FORT CARSON — The Mountain Post Commissary was closed for a few hours Wednesday following an infestation of Chinch bugs.
Fort Carson officials posted to Facebook saying that the commissary was shut down, and an emergency work order had been submitted.
The base reopened the commissary just a few hours following the closure on when the commissary will reopen, officials say Chinch bugs do not threaten humans and prefer to eat a variety of plants.
News5 has contacted base personnel about when they estimate the commissary will reopen and is awaiting a response.
According to the Department of the Army's website, there are other options for some food at shops across the base. Learn more here.
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- Express - Gate 20
- Express - Gate 3
- Express - Housing
- Express - Norad
- Express - Wilderness
- Express/Class Six - B Street
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Pueblo community honors 13-year-old Joeylin McDonald with lantern ceremony
Family and friends gathered at the Riverwalk in Pueblo to celebrate the life of 13-year-old Joeylin McDonald, who passed away last week in a tragic accident at a youth program.
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