Good morning, Pueblo.

Peyton’s National Mill Dog Rescue will host its Clear the Shelters adoption event on Aug.

22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. where community members can meet long-waiting dogs, tour the shelter, and enjoy reduced adoption fees.

Pueblo D60 opened Hyde Park Precollegiate Middle with a ribbon-cutting and community partner support, where 8th graders can earn high school credits.

The new school will help students transition smoothly to high school.

The Pueblo City-County Library District now automatically provides library accounts for students and teachers at local schools, granting access to books + digital media + tutoring resources + community passes to museums, sports, outdoor equipment, and tools.

School districts will also support Summer Reading and All Pueblo Reads literacy programs.

The Pentagon released 41 UFO files on Friday, Aug.

7 that include two sightings in Colorado Springs + details from Montana, Utah and other regions. The files are part of the PURSUE effort to declassify government records on unexplained phenomena.

Pueblo voters will decide on four sales tax ordinances on the November city-wide ballot as local officials propose updating funding for community needs (exact measures are still under review).

On Aug. 13, 2026, a Pueblo judge ruled that the D70 board breached open meetings law by not giving proper public notice when appointing Susie Carnes & failing to disclose Riverstone Academy’s religious ties.

The board must address the issue at its next meeting on Aug. 18.