The long weekend in the Tri-Lakes runs on farmers markets, one festival on the grass at Limbach Park, and an unusual number of things happening within a short drive. Here is every event the Independent could confirm from Thursday night’s football through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7 — local first, the rest of the region […]
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Posted inEvents News
Eight Bands, Nine Hours: Monu-Palooza Returns to Limbach Park
Monu-Palooza X brings eight acts to Limbach Park in Monument from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6. Advance admission $15, $10 for children; $25 at the gate.
Posted inSchools
School Spotlight: Monument Academy Middle School, Where Logic Is a Requirement
Monument Academy’s East Campus is four-fifths middle school. A look at grades six to eight: Core Knowledge, a required semester of Logic, a year of Latin or Spanish, the elective list, the Lynx in the CCAL, and how a family gets a seat.
Posted inOpinion
An Open Letter to Buc-ee’s Leadership
A group of Tri-Lakes residents has written to the chief executive of Buc-ee’s asking the company to abandon its Monument Hill site — not because the travel center is unwelcome, but because they believe it is a poor investment.
Posted inLocal News
El Paso County Eases to Stage I Fire Restrictions
El Paso County dropped from Stage II to Stage I fire restrictions at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 21, after nearly two months at the tighter level. The change brings back charcoal grills, pellet stoves and campfires in permanent grates across the unincorporated county. Open burning, fireworks and explosives stay prohibited at both stages. Sheriff […]
Posted inLocal News
The Independent Builds a Sound Forecast for the Ford Amphitheater
A new tool forecasts which upcoming Ford Amphitheater concerts are most likely to be heard in the neighborhoods to the north, from wind direction and the low-frequency content of each act.
Posted inLocal News
Woodmoor Public Safety’s July: 100 Calls and Nearly 2,000 Property Checks
Woodmoor Public Safety logged 100 dispatches in July 2026, led by 22 animal complaints. The larger numbers are the routine ones: 1,277 business checks and 714 vacation checks, and 15 doors and windows found open.
Posted inEvents News
Monument’s First Touch-a-Truck Is Saturday Morning
The Monument Fire District, the Town of Monument and the Monument Police Department hold the area’s first Touch-a-Truck on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon on Mitchell Avenue. Free, with a pancake breakfast served by IAFF Local 4319.
Posted inLocal News
Monument Breaks Ground on a Play Park Seven Years in the Making
Ground is broken at Second and Adams for the Heart of Monument Play Park, a universally accessible playground built by the town, the Kiwanis club and the church that donated the land. Phase One is funded; about $48,000 remains for Phase Two.
Posted inSchools
School Starts Aug. 12 in D38, Aug. 11 at Monument Academy
Lewis-Palmer School District 38 opens to most students on Aug. 12, eighth graders on Aug. 13, and Monument Academy starts its youngest children on Aug. 11. Start dates, bell schedules, bus fees, meal prices and back-to-school events for 2026-27.