Mar. 14—It wasn't the same atmosphere you get at Ball Arena — perhaps better known still as the Pepsi Center — but the tradition and excitement of the Colorado high school state wrestling tournament was still abundant in Pueblo this weekend. Call it controlled chaos. For the first time ever, Pueblo hosted the state championships at the Southwest Motors Events Center on the Colorado State .
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How state tournaments are benefiting Pueblo s small businesses
Natalie Chuck
Colorado State Fairgrounds houses the Southwest Motors Events Center, host of the 2021 High School State Wrestling Tournament
and last updated 2021-03-11 11:13:41-05
PUEBLO â Just over three months since Colorado State University of Pueblo hosted the state s High School Football Championship, Pueblo will be home to another tournament - the Colorado High School State Wrestling Tournament.
Just as exciting as these events are for the high school athletes participating, they are also helping boom Pueblo s business scene.
âAnytime thereâs an event at the fair, we get busier, said Amber Harmon, the Owner of Feelin a Little Philly. The restaurant sits right across from the Southwest Motors Events Center in the Colorado State Fair Grounds, where the wrestling matches are being held.
Pueblo police have given the all-clear after searching an elementary school for explosives Thursday morning.
Goodnight Elementary in District 60 was evacuated around 8:20 a.m. after the school received a voicemail claiming bombs were in the campus drainage pipes. Police announced just before noon that the school was safe. No explosives or suspicious devices were located.
Students and staff were taken to Southwest Motors Event Center at the Colorado State Fairgrounds after the threat was called in. Parents were immediately notified and able to reunite with their children at the event center.
“Right now, our kids are completely safe inside the event center,” said District 60 spokesperson Dalton Sprouse. “Being pulled out of school can be somewhat of a shock. But ultimately, now that they know that they’re here and their parents are coming to pick them up, they’re feeling a lot better.”
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 Randy Evetts, director of the Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, in the release. “We are confident the one testing site at the Colorado State Fairgrounds will be able to handle the current and future demand for testing in our community.”