El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines

PLUS l Two-thirds of Pikes Peak region public school districts post graduation gains after pandemic stagnation and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines]( - [Two-thirds of Pikes Peak region public school districts post graduation gains after pandemic stagnation]( - [Colorado Springs flights delayed, school schedules altered with coldest polar vortex temps yet to come]( [El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines]( El Paso County is starting work on a new master plan for Paint Mines Interpretive Park intended to help protect the archaeological value of the site and the colorful clay rock. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place]( [Six notable historical sites in Colorado Springs]( [Avalanche vs. Canadiens: 3 takeaways from Colorado’s road loss]( [Two-thirds of Pikes Peak region public school districts post graduation gains after pandemic stagnation]( Nearly two-thirds of the 17 public school districts in the Pikes Peak region saw graduation rates improve last May, some markedly and others by a smidgen, according a Gazette analysis of recently released data from the Colorado Department of Education. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs flights delayed, school schedules altered with coldest polar vortex temps yet to come]( A second burst of arctic air is traveling across Colorado Monday afternoon, driving negative-degree wind chills and hazardous conditions through Tuesday. [Read More]( [Aaron Gordon quickly gets back to aggressive, efficient self for Denver Nuggets after dog bite]( The Nuggets' starting power forward returned to the lineup on Jan. 1 after missing a couple of games while recovering from a dog bite that reportedly required 21 stitches on his right shooting hand and face. [Read More]( More Top Stories: More than[30 inches of snow fell in parts of Colorado](over the past weekend. Here's a look at how much snow fell where, based on mapping from the National Weather Service. Legislation from the special session in November, which sought to tackle [soaring property taxes in Colorado](, is causing counties to delay sending out property tax bills. [Avelo Airlines](, a low-fare carrier that launched nonstop air service in May 2023 between Colorado Springs and the Los Angeles area, is taking a seasonal break. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. North wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon. [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