Ten of the twelve candidates for Palmer Lake mayor and trustee answered six questions at a Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce forum at Palmer Lake Town Hall on Sunday, Oct. 4, the day before ballots were mailed. Several kept returning to the town’s finances; the town administrator estimated last month that Palmer Lake could run out […]
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Posted inLocal News
Woodmoor Public Safety’s September: 83 Calls and 2,310 Property Checks
Woodmoor Public Safety logged 83 dispatches in September 2026, with 1,372 business checks and 938 vacation checks. Seven open doors were at one church.
Posted inOpinion
The Ethics Behind “Traditional Methods”
A pediatric dentist who teaches residents at Children’s Hospital Colorado has written against Amendment 83, the measure on the Nov. 3 ballot that would put a right to hunt and fish into the Colorado Constitution. She is studying for a doctorate in bioethics, and her letter, offered to The Independent for publication, turns on the […]
Posted inEvents News
Black Forest Community Club Will Honor the Munson Family on October 17
The Black Forest Community Club will present a plaque to the Munson family on Saturday, Oct. 17, to thank a family it says has been part of the club for generations. The club’s October newsletter also lists six other dates through early December, reports a new fence along Black Forest Road and opens renewals of […]
Posted inEvents News
Empty Bowls Holds Its Final Dinner on October 14
The Empty Bowls Dinner and Silent Auction, which raises money for Tri-Lakes Cares, runs from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Lewis-Palmer High School. The Monument Hill Kiwanis Club, which puts on the dinner, says it will be the last. The Monument Hill Kiwanis Club, a service club with more than 100 volunteers, […]
Posted inLocal News
More than 31 Million Birds Have Crossed El Paso County This Fall
Radar estimates from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s BirdCast project put the number of birds that have flown over El Paso County since Aug. 1 at about 31.2 million, a fifth of them on one night in September. The usual peak has passed. About a fifth of the fall flight is still ahead, and most […]
Posted inEvents News
The Palmer Lake .5K Returns October 18
The Palmer Lake .5K, a 546-yard run with a donut at the halfway mark and a beer or root beer at the finish, starts at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18.
Posted inEvents News
Oktoberfest at the Mining Museum Runs Through Sunday
The Colorado Springs Oktoberfest opened on Friday evening on the grounds of the Western Museum of Mining and Industry, off Interstate 25 at North Gate Boulevard, and runs through Sunday afternoon. Admission is free and parking costs $15. The weekend’s fixtures are a dachshund race on both days, a German baking contest on Sunday and […]
Posted inGovernment
Palmer Lake Sets Bear Workshop as Administrator Warns of Two-Year Cash Runway
Palmer Lake trustees will hold a special workshop on bears and trash, tentatively Oct. 12, after residents spoke Sept. 24. The town administrator also warned reserves could last about two years at current spending.
Posted inEvents News
Monument Town Council Candidate Forum Set for Monday at the Chamber
The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce hosts Monument’s six Town Council candidates on Monday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. at 166 Second Street. Only the mayor’s race is contested.