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I hope all are enjoying a nice week and enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day last week.  As we continue through a hot, dry summer, I ask all to remain fire-safe and to follow county sheriff fire...

I hope all are enjoying or have, when you read this, already enjoyed a wonderful Independence Day with friends and family.  We are a patriotic communty, and we remember and celebrate the successful...

I hope all are well and get to enjoy a wonderful Independence Day next week. As we enter July, I wanted to remind all to get out and enjoy our upcoming El Paso County Fair, which runs from July 14 -...

I wanted to start this week by writing about the recent hailstorm, which affected many in our Fountain Valley region.  Most of the reported damage from the storm was in the southern portion of El...

I pray all are doing well and enjoying your week.  I again wanted to remind everyone about the high fire threat we have in the region due to hot, dry conditions.  The "416 Fire" north of Durango,...

Hi, I hope all had a nice week. I am encouraging everyone, if you have the chance, to support veterans participating in the Warrior Games at the Air Force Academy this week. Events continue through...

I hope all are well and enjoying a wonderful week. I wanted to let everyone know that I will be co-hosting a Town Hall at the Fountain Library on the evening of June 8, beginning at 7 p.m. State...

I wanted to start off by reminding everyone about the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.  Let us keep in our prayers those brave men and women service members who have given their lives for our country t...

I hope all are well and enjoying the spring season, and that you enjoyed a lovely Mother's Day weekend.  We have the county-hosted fishing tournament for kids this Saturday, and the first constructi...

I hope all are well and had a nice weekend. I was able to attend the baptism of a friend's son on Saturday and enjoyed the beautiful weather on Sunday with a pleasant afternoon walk. I am hopeful we...

I unfortunately begin by having to again highlight our dangerous fire season.  I and our community give thanks to all those firefighters, regional and state partners, and volunteers who combated the...

I wanted to start this week off by thanking Fountain Fire Chief Darin Anstine for his decades-long leadership and dedication to our Fountain Valley community.  Chief Anstine has announced he will be...

I hope all are well.  This week I wanted to invite residents to learn about an upcoming county-sponsored Citizens College as well as continue my highlighting of concerns about fire threats, and...

I went to a nice Sunday morning service and then enjoyed our annual Easter potluck at my church. Cleanup Event I wanted to start by highlighting an upcoming cleanup event. The El Paso County Community...

I hope all are doing well and looking forward to a wonderful Easter weekend.  This week, I'd like to highlight a couple of county updates on committees, announce the upcoming Great American...

I pray all are well.  We had a difficult week with the Carson-Midway fire to our South, and with the dry and warm conditions which continue throughout the region.  I wanted to thank all those that...

I hope all are well.  This week I wanted to highlight a few items on the county's online pages that many might not know about and that might be of interest to residents. The first one I wanted to men...

I hope all enjoyed a nice Presidents' Day weekend and will be having a nice week.  As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I wanted to highlight El Paso County services available in the Fountain Valley....

As we continue to recover from the news of last week's loss, I did still want to wish all a nice Presidents' Day next week and also comment on a couple of county items in today's article. I mentioned...

I hope all are well this week.  I wanted to highlight a couple of public health items and again remind people of the brave and dangerous work done by our local public safety individuals, as we lost...

I hope all are well. I wanted to start off by highlighting a few Board of Health items. I am proud to announce that El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) has been recognized by the National...

I hope all are well as we finish out the first month of 2018.  I wanted to provide a couple of updates from the county on two area projects as well as highlight several students living in our...

I hope all are well and have started January off on the right foot.  I wanted to wish all a nice upcoming MLK Jr. Day and hope that if you are off work that day that you enjoy a great day with...