Live, unofficial results for the races on Tri-Lakes ballots, both El Paso County commissioner races and Colorado’s statewide measures, drawn from the official El Paso County and Colorado Secretary of State reporting feeds. The page updates itself every five minutes. No results may be released before polls close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. […]
Monthly Archives: November 2026
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Monument Town Council, November 2, 2026: Council Adopts Monument 2040 Plan, 4–3
Monument’s council adopted Monument 2040, the comprehensive plan that will guide its land-use decisions for the next decade, together with the town’s first downtown master plan, by four votes to three after Mayor Pro Tem Steve King proposed removing the plan’s support for apartments by right and was not taken up. It heard the final […]
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Black Forest Community Club Will Retire Worn Flags at Its Veterans Day Celebration on November 14
The Black Forest Community Club will honor veterans on Saturday, Nov. 14, with a flag retirement ceremony by Boy Scout Troop 70, a potluck and a live band. Its November newsletter also sets Christmas in the Forest for Dec. 5 and reports that Dorothie Munson-Ingram’s History of Black Forest is being republished. The ceremony runs […]
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Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild Holds Its Fall Show November 4 to 8
The Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild opens its annual fall show at the Black Forest Community Center on Wednesday, Nov. 4, and runs it through Sunday, Nov. 8. Members sell their own work, from quilts and pottery to jams and jellies. The Black Forest Arts & Crafts Guild holds two shows a year, in […]
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The Air Force Academy Reopens the Santa Fe Trail and Eases Base Access
The stretch of the New Santa Fe Regional Trail that crosses the Air Force Academy, closed since March 1, reopened to walkers and cyclists on Nov. 2. U.S. citizens with a Real ID driver’s license can now apply online for a 30-day pass, and active-duty members, retirees and cadets can again bring guests onto the […]
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Tri-Lakes Votes Today: Two Mayors, Nine Town Seats and Ballot Issue 2B
Polls close at 7 p.m. today. Monument and Palmer Lake are each electing a mayor and most of a town board, Monument is deciding a construction use tax, and from 7 p.m. the Independent will carry live results through the night. Ballots must reach the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder by 7 p.m. today, […]
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Ford Amphitheater Owner Makes First Contribution to Mobolade, Campaign Report Shows
J.W. Roth, whose company owns the Ford Amphitheater, has made his first contribution to Mayor Yemi Mobolade: a $4,000 check, accepted on October 23, the day after Roth hosted a fundraiser for the mayor. Roth’s restaurant above the amphitheater gave $2,296 in food, non-alcoholic drinks and flowers, the campaign’s latest report shows. Roth and his […]
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Palmer Lake Historical Society Tells the Yule Log’s Story on November 19
Patricia and Gary Atkins give the Palmer Lake Historical Society’s November program, on the history of the town’s Yule Log, at Palmer Lake Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m. This year’s Yule Log Hunt follows on Sunday, Dec. 13. The Palmer Lake Historical Society holds its monthly programs on the […]
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The Morning Brief: What’s Happening Monday, Nov. 2
The community calendar lists one event for Monday, Nov. 2, and two public meetings are scheduled. Tuesday’s calendar lists one event.
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Too Late to Mail a Ballot: Where to Return It in the Tri-Lakes
It is too late to trust a ballot to the mail. A ballot counts only if it reaches the El Paso County clerk by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3; a postmark does not count. Thirteen official drop-off sites lie between the county line and Woodmen Road, and the map below shows each one. Colorado […]