El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf making bid for state Senate

PLUS l Colorado Springs brewers medal at Denver's Great American Beer Festival, Woody Paige: Rockies under a mound of criticism after loss No. 100 and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Thursday. It’s Sept. 28, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf making bid for state Senate]( - [Colorado Springs brewers medal at Denver's Great American Beer Festival]( - [Woody Paige: Rockies under a mound of criticism after loss No. 100]( [El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf making bid for state Senate]( In what's likely to be one of the more closely watched state races in the 2024 election, El Paso County Commissioner Stan VanderWerf Wednesday announced he will run for Senate District 12. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Larkspur's free, volunteer-run library one of Colorado's hidden gems]( [Colorado Springs brewers medal at Denver's Great American Beer Festival]( [Arrest made in case of two dead Kansas women found in Kiowa County]( [Woody Paige: Rockies under a mound of criticism after loss No. 100]( They will conclude the franchise’s celebrated 30th year with 100-plus defeats for the first time and go quietly into the offseason for the 26th time. Before then, though, the Rockies may lose their all-time 2,600th game. Upon return in 2024, the Rox probably will drop more than 90 games for the 10th time. [Read More]( [Cheyenne Mountain Zoo welcomes endangered tree kangaroo]( Som, a 3-year-old female Matschie's tree kangaroo, arrived at the zoo after traveling from another organization accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquarium Tuesday, according to a release from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs Utilities presents plan to pay off $17.9M Martin Drake decommissioning]( As crews continue dismantling the now shuttered Martin Drake Power Plant downtown, Colorado Springs Utilities plans to pay off the multimillion-dollar demolition cost over the next decade and avoid possible short-term rate increases to cover the expense. [Read More]( More Top Stories: It doesn’t take too long of a glance at the season stats to see that [the Colorado offense hasn’t been the same]( since Week 1. A military judge found an Air Force Academy cadet [not guilty of sexual assault charges]( on Wednesday in a three-day court-martial. “STEAM City USA” might be a more apt moniker for the city of Colorado Springs over the next two weeks, as a local nonprofit [prepares to launch its 14th annual science blowout](. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Partly cloudy skies. High near 85F. NNE winds shifting to SSE at 10 to 15 mph. [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.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903