ICYMI | Throng of petitioning Republicans could yield historic primary ballot to replace Ken Buck

PLUS | Veterinary office destroyed in fire east of Colorado Springs; Nathan MacKinnon passes Joe Sakic for Colorado Avalanche single-season points record and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Monday, March 25, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Throng of petitioning Republicans could yield historic primary ballot to replace Ken Buck]( This year's Republican primary ballot in Colorado's 4th Congressional District could be the longest of any congressional primary in state history. As many as nine GOP candidates could make the June 25 primary for the seat held for five terms by Ken Buck, whose resignation from Congress takes effect on March 22. [Read More]( [El Paso County commission races narrow after assemblies]( The three El Paso County commissioner races narrowed on Saturday following votes during assemblies for each seat. Candidates for commissioner can gather petitions to earn a spot on the ballot or earn at least 30% of the vote at assemblies. Many of the well-known candidates are submitting petitions. [Read More]( [5 stories you might have missed | March 25]( It's a cold and blustery Monday in Colorado Springs. Grab a hot cup of joe and warm up with some local stories you might have missed last week. [Read More]( [Veterinary office destroyed in fire east of Colorado Springs]( The Colorado Equine Veterinary Services clinic near Peyton was leveled by a fire early Monday morning. Office staff said two cats were still missing after the fire engulfed an administrative building on Hanks Grove Road. The barn housing horses at the facility was unharmed, said a staff member Monday afternoon. [Read More]( [Pikes Pick: Bird cams give great view of wild kingdom]( It's spring and the birds are well aware. I'm back to watching my beloved Cornell Lab bird cams around the globe, including this one at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas. The lens is focused on a great horned owl people viewers have dubbed Athena. She's incubating two eggs while her mate provides her with tantalizing dead mice and other food. Here's hoping they eggs hatch and provide us with some nestlings. Watch them online at allaboutbirds.org/cams/wildflower-great-horned-owls/#. — Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette [Read More]( [Aspen's ski gangs: Rebel guards of a culture under threat]( On Aspen Mountain, there was a time when you heard singing. You heard young men harmonizing on the gondola before skiing down to the barking of another group. You would think another group was made up of all Bobs, because the guys and girls all called each other Bob. [Read More]( [Nathan MacKinnon passes Joe Sakic for Colorado Avalanche single-season points record]( Nathan MacKinnon continues to make his case as one of the greatest players in Avalanche history. MacKinnon logged three points Sunday in a dramatic 5-4 overtime home win over the Penguins. It pushed his single-season total to 122, a new Avalanche record. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903