Three sessions of online courses are still available this fall at Lamar Community College. LCC is offering over 200 late start online courses in ten or six-week formats that are currently open for enrollment. This means anyone interested in taking a course or two can complete them in a shorter period of time while working around their existing schedule.
The Big Red Fire, discovered in Routt County Friday, experienced major growth over the holiday weekend, reaching over 1,400 acres.
The fire is believed to have been started by lightning August 19 – the last time storms were in the area. The fire is burning in the Routt National Forest north of Big Red Park about five miles south of the Colorado-Wyoming border or 45 miles north of Steamboat Springs.
Wildland fires are typically named after the closest prominent geographic feature or landmark.
(Family Features) Furry friends can play a significant role in pet owners’ lives. The old saying goes, “dogs are man’s best friend,” and research shows they may be more than that. In fact, they just might be the key to keeping seniors active.
A cold front has descended across eastern Colorado which will drop Tuesdays high temperatures by 20 or more degrees compared to Monday.
While the northern and southern parts of the eastern plains can expect temperatures in the low to mid-70s, the central plains will be even cooler, with highs in the upper 60s. Across the area, look for cloudy conditions Tuesday morning that will gradually clear later in the day.
Julienne "Julie" Rosalind Johnson
(July 14, 1921 - September 4, 2017)
Funeral services are pending. Mrs. Johnson passed away at Keefe Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brown Funeral Home
Hurricane Irma continued to strengthen overnight and has now reached Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale with sustained winds at 175 miles per hour. While the storm’s strength will fluctuate, it is expected to remain a Category 4 or 5 storm for several days.
The storm formed over the Atlantic Ocean last week, and rapidly became a major hurricane – those storms reaching Category 3 and above – as it tracks west.
Police in Pueblo are searching for a man they say was impersonating a law enforcement officer and stopped at least one person last week.
Hurricane Irma, which formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean last week, continued to gain strength as it continues on a path that currently takes it towards the continental United States.
The storm reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale Monday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. Irma is moving west at 13 mph. The storm is expected to remain on a westerly path into Tuesday before turning slightly toward the northwest later in the day.
Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe. A companion spacecraft, Voyager 2, had launched a few weeks earlier on August 20, 1977.
At around 13 billion miles away, Voyager 1 has traveled the furthest distance from Earth for a human-created object. Voyager 2 has a record of its own – the longest continuously operating spacecraft.
