ICYMI | Lowered bond for Return to Nature's Jon Hallford brings gasps, crying

PLUS | Colorado Springs' housing market slogs through tough 2023 but optimism grows for 2024; Federal judge dismisses challenge to 'frustrating' delays in sex offender treatment behind bars and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Thursday, Jan. 04, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Lowered bond for Return to Nature's Jon Hallford brings gasps, crying]( A judge decided to accept a motion Thursday from Jon Hallford's attorney, lowering the former funeral home owner's bond from $2 million to $100,000. [Read More]( ['Premier' expo for fishing, hunting and more stopping in Colorado]( A celebration of fishing, hunting, camping and more is returning to downtown Denver. From Jan. 11-14, Colorado Convention Center will host International Sportsmen's Expo, which calls itself the "premier" show provider of its kind stopping in this state, Utah and California. [Read More]( [Colorado's top 10 stolen vehicles in 2023]( More than 32,000 vehicles so far have been reported stolen last year in Colorado, which is a significant decrease from 2022, according to data provided by the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority - Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force (C-MATT). [Read More]( [Colorado Springs' housing market slogs through tough 2023; optimism grows for 2024 rebound]( Year-end numbers underscore what many homebuilders and real estate agents already knew: 2023 was a tough year for the Colorado Springs-area housing market. "We expected a downturn in 2023, but the downturn was quite a bit more than we anticipated," said Ed Gonzalez, executive vice president of Campbell Homes, one of the Springs' oldest locally owned homebuilders. [Read More]( [8 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: National Western Stock Show, Bear Creek theater and more]( No plans for the first weekend of the New Year? The Gazette has got you covered with 8 options for the whole family to have fun. [Read More]( [Annual pottery sale near Colorado Springs to feature hundreds of pieces at half price]( Mystical things happen when Deborah Hager sits down in the morning to throw a lump of clay on her pottery wheel. Not only does she transform a shapeless mass into something beautiful and functional, she also moves into a flow state where her previous night’s dreams begin to unravel. [Read More]( [Federal judge dismisses challenge to 'frustrating' delays in sex offender treatment behind bars]( A federal judge recently dismissed an incarcerated man's challenge to his lack of sex offender treatment in the Colorado Department of Corrections, despite having no idea when he will have access to that mandatory component of his criminal sentence. [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