Chris Sorensen

A flash flood watch returns to southeast Colorado Sunday, covering an area similar to Saturday’s watch due to continued storms fueled by a strong annual monsoon moisture flow.

Pages from the Past - From Our 130-Year Archives

“You don’t mean it!”

“Sure as I’m sittin’ here, Doc,” Herb said, putting an extra swirl to his coffee and cream.

“Flying lessons?”

“Yessir. Said he wanted to do it before he got old. I know. I know. He’s already old, but still, he’s up about every weekend now, buzzing around.”

“That’s just nuts,” Doc said, “I know for a fact he won’t see 70 again.”

“True enough, Doc, but you know they aren’t letting him take the plane up by himself.”

“Thank goodness for that. But what in the world made him want to fly a plane?”

Did you know that an average of 675 deaths from extreme heat events occur each year in the United States? Extremely high or unusually hot temperatures can affect your health.  Most vulnerable are the elderly, those who work or exercise outdoors, infants and children, the homeless or poor, and people with a chronic medical condition.

Today, and every day, we remind you take the necessary precautions to prevent serious health effects such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke. 

SECURITY

“My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor...free yourself, like a gazelle, from the hand of the hunter..” Proverbs 6:1,5

Birthdays

July 31

• Gary Weisdorfer
• Chelsey Smalley
• Gary Wright
• Robert Frazee
• Khloe Smalley
• Mary Sanchez

August 1

• Amy Schmidt
• Elle Johnson
• Dave Lyon
• Lauren Tyler
• Max Owens

August 2

• Loraine Saffer
• J.D. McEwen
• Aiden Michael

August 3

15 Years Ago

July 26, 2002

• Hi-Plains Thirteen year old All Stars are the State Baseball Champions. Team members included Demetrius Gilmore, Kenan Gooden, Jacob Buck, Matt Seay and Josh Crow-Eads; Jade Downey, Justin Horn and Mike Gurule – McClave; Ty Trahern, Andrew Maxcy and Curt Connelley of Kit Carson. Coaches were Pat Ward, Bill Connelley and Lane Gooden.

25 Years Ago

July 23, 1992

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding hunters that Leftover limited licenses (licenses remaining after the primary and leftover draws) go on sale in person and by phone Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 a.m. These licenses will also be available for online purchase starting at midnight August 2.

An Aurora man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in a gun fight at the Aurora mall over a marijuana deal that actually involved broccoli.

Sababu Colbert-Evans, 26, of Aurora was sentenced July 24 after a jury found him guilty in May of attempted first-degree murder.