Fun Facts About the Fourth of July by Tim Brunicardi, Hocking College, reprinted 1. We Didn’t Actually Declare Independence on the 4th of July One of the greatest misconceptions of the 4th of July lies in the name and date. It is widely believed that America declared their independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. However, the official vote actually took place two days before and the “Declaration” was published in papers on July 4th. 2. The …Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Veteran Educator John Tillotson Fills School Board Vacancy | Sangre de Cristo Sentinel

Veteran Educator John Tillotson Fills School Board Vacancy John Tillotson extends his 27 years of service to the Custer County School District (CCSD). Tillotson retired from teaching at the end of this school year and then applied for the baton of School Board service. The Custer County School Board voted unani-mously on June 18, 2025, for John Tillotson to fill the vacancy of former Director Brad Davis. Tillotson has been a teacher in the CCS…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Former Chaffee Commissioner, plus a Coaldale resident, joins Water Conservation District

Of course, the UAWCD is much more than an irrigation district, and protecting and conserving water for the long-term stability of the region is the driving mission of the organization. Founded in 1979, the district’s mission is, “for protecting and securing water in the Upper Arkansas Valley. That same mission endures today for the protection of all water rights, including municipal, agricultural, environmental, industrial, and recreational.” Th…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

New jet fuel tank already assisting in local emergencies

The remoteness of the Wet Mountain Valley extends to more than just the time, altitude, and distance required to reach the region, traveling along the jagged crust of the earth. The same remoteness of land also applies to the air for fixed-wing or rotorcraft. The Sangre de Cristo and Wet Mountains create their unique atmospheric conditions for aircraft, and, if possible, many lower-flying craft choose to go around rather than over these mountain…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Hairpins as weapons? Check out the Beckwith Ranch’s new 1890s clothing exhibit decommissioned from the Molly Brown House Museum

The picturesque Beckwith Ranch, formerly called the Waverly Ranch by the Beckwiths themselves, remains a historic time capsule for the Custer County community. From 1869 through 1907, the Beckwith family built one of the most successful cattle ranching dynasties in Colorado. Yet, after 40 years, their dynasty was sold off by Elsie Beckwith after the passing of her husband, Elton Beckwith – the last-living brother of the ranch’s operation. Many…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Morphew, Stanley, Payne, and the robustness of justice

I tend only to publish stories that have local relevance, but I do make exceptions when news has an impact, although indirectly, on this region. Such stories and the lessons learned require a wider view (the name of the column) to be understood locally. The news from Alamosa on June 20 was that Barry Morphew had been arrested and charged again for the alleged murder of his wife, Suzanne, in Salida on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020. What is of note i…Westcliffe · Westcliffe Read Article

Westcliffe makes more moves towards affordable housing

The Town of Westcliffe took another step towards facilitating affordable workforce housing in Custer County with the approval of Resolution 1-2025 at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees (BOT) on June 17. Resolution 1-2025 commits the Town of Westcliffe to put up $5,000 as part of a matching fund for a Local Planning Capacity grant from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), which will, if granted, go to Custer County Community Develop…Housing · Westcliffe Read Article

Penitentiary to bring jobs, wildfires burn, and the Kettles leave by car in historical tidbits

110 Years Ago – 1915 Henning and Stroehlke have taken a lease on a 200-foot block of ground south of the Harriet Mineshaft and with a long surface cross-cut have cut the vein and some good-looking carbonate ore has been exposed. Big improvements are being made at the J.A. Merriam drug store in the way of a new front for the building and cement sidewalk. The improvements will add greatly to the appearance of the building. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kettl…Wildfires · Westcliffe Read Article

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