COS Town Tidings #25-224

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📰 Repeat Arson Arrest in the Springs🔥

📰 How Deputies Protected Local Lands🏕️

📰 62 Million Miles Later… She’s Home🚀

💲 Your Money Matters 💸 Eric's no-nonsense financial tips

👮‍♂️ Trivia Time: Where Did the Springs Begin Its Journey to a Modern Police Force?

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📆 Local Events + Free Concerts & Farmers Markets

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🔥 Repeat Arson Arrest in the Springs

A small fire on the east side of Colorado Springs (Wooten Rd and Geiger Blvd), led to the arrest of Brandon Hugney on Sunday—his second arrest for arson in less than 30 days. Hugney was previously arrested in July for a grass fire and is also suspected in several other fires dating back to December 2024. He remains in the El Paso County jail on $10,000 bond while police continue their investigation. Full Story

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🏕️ How Deputies Protected Local Lands

Last week, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, alongside USAFA and El Paso County Planning and Development, removed an illegal homeless encampment near the Air Force Academy. The camp, found during routine patrol, had caused environmental damage. Three people were cited for trespassing days earlier and offered homelessness assistance resources. Authorities plan to continue monitoring the area to protect the land and prevent future illegal camps. Full Story

🚀 62 Million Miles Later… She’s Home

Local pride is soaring as Woodland Park’s Nichole Ayers returns from her first spaceflight, piloting NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. Over 147 days, she conducted more than 200 experiments, completed her first spacewalk, and traveled 62.8 million miles around Earth. A graduate of both Woodland Park High School and the US Air Force Academy, Ayers’ safe splashdown on Aug 9 marks a milestone for her career — and a moment of celebration for her hometown and the entire Pikes Peak region. Full Story

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👮‍♂️ TRIVIA: Where Did the Springs Begin Its Journey to a Modern Police Force?

Did you know Colorado Springs started with just one man keeping the peace? In 1872, the town’s trustees hired Smith C. “S.C.” Foote as the city’s lone law officer. He worked out of rented quarters at 122 East Huerfano St (today’s Colorado Ave), patrolling dirt streets lined with new businesses and fresh arrivals chasing opportunity.

In what year did Colorado Springs officially replace the Marshal’s Office with a Police Department? 🚓

By 1875, the city built a new hall at 118 South Nevada Ave, giving the marshal’s office a permanent home. As the population grew, so did the challenges—rowdy saloons, disputes over land, and the occasional outlaw passing through. By 1900, the force had grown to 19 officers, and on April 15, 1901, Vincent King became Colorado Springs’ first official Chief of Police.

That day marked the end of the frontier-style marshal era and the beginning of a modern police department—a turning point in how the city kept order as it stepped into the 20th century.

Answer: 1901  *Source

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📆 Sample Local Events

Weather permitting

• Aug 12-17, 1-4 PM: 3-Hour Original Colorado Springs Food Tour @1 Tejon St $69-$87

• Aug 13, 5:30-7pm: Sustainability Series: Natural Dyes & Paper Making @Flying Pig Farm in Manitou $30

• Aug 15-16 & 22-23, 7:30pm: Circus of the Night @The MAT, 1626 S Tejon $28

• Aug 16, 9-11am: Sustainability Series: Natural Dyes & Paper Making @Bear Creek Nature Center $30

• Aug 16, 11am-2pm: Sunflower Scribbles with Renee Darling Art @JAKs Brewery, 555 Amelia St $60

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• Aug 16, 5pm: Velvet Hills Chorus Presents: A Million Dreams @ENT Center $20

• Aug 16, 6-9pm: Murder Mystery, Dirty Money @Great Wolf Lodge, 9494 Federal Dr $63.71 (13 tickets left)

• Aug 22-Sept 1: Colorado State Fair @ 1001 Beulah Ave, Pueblo $9-$75

• Aug 23, 7pm: Chicago @Ford Amphitheater, 95 Spectrum Loop $47-$658

• 🎲 Sept 13, 6-10pm: Casino Night FUNDRAISER – An Evening of Games, Giving & Good Times! @WhirlyBall, 3971 Palmer Park Blvd $81.88

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👩‍🌾 Farmers Markets - Weather permitting

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• Aug 13, 9am-2pm (Wed’s thru Sept 24): Briargate Farmers Market @7610 N Union Blvd

• Aug 13 & 18, 10am-5pm: Summer Farmers Market @ Western Museum of Mining & Industry, 225 N Gate Blvd

• Aug 13, 3-7pm (Wed’s): Colorado Farm and Art Market (CFAM) @Pioneers Museum, 215 S Tejon

• Aug 14, 5-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28), Manitou Made Market @Manitou Art Center

• Aug 14, 6-8pm (Thurs thru Aug 28): Summer Market at the Lodge @Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd, COS 80904 (Manitou)

• Aug 16, 7am-1pm (Sat's thru Oct 11): OCC Farmers Market @2407 W Colorado Ave

• Aug 16, 8am-2pm (Sat’s thru-Oct 4): Monument Hill Farmers Market @66 Jefferson St, Monument

• Aug 16, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Sept 27): Homestead Yard Farmers Market @The Yard at The Homestead Collective, 9633 Prominent Point COS

• Aug 16, 9am-1pm (Sat’s thru Oct 11): Backyard Market @Black Forest, 6845 Shoup Rd

• Aug 16, 10am-2pm: CFAM (Sat's thru Oct 3): The Margarita at Pine Creek, 7350 Pine Creek Rd

• Aug 17, 9am-2pm (Every other Sun, thru Oct 26): COS Sunday Market @Acacia Park, Downtown

• Aug 17, 10am-2pm (Sun’s thru Aug 31): Cordera Farmers Market @11894 Grandlawn Cir, COS

• Aug 17 (2x/mth, Jun-Oct), 11am-3pm: Southeast Farmer's Market (Food Coalition) @Stompin' Groundz, 2050 Jet Wing Dr

• Aug 22, Noon-4pm (Every other Fri thru Oct 3): UCCS Farmers Market @3942 Regent Circle

🎶 Summer Concert Series - Weather permitting

• Aug 12, 5:30-7:30pm (Tues’s thru Sept): Music in the Park: @Bancroft Park, 2400 W Colorado Ave FREE

• Aug 13, 6pm: Summer Concerts in the Glen - Aries Brass Quintet @Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Ave FREE

• Aug 15, 7-8:30pm: University Village Colorado Summer Concert Series - Inman Brothers Band @5246 N Nevada (North Plaza next to Hacienda) FREE

• Aug 16, 4-8pm: Music on The Mesa - USAFA BAND “PEGASUS” • STEELHENGE @Goldhill Mesa, 142 S Raven Mine Dr FREE

• Aug 22, 7-8:30pm: Jazz in the Garden @Grace and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 601-631 N Tejon FREE

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