Fountain City Council Approves Electric Rate Increase
At its Sept 11 meeting the Fountain City Council approved a resolution to increase base electric rates for all classes of customers both inside and outside of the city. A public hearing for the...
El Paso County's Delinquent Real Estate Taxes & Special Assessments Notice and Personal Property/Mobile Homes Public Notice
The El Paso County’s Delinquent Real Estate Taxes & Special Assessments Notice and Personal Property/Mobile Homes Public Notice are featured in the Legal Notice section. Included with this week’s issue is the El Paso County Treasurer’s Office...
Morning Glory Espresso Hosts Coffee with a Cop
A Coffee with a Cop event recently took place at Morning Glory Espresso in Widefield. Held at different locations throughout the county during the year, these events give local residents a chance to...
Crime Stoppers Seek Fugitives
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for your assistance in locating the following individuals for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued: JOEL ATWELL is a White Male, 35 years old, 5'06"...
District 3 Community Day Parade/Rivalry Football Game is Saturday
The annual District 3 Community Day Parade and rivalry football game will take place this Saturday, starting at 10:30. The theme of this year’s parade is “Superheroes are Everywhere.” The parade will start at 10:30 a.m. at Big R, 165 Fontaine...
CTC Awarded Quiet ZoneContract by City of Fountain; Firm to Examine Safety Measures at Railroad Crossings Within the City
CTC, which provides crossing warning systems and services to the rail industry and public agencies, has been awarded a quiet zone rail grade crossing evaluation and implementation contract by the City of Fountain. “We at CTC look forward to...
Cemetery Tour on Saturday to Focus on Historical Diversity of Fountain's Population
A special event focusing on the history of the City of Fountain is set for 10 a.m-2 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 22, at Fountain’s Fairview Cemetery, 757 S. Santa Fe Ave. This will be the seventh year for the event. The all new tour theme this year...
News Office at New Temporary Location
Because of work that must be done to the offices of El Paso County & Fountain Valley Advetiser and News, related to recent hailstorms, your hometown newspaper staff is now working out of a temporary new location at 713 Dale (next door to the...
Commissioners to Ask Voters to Continue Public Safety Tax
The Board of El Paso County Commissioners approved a Resolution at its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 4, putting a question on the Nov. 6 ballot asking voters to continue until 2029 the current $0.0023 (point two-three percent) El Paso County...
Fountain-Fort Carson Footballers Lose to Grandview
The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans suffered another big loss as they fell to the Grandview Wolves, 49-7, last Saturday afternoon in Aurora. All scoring occurred in the first half. The Wolves scored on...
AYSO Region 1225 Game News for Sept. 15
The teams said their goodbyes to summer soccer and next week they will say hello to fall soccer. With only two games under these player’s belts or in this case, their jerseys, their soccer skills have improved tremendously. We are so proud of...
Sports Wrap UP
FOOTBALL DISTRICT 3 TEAMS GO 1-1: RIVALRY GAME IS THIS SATURDAY District 3 teams went 1-1 Friday night in non-league games. Mesa Ridge picked up its first win of the year by defeating Coronado 36-33...
Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce News
Next Business Breakfast is Sept. 21 On Friday, Sept. 21, the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its Business Breakfast from 7-8 a.m., at IHOP, on Hwy. 85/87, Fountain. The breakfasts take place the first and third Friday of each month....
Security/Widefield Networking Group to meet Sept. 28
The next meeting of the Security/Widefield Networking Group is scheduled for 8:20 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28. The group meets the second and fourth Friday at Morning Glory Espresso, 101 Fontaine Blvd., Security. For more information, visit...
A Winter Tale
With our recent flurry of rain, I am reminded, it could have been snow! Yes even I have seen massive amounts of snow right here, in September. Oh, then there were the October storms, mainly at...
"COATS 4 KIDS" Drive Underway
The annual “COATS 4 KIDS” Fountain Valley Coat Drive runs through Oct. 19. “Please donate new and gently used coats, gloves and caps or hats,” a spokesperson said. All sizes are needed including: for infants, toddlers, elementary, middle...
Fountain Valley Senior Center News
* Rural Area Meal Program or RAMP, is for individuals age 60 and over who live in El Paso County. This program is for older adults who are not able to get to the nearest congregate meal site. This includes individuals needing assistance due to...
Silver Key Connections Cafe´
For more information about the Silver Key Connections Cafe´, contact the Fountain Valley Senior Center at 520-6470. Local Silver Key Connections Cafe´, meal sites include: Fountain Valley Senior Center, 5745 Southmoor Drive, Fountain and Grinde...
Zucchini Contest Begins!
After checking with many of our readers on this paper’s facebook page, to see if there was a zucchini crop left after this summer’s damaging hailstorms, the News staff is pleased to announce our annual zucchini contest begins today. Several...
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Apologies are in Order
In last week's paper, I incorrectly identified Widefield School District 3's Superintendent Scott Campbell as someone else in a photo caption that appeared with the Security Lions' Kidspree article....
City of Fountain Strategic Plan 2021
Over the past nine months, the City Council and city staff have embarked on a process to review and update a new City of Fountain Strategic Plan. This document will provide the City Councils' Vision...
Old Pueblo Road Reopens
Hello, I hope all are doing well and enjoyed the past week of unusually warm weather. I want to highlight the opening of Old Pueblo Road this past week, and a new program that focuses on the mental...
12-Year-Old Reports the News
If you are anything like me, you have a favorite news team on your favorite channel of television. You look to them for your information about an accident on a major road or an update of your...
Pushing People Over the Cliff
As a fiscal conservative, I am very aware of the impact I have if I vote for something that spends YOUR money. And this certainly applies to any expansion of benefits. However, there are cases where...
Thank You To Woman Who Found My Purse And Turned It In
I would like to say thank you to the most honest and wonderful lady who turned my clutch purse in at the Safeway up by Mesa Ridge Parkway on Sept. 5. She wished to remain anonymous, however I hope...
Friends of the Library Book Sale will be Oct. 13 at Security Public Library
The Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Security Public Library, 715 Aspen Dr. “Whatever your reading pleasure be it fact or fiction, adult or juvenile, classic or best sellers, the Friends of the...
Friday Night Soup Kitchen Open to All
The First United Methodist Church of Fountain soup kitchen from 4-6 p.m. every Friday is open to anybody who would like a bowl of hot soup and great fellowship with neighbors. More groups to help host and prepare meals are sought. The church is...
Special Sew Time in the Valley is this Saturday
Sew Time in the Valley will have a special sewing time this Sat., Sept. 22. “We will be stitching from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church,” event organizer Fran Carrick said. “All are welcome to attend.” The church is...
Ilse Weber
July 25, 1938-September 12, 2018 Ilse Weber, 80, beloved wife, mother, oma, and urgrossmutter passed away peacefully September 12, 2018 in Widefield, Colorado. She was born July 25, 1938 in Kusel,...
Lorinda Kae Brazil
August 13, 1955-September 7, 2018 Long-time Fountain resident Lorinda Kae Brazil, 63, died of heart failure September 7, 2018. She was born August 13, 1955 in Washington, KS to Jerry and Shirley...
Oscar L. Anders Jr.
September 5, 1931 - September 4, 2018 Oscar L. Anders, Jr., a loving husband and father, went to be with our Lord on the morning of September 4, 2018. Oscar was born September 5, 1931 in Memphis,...
Long-eared Owls
Long-eared Owls are not as easy to find as the Great Horned Owls, but we do have them in El Paso County. Like the Great Horned Owls, the Long-eared Owls are nocturnal. All nocturnal owls are harder...
What's Happening at the Fountain Creek Nature Center
The Fountain Creek Nature Center is located at 320 Pepper Grass Lane in Fountain. For more info. call 520-6745 or visit www.elpasocountyparks.com ONLINE REGISTRATION available at https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers/ Raptor I.D....
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