Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 2nd of October.
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🎭 Culture
The Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum (which already features the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon) has added the rare F-14 Tomcat to its collection, offering visitors a unique look at military aviation history.
Pueblo native Katie Stjernholm will screen her Emmy-winning documentary (Champions of the Golden Valley) on Oct.
14 at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and admission ranging from $6 to $15 while a Q&A session follows.
🎓 Education
Colorado public school districts use the October attendance count (the first day of October) to set per-pupil funding for the school year, with a new formula set to take effect next year until full implementation by the 2031 to 2032 school year.
Officials advise sick students to stay home.
🌲 Environment
Snow is returning to Southern Colorado’s mountains after months of warm weather, and meteorologist Klint Skelly says a long-lasting snowpack may help wildfire burn scars recover by covering forest fuels — although an unusually strong El Niño could bring snowfall uncertainty.
🏛️ Government
Eligible residents who qualify for Colorado's Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) will be able to apply starting Nov.
1 for help paying winter energy bills. The program offers sliding benefits based on heating costs and income.
🏥 Health
Colorado women without health insurance or with limited coverage can get free or low-cost mammograms and pap smears through the state’s Women’s Wellness Connection program (available to ages 21-64) at over 100 clinics statewide.
Eligible participants must meet income guidelines of less than $39,900 per person or $82,500 per household.
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