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Rural Post Offices to remain open
May 10, 2012 6:44 AM
The United States Postal Office plans not to close as many as 3,700 low-revenue post offices. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says the agency will maintain a part-time post-office presence in rural areas, with access to retail lobbies and post office boxes. With a new plan, no post office... more » -
Buckle up or you could get a citation
April 2, 2012 6:45 PM
It's a push to get rural folks to wear their seat belts. The Colorado State Patrol along with 29 other rural law enforcement agencies will be writing citations during their "Click It or Ticket" program. It started Monday and will run through Easter Sunday. Sixty percent of the... more » -
Small fires burning east of Pueblo
March 21, 2011 3:14 PM
Pueblo Rural fire crews are working three small fires east of Pueblo. According to Sheriff's Office dispatchers the fires are all burning in fields. We have a call into the fire department to get more information. If you have any photos of the fire, please email us news@newsfirst5.com more » -
Fire burns home in Hatchet Ranch
February 24, 2011 11:57 AM
Pueblo County Sheriff's Officers are at a home in Hatchet Ranch south of Pueblo that caught fire around 9 a.m. Hatchet Ranch is in the Colorado City area. The home is in a rural area east of Highway 50. At this time we do not believe anyone was injured... more » -
Wind driven fire burns home and 40 acres
December 10, 2010 7:42 PM
The Pueblo Rural Fire Department put out a fire east of Pueblo this afternoon along 44th Lane. Five homes were threatened by the fire, which was helped by very dry conditions and fanned by gusty winds. One modular home and two vehicles were destroyed. The Sheriff's Office got... more » -
Colorado to allow nurses to give anesthesia
September 28, 2010 8:14 AM
Colorado has joined 15 other states in allowing advanced-practice nurses to administer anesthesia without a doctor's supervision. Gov. Bill Ritter said Monday he made the change to help rural hospitals that don't have anesthesiologists on staff. Anesthesiologists fought the proposal, saying it would put lives at risk. ... more » -
Governor Ritter changes rules on anesthesia
September 27, 2010 5:46 PM
Gov. Bill Ritter announced Monday that Colorado will opt out of a federal Medicare rule that requires physician supervision in rural hospitals for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Colorado will join 15 other states - many of them large, Western and rural - that have opted out of the rule since... more » -
2010 Colorado Census will start in rural areas first
February 18, 2010 9:20 AM
The Denver regional office of the U.S. Census Bureau will start counting soon, beginning with the rural areas first. People who receive their mail by P.O. box will find a letter soon letting them know that census takers will start visiting houses March 1 to drop off questionnaires. ... more » -
CDOT hoping to boost seat belt use on rural roads
February 11, 2010 8:23 AM
Colorado transportation officials say more than half of traffic deaths in the state are on rural roads, and many of the victims aren't wearing seat belts. They're hoping to change that. From Feb. 18-24, the Colorado State Patrol and law-enforcement agencies in 30 counties will step up enforcement of... more »
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