Canon City Daily Record

The Cañon City Daily Record is a daily newspaper based in Cañon City, Colorado. It features news from local, regional, national, and international sources. The newspaper is owned by Prairie Mountain Publishing, which is a part of MediaNews Group that acquired it in 2011.

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Commentary: Pete Rose reinstatement sends terrible message to women

1 day ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Gabrielle Starr

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced that lifetime bans are just that, and therefore, the late Pete Rose is now eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame. “Commissioner (Rob) Manfred has concluded that MLB’s policy shall be that permanent ineligibility ends upon the passing of the disciplined individual,” concludes the opening paragraph of the league’s statement.
Cañon City Police Chief: Leave physical conflicts to trained officers

5 days ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

Unless one is in imminent physical danger and has no other choice to protect themselves, and unless they are confident in their ability to use force, Cañon City Police Chief John Schick implores the community to leave potential physical conflicts up to trained officers.
Westcliffe murder case: Judge rules property search was conducted without lawful warrant

5 days ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

A Custer County District Court judge on Tuesday ruled a property search was conducted without a lawful warrant in the case of the Westcliffe man accused of gunning down three of his neighbors and severely injuring another in November 2023. The defense team for Hanme Clark, 46, filed a motion in March to suppress the results of an illegal successive search of property without obtaining a new warrant on Nov. 22, 2023. Clark, 46, was arrested Nov.
Group aims to make Four Mile Ranch Golf Course a renowned destination

6 days ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

More than 17 years ago, world-renowned golf-course architect Jim Engh stood on the empty land where Four Mile Ranch Golf Club is now and pondered how to design a championship-level golf course. Where does one begin? For Engh, it was simple. Let the land be the guide. “Let the land tell the story,” Engh said during a private gathering Tuesday at the Skyline Theater.
Lincoln Park home sustains major damage in Wednesday night fire

6 days ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

A vacant Lincoln Park home sustained major damage after a structure fire in the 1400 block of Chestnut Street Wednesday night. The Cañon City Area Fire Protection District responded to the fire after a citizen stopped at Fire Station No. 2 on Elm Avenue and reported a possible structure fire near the intersection of Elm Avenue and Chestnut Street at about 8:30 p.m.According to Capt.
Cañon City man reportedly broke into Walmart, threatening employees, searching for a gun

1 week ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

A Cañon City man is facing a handful of felony charges after he allegedly broke into Walmart late Friday night, threatening employees and searching for a gun. Sean Michael Vernetti-Colwell, 29, allegedly used a cigarette butt trash can to bust the window of one of the electronic glass doors on the grocery side of Walmart, located at 3105 U.S. 50, and made entry to the store after it was closed.
New Cañon City Rec. board members grateful, honored by vote of confidence to serve

1 week ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

Kristina Post, Sean Rodgers and Melissa Smeins were elected to fill three available positions on the Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District Board of Directors during Tuesday’s special district election. “I am deeply grateful as I reflect on the remarkable outpouring of support from our community during yesterday’s election,” Smeins said in an email to the Daily Record on Wednesday.
Pueblo voters resoundingly reject ballot question to cancel Black Hills Energy franchise agreement

1 week ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

Pueblo voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot question Tuesday asking whether the City of Pueblo should cancel its franchise agreement with Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, and acquire the generation, transmission and distribution assets of Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, if determined feasible. With 17,504 votes cast, 3,669 were in favor of canceling the franchise agreement and 13,835 were against it, according to unofficial results.
BREAKING NEWS: Post, Rodgers and Smeins elected to Cañon City Rec. board

1 week ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

Kristina Post, Sean Rodgers and Melissa Smeins were elected to fill three available positions on the Cañon City Area Recreation and Park District Board of Directors during Tuesday’s special district election. Unofficial results are as follows:Shantel Corl:172Kim Maxson: 155Kristina Post: 645Sean Rodgers: 518Melissa Smeins: 637Christopher Wood: 321 These votes are unofficial at this time.
Cañon City Council OKs speed limit decrease for part of Main Street

1 week ago | canoncitydailyrecord.com | Carie Canterbury

When street reconstruction concludes on First Street and the west end of Main Street in about three weeks, the speed limit will decrease throughout the Historic Downtown corridor, as well. During Monday’s meeting, the city council approved an updated traffic schedule that decreases the speed limit from First Street to Ninth Street from 25 to 20 miles per hour. City Administrator Ryan Stevens said the proposal stemmed from discussions with downtown merchants about the speeds along Main Street.