Good morning, Pueblo.

Singer Ryan Stevenson will headline the 'United for Pueblo County' benefit concert at the Family Worship Center (near Pueblo Boulevard and Highway 50) on Friday at 6 p.m. to raise funds for victims of the Aspen Acres Fire; seating is limited to 750 and tickets are $23.

Volunteers in Beulah are grading driveways and installing drainage ditches to improve flood recovery efforts — helping property owners as they await more government relief funding while officials review disaster data.

Flash floods on Wednesday afternoon hit roads near the Aspen Acres burn scar, including County Road 378 (northeast of Lake Isabel) and Highway 165, with Colorado 69 remaining open as officials cleared debris and reported no injuries.

The Mission Foods tortilla plant in Blende will close permanently in October, with 90 employees laid off starting Oct.

13 until all are separated by Oct. 27; they will keep receiving pay and benefits until closure while a local union and the Latino Chamber offer workforce resources.

Dick’s Sporting Goods remained closed after a Tuesday fire led to its evacuation and the mall self-evacuated as smoke alarms went off.

Officials continue to monitor the situation.

At the Aug. 18 board meeting, community members criticized District 70 after a judge ruled it violated the Open Meetings Law twice in eight months, invalidating a board appointment and a school agreement.

Board president Ann Bennett faced calls to resign — attorney Scott Gessler said an appeal has been filed to seek a stay on the ruling.

A public meeting is set for tonight as El Paso County Commissioners discuss classifying a potential Buc-ee's (a future retail project) and invite local input on the proposal.