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Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Heavy equiptment will be rolling down the Arkansas River for the next few months, splashing 3,000 boulders into the current.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The Historic Arkansas Riverwalk of Pueblo (HARP) will close for cleaning for part of the week.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A sex offender described as a person of interest in the death of a veteran Colorado corrections officer has been transferred to a maximum security prison while the death is being investigated.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Colorado Department of Corrections officials have released the name of the woman killed by a prisoner Monday morning.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility officials said a staff member at the prison died during a disturbance involving a prisoner Monday morning.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  A federal judge has ruled that the artist Christo cannot begin construction of his Arkansas River project until the outcome of a lawsuit seeking to block the project is decided.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The artist Christo is once again delaying the timeline for exhibiting his Over the River project amid legal challenges against agencies that have given approvals for it.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  A group opposing the artist Christo's Over the River project is telling Colorado transportation officials the project is dangerous, and the heavy equipment needed to construct it will obstruct traffic.

Friday, June 15, 2012  U.S. Forest Service officials said firefighters are hoping to have the latest wildfire burning in Park County contained by Friday night.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  A lightning strike has ignited a new wildfire in southern Colorado east of where the Weber Fire burned around 70 acres earlier this week.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Fremont County commissioners have voted unanimously to approve a permit for the artist Christo's Over The River project, which involves suspending huge fabric panels from cables over parts of the Arkansas River along U.S. 50.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  The artist who has proposed a controversial piece of artwork to be displayed over the Arkansas River has postponed his exhibition date from August 2014 to August 2015 to allow more time for planning and construction.

Friday, February 17, 2012  Animal lovers are expected to be out in force this weekend looking for bighorn sheep to make sure they won't be hurt by an art project.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  Fremont County Commissioners began the first of three public hearings to hear from opponent's of the 'Over the River' project before making a decision on whether or not to issue a temporary use permit for Artist Christo Javacheff.