ICYMI – article round up for the week ending September 15, 2018
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Flags will be lowered Monday to honor Staff Sergeant Diobanjo Sanagustin
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has ordered that flags be lowered to half-staff September 17 to honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Diobanjo Sanagustin, was died September 4 in Afghanistan supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Sanagustin, 32, is survived by his wife, son, and parents. He was assigned to B Company, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson.
Flags lowered Tuesday to observe Patriot Day
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide Tuesday, Sept. 11 in honor of those who lost their lives Sepember. 11, 2001. This also is in recognition of Patriot Day, which was designated by Congress in 2001.
ICYMI – Article roundup for the week ending September 8, 2018
Sixth Earthquake in 10 days for Western Colorado
Western Colorado experienced is sixth magnitude 2.5 or greater earthquake in just less than 10 days when a quake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale shook an area in Gunnison County 10 miles east of Panoia Sunday afternoon.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake occurred shortly after 3:00 p.m. at a depth of about two miles beneath the surface.
Bent County Sheriff Warning: Counterfeit Money Circulating in the Area
Bent County has recently been flooded with counterfeit bills. The Bent County Sheriff's Office is asking people to pay close attention to any $5, $10, $20 or $50 bills they receive.
Currency with the serial numbers listed below is likely to be counterfeit. Anyone spotting one of these bills is urged to contact local law enforcement. Do not attempt to use the counterfeit bills - doing so is a crime.
Flags Lowered to Honor Senator John McCain
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and U.S. President Donald J. Trump have ordered flags lowered to half-staff at public buildings until sunset Sunday, September 2 to honor Arizona Senator John McCain.
"John McCain dedicated his life to serving this country," said Governor Hickenlooper. "We (and the world) lost an incredible leader. He could never have imagined how much he'll be missed."
Obituary - John McCain, who survived torture and ran for the US presidency
Ian Horwood, York St John University
Senator John Sidney McCain III, who has died of brain cancer aged 81, was in many ways in a class of his own. A storied war veteran and 36-year fixture in the US Congress, he forged a career unlike any other in recent American political history.
ICYMI – Article Roundup for the Week Ending August 25, 2018
Third Earthquake in Just Over 24 Hours for Western Colorado
Rio Blanco County experienced its third earthquake in a day Saturday as a magnitude 3.4 quake shook an area approximately 50 miles north of Grand Junction.
The quake occurred at 4:42 a.m. and was about one mile beneath the surface. It was located about four miles southwest of a 4.3 earthquake that occurred Friday morning. That quake was the strongest of the year in Colorado so far. A magnitude 2.9 quake was also recorded in the area Friday by the United State Geological Survey.