Last week I reviewed “Dunkirk” and I talked about how early reviews had set the bar impossibly high, which prevented me from appreciating the film more. This week brings us “The Emoji Movie,” and the scales are shifted the other way. This film has been a critical whipping boy since the day it was announced due to the faddish nature of its subject matter. And that prejudice seemed to be justified, with the film scoring a 0% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes when I saw it Friday afternoon (that number has since beefed up to an 8%).

As the school year approaches, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reminds parents and guardians to check their children’s vaccination records. If vaccines are needed, make sure they’re on the back-to-school list. 

The stages at Colorado State Fair will come alive this month as the final acts are announced for this year’s entertainment series.

As someone who grew up in rural Iowa, I know about the importance of working capital to prospective new farmers and ranchers. Now, for qualified applicants, that capital is available. Individuals with a dream to farm have acted by the thousands to take advantage of a USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) program that provides “Microloans.”  You may be able to do it, too.

Editor's note: Prairie Pines Assisted Living Center is holding a raffle with a grand prize of up to $30,000. Read more here.

Spots of color covered the streets of Eads Saturday as 56 runners and walkers from the surrounding areas came out for a morning of fun and exercise in the first Prairie Pine Color Dash.

A fisherman contacted the Boulder County Sheriff's Office Saturday after he discovered what he believed to be human skeletal remains near South Boulder Creek, just east of Gross Reservoir. The fisherman had been bushwhacking along the creek in the Walker Ranch Open Space as he traveled east from Fisherman's Point, when he discovered the remains. Due to both the weather and time of day Saturday, an investigative and recovery effort began Sunday.

August 12, the American Legion Legacy Run takes off from the Fort Dodge Soldier's Home in Fort Dodge, Kansas.  This year's route will be along US Hwy 50. Day 1 the Legacy Run will be traveling through Granada, Holly, Lamar, Las Animas, La Junta, Swink, Rocky Ford, Manzanola and Fowler. The end of Day 1 will be in Pueblo.  American Legion District 1 encourages local community members to come out and wave at the riders as they make their way through the communities.  We are expecting 400+ motorcycles to be traveling through your community.

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