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Friday, May 10, 2013  A Southern Colorado school district casted their fishing lines today in a fly-fishing experience. What they reeled in was much more in return.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Anthony Colombo is serving a two day, out-of-school suspension for what he describes as self-defense.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa is speaking out following the school shooting in Newtown last month.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Closings and delays for Tuesday

Monday, January 14, 2013  Here is a list of the school closings and delays for Monday, January 14.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Falcon School District 49 is dealing with overcrowding and has voted to put two issues on the November ballot - a bond issue and a mill levy.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  District 49 is going to the voters in November to help raise some money.

Friday, August 05, 2011  The traffic has gotten so bad that the school district has the El Paso County Sheriff's Office working traffic control.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  More details were released on the Falcon School District 49 bus service for the 2011-12 school year.

Friday, April 29, 2011  After being forced to eliminate bus service in response to the state's $250 million education cuts, Falcon School District 49 board members voted unanimously to reinstate busing Wednesday night, but on a fee-for-service basis.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Falcon School District 49 sent 51 buses to Colorado's state Capitol Thursday morning, hoping to bring attention to the educational cuts Gov. John Hickenlooper has proposed statewide.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Despite a budget shortfall that has resulted in the elimination of bus service for the 2011-2012 school year, Falcon School District 49 is sending 50 buses to the state Capitol Thursday morning to rally for educational funding.

Thursday, January 20, 2011  District 49 is facing a projected $4 million budget short fall. So instead of making more cuts in the classroom, some board members want to eliminate school bus service for all but special education students.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  Your kid's school could be facing big cuts, and the they may find themselves in extremely crowded classrooms come next school year.

Thursday, March 25, 2010  The plan approved Wednesday would save an estimated $5 million as school districts statewide deal with state budget cuts. Overall, the district must slash about $7.5 million from its $100 million budget for 2010-11.