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  • Recycle your Christmas tree in Pueblo

    January 7, 2013 1:52 PM

    If you still haven't gotten rid of your Christmas tree, you have a great recycling option in Pueblo. Take your tree, free of all ornaments, garlands, tinsel, and lights, to Vision Recycled Aggregate and Landscape. They're located on Vision Lane in Pueblo. Trees are stacking up out there everyday, and... more »
  • Third Congressional District candidate Scott Tipton campaigns in Meeker

    November 3, 2012 7:34 PM

    Congressman Scott Tipton spoke today at a ceremony for a special tree here in Colorado. Tipton took the chance to talk to potential voters just a few days before the election in Meeker. That's where the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree Harvest took place. He's running for the Third Congressional... more »
  • Free mulch to be available Monday in Pueblo

    January 19, 2012 8:05 PM

    Free mulch will be available to the public beginning Monday at noon, January 23 on a self-serve basis until all mulch is gone. The mulch is from Christmas trees dropped off at Vision Recycled Aggregate located at 195 Vision Lane off of East 4th Street. Pueblo city and... more »
  • Plan now to recycle that tree

    December 21, 2010 7:29 PM

    Christmas trees can be recycled at seven locations in El Paso County on the first two weekends in January. Discarded trees will be ground into mulch and then given away for gardens and landscaping. Locations: Baptist Road Trailhead - Baptist Road & Old Denver Highway ... more »
  • Free Christmas trees

    December 21, 2010 12:54 AM

    A local business owner embraces the spirit of the holidays and hosts a Christmas tree giveaway. Tough Tool Rental, Inc. owner Chris Barela says, “We decided anything left over the last week of Christmas, [because] it’s been so hard for people this year, we’re going [to] go ahead... more »
  • FBI tipped off to investigate teenager in Christmas tree Bomb plot

    November 27, 2010 2:46 PM

    WASHINGTON (AP) - A law enforcement official says federal agents began investigating the suspect in the Christmas tree bombing plot in Portland, Ore., after receiving a tip from someone who was concerned about the teenager. The official tells The Associated Press that Mohamed Osman Mohamud was acting on his... more »
  • Christmas tree cutting permits available

    November 24, 2010 5:36 PM

    Christmas tree cutting permits will go on sale at the Pike National Forest District Office on November 29. The cost is $10 per tree. The permits will be sold through December 15. The District Office is at 601 S. Weber Street in Colorado Springs. Office hours are 8 a.m.... more »
  • Christmas tree recycling

    December 24, 2009 9:08 AM

    When you are ready to get rid of your Christmas tree, El Paso County and Pueblo County are offering recycling services to residents. In El Paso County you can go to any "Treecycle" location. The "treecycle" program will operate two consecutive weekends. Saturday and Sunday, January 2-3 and... more »
  • Pueblo expands Christmas tree recycling

    December 22, 2009 2:31 PM

    Pueblo has expanded its Christmas tree recycling program this year. Trees can be dropped off and ground up into mulch, which will then be given away. Trees may be dropped off between January 2 and 17 at Vision Recycled Aggregate and Landscaping, located at 95 Vision Lane, just south of... more »
  • Silver Key tree fundraiser

    December 21, 2009 5:37 PM

    Silver Key Senior Services has a limited number of fresh Christmas trees available for a suggested donation of $20. The trees were donated by a local tree lot and all proceeds will go to support services for people 60 and over. The trees will be for sale fron noon to... more »
  • Christmas trees show up with live 'ornaments'

    December 20, 2009 10:40 AM

    Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel. Some Christmas trees for sale in the Anchorage area are adorned with something truly different this holiday season - live Pacific Chorus frogs. While the small frogs are very cute, measuring an inch or two with lovely moss-colored green... more »
  • Beer-buzzed boy, 4, wanted to visit jailed dad

    December 18, 2009 9:35 AM

    Tennessee investigators say a 4-year-old boy was found roaming his neighborhood in the night, drinking beer and wearing a little girl's dress taken from under a neighbor's Christmas tree. The child's mother, 21-year-old April Wright, told WTVC-TV that the boy "wants to go to jail because that's where his... more »
  • Christmas tree permits now available

    November 27, 2009 12:47 PM

    Some people are beginning to head to the mountains to cut down their own Christmas tree. Permits are now available for $10, limit two trees per household. If you plan to cut down your own tree the U.S. Forest service reminds you to be prepared for winter conditions. Take warm... more »
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