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When I reported my first news story back in 2015, I did not anticipate that it would eventually lead me out of Ohio and into the West. I had no idea the rollercoaster that journalism would be, and continues to be, as a career. I had no idea that I would fall in love with providing residents the information they deserve and need to know. To that end, I hope I can be of service to this city. I moved from Athens, Ohio, to Pueblo late last month after News Director Luke Lyons offered me the politic...

The Pueblo Chieftain I spent the better half of my winter vacation cleaning out crammed closets, over-flowing cabinets and jam-packed drawers. (Doors on some closets had to be slammed quickly in order for things to not spill out.) I have known for quite a long time there was a deep clean “a-coming”.  I have been so busy I have neglected the everyday organizing that it takes to keep everything spiffy.  And, truthfully, I just didn’t want to start because I knew how much work it would be....

The final day tests will be available there will be Saturday. The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment issued a release Thursday announcing that the free community testing site, operated by MAKO Medical, will close. Testing at the Colorado State Fairgrounds will continue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. “The number of people seeking testing in Pueblo County has decreased to the point where we believe it is no longer necessary to operate two testing sites,” said R...

The Pueblo Police Department arrested a man suspected of kidnapping his girlfriend after a pursuit on I-25 on Friday. Pueblo Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Frank Ortega said that officers used "stop sticks" to end the pursuit near the Abriendo Avenue exit on I-25 around 3 p.m. Police received a call that 29-year-old Conrad Montez was assaulting a woman believed to be his girlfriend. When officers found his vehicle, the pursuit began. Once spike strips were utilized to end the chase, Mon...

Two Pueblo County Sheriffs Deputies were injured after a man opened fire during an hour-long standoff in Pueblo West on Friday. Sgt. Josh Rude and Deputy Nicolas Berumen were shot and injured. Both men were treated on scene before being transported to Parkview Medical Center for further treatment. They were released later Friday night and are expected to make a full recovery. Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor told members of the media Friday night that the shooter, identified as 48-year-old Edd...

Editor’s note: The Pueblo Chieftain is able to provide exclusive local news thanks in part to the support of its subscribers. Now through Jan. 4, new subscribers can receive a year of news from the Chieftain for as little as $39. Support local news today at Chieftain.com/subscribe now. Pueblo City Council received an update Monday as to how the city’s $6.5 million in CARES Act funding was spent. Head of grant and resource development for the city of Pueblo Shelly Dunham, Pueblo City Chie...

I grew up reading The Pueblo Chieftain. An avid sports fan, I would clip photos from the sports section of my favorite athletes, Sammy Sosa and Michael Jordan. I would read box scores of local preps teams (in particular my alma mater Pueblo County High School). And as I got older, I would read The Chieftain to stay up-to-date on current news. In high school, in Florence Relph’s journalism class, I would imagine myself the sports editor of the paper someday. Fast forward some 16 years later, a...

Take care of your holiday Christmas cactus The Pueblo Chieftain If you are a “plant person”, odds are you might be getting a gift of a Christmas Cactus from friends or family this holiday season. This is a great gift to bring some color indoors during the winter. In their native environment (in Brazil) these plants grow as epiphytes, which mean they grow in trees like orchids. Around here we grow them in pots as houseplants. As the name implies, these plants are cacti, so they want to be ke...