New metro board members take office next Tuesday

By LORETTA SWORD
The Pueblo West View

It appeared late Tuesday that William Vickers and Steve Abel were elected to the Pueblo West Metropolitan District Board of Directors but as many as 50 provisional ballots were not counted until Wednesday. The View goes to press on Tuesdays.

By KRISTEN M. WHITE
The Pueblo West View

Instead of a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the grand opening of Pueblo West Fire Station 3, tankers from Pueblo West, the City of Pueblo and Pueblo Rural Fire Districts “christened” the new building with high-powered water as a crowd of well-wishers cheered.

A large group of residents and firefight...

Golfers win league title; Betz earns trip to state

By MIKE GRIFFIN
The Pueblo West View

With a lineup composed entirely of freshmen and sophomores, expectations and goals must be flexible.

And while the Pueblo West High School girls golf team suffered a little disappointment at the regional tournament Tuesday in Colorado City, it was fresh off a remarkable accomplishment for such a young squad.

The Cy...

The Pueblo West View

Pueblo West High School senior Zane Covey, who placed 12th at the Class 4A state championship last fall, recently committed to play golf for Colorado State University-Pueblo.

Covey was one of the most consistent golfers ever to play for Pueblo West, never shooting higher than 78 in any tournament and finishing in the top five in each of the eight regular season tournaments h...