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Needlework History exhibit continues
The Rawlings Needlework History Exhibit for the summer exhibit is still going strong through Labor Day and is enjoying many visitors. Categories included in the exhibit are embroidery, latch hook, sewing, tatting, crocheting, kitting, and hand quilting. The Kinsley community quilt is featured. Joan Kinsley, a local very talented crafter, is planning on the final embroidery workshop on August 31 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Grand Hall. Our goal is to introduce various needlework crafts to our youth in the community for future preservation. Please call 719-456-6066 if you have any questions or Kathleen Tomlin at 719-456-2948.
Bent County Sheriff’s Office Incident Report
*7/30-8/5* 7/30/2022 Deputies responded to the 600 block of St. Vrain Avenue in Las Animas, Colorado for an ambulance assist.
Employment rate showing improvement in Bent County
Although inflation has been skyrocketing around the nation, labor force participation, employment rates, and job growth have improved in Bent County, returning to better economic values since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cheraw secures $1.6 million in federal funding
U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that $92,035,000 in funding for projects across Colorado have been included in the fiscal year 2023 federal appropriations bills. Hickenlooper specifically requested funding for 62 of the projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process.
Sheriff’s deputy and woman killed in Colorado home shooting
A woman and a sheriff’s deputy were fatally shot at a home in southern Colorado over the weekend and the suspected gunman was later found dead inside the home, authorities said Monday. El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Peery, 39, was wounded Sunday after he arrived with two other law enforcement officers to investigate a report of a shooting at the home in the community of Security-Widefield near Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs police said in a statement.
Colorado Shooting Range Development Grant Program funds Bent County project
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has awarded $909,987 to eight shooting range projects across Colorado through the agency’s Shooting Range Development Program (SRDG). The funds will go toward developing new shooting ranges and upgrading existing ranges.
Monkeypox confirmed in Prowers County
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment notified Prowers County Public Health and Environment on Thursday of a confirmed case of monkeypox. Health officials stated in a press release the risk to the general public continues to be low.
Bent County Fair perseveres through uncooperative weather
Last week’s Bent County Fair can be described as a lot of things - wet, hot, or even humid; but, despite oftentimes undesirable weather patterns, the fair, as it’s traditionally become known locally, can best be described as a family-fun event for individuals of all ages.