Colorado
With Buc-ee’s first Colorado location, “The Gateway to Northern Colorado” is redefined
Colorado’s largest gas station, and one of the largest in North America, is now open. Buc-ee’s in Johnstown is the first of the brand’s several-to-come gas stations and stores in Colorado. The store opened to thousands of guests on Monday morning.
The store, which has more than 100 gas pumps and features more than 74,000 square feet of store floor, is expected to be the anchor of a major business boon in northern Colorado’s small town of Johnstown.
“It’s awesome,” said Johnstown Mayor Troy Mellon.
The store was constructed at an intersection that has historically been farming land. While the northwest corner has long featured a liquor store and smaller gas station, the remaining corners of the I-25 interchange have been farmland. Buc-ee’s arrival changes that, as now the town expects the remaining land at the interchange to be consumed by retail and housing developments.
“Buc-ee’s is that first catalyst that drives what happens at this intersection,” Mellon said.
“Being that anchor store, it is overpowering to know these businesses are going to help each other out,” said Josh Smith, director of operations for Buc-ee’s. “That just gets translated right into Johnstown and the surrounding communities.”
The land across I-25 from the Buc-ee’s location will soon feature a grocery store, Murdoch’s, Starbucks and other shopping and restaurant options. Nearby apartments and other homes are being constructed.
“This was farmland. We put in a development that spurs other development, and that is really good back to the community,” said Arch ‘Beaver’ Aplin, owner of Buc-ee’s.
Aplin said it was important for his team to try and hire as many local people as possible to help staff the property.
“There are probably 250-plus employees, every one of them being paid a really good living wage. And that has a big impact on communities,” Aplin said.
The minimum wage at the Johnstown Buc-ee’s starts at more than $18 an hour.
Elected officials in Johnstown have long said the Buc-ee’s and other stores will help recreate what they call “The Gateway to Northern Colorado.”
Mellon noted that hundreds of thousands of vehicles pass their interchange every week. And, with a location so central to Cheyenne, Wyoming, Northern Colorado and Denver, they expect it to be an economic powerhouse for decades to come.
“(Buc-ee’s employees) work locally. Their salaries go home and they spend locally,” Mellon said. “It’s money that comes off the river of I-25, so to speak, and it sticks here.”
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Springs police say they had to use force after a suspect became aggressive while being taken into custody.
Officers had been called to the area of North Union and Lelaray late Sunday morning on reports of that suspect trespassing at a business.
“[He] had previously verbally assaulted employees of the business,” a CSPD lieutenant said.
The police department has not named the business, only that it was in the 1700 block of North Union.
The man was still in the area when police got on scene, but when officers tried contacting him, they say things quickly went south.
“He became argumentative, physically aggressive, and non-compliant with officers,” the lieutenant said. “Physical force was ultimately utilized to detain the subject.”
Police say neither the suspect or the officer trying to arrest him were hurt. The suspect is facing several suspects and remains in the El Paso County Jail Monday morning. He’s been identified by police as Adam Borges.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Multiple fire crews responded to the scene of a Colorado Springs townhome that caught fire late Sunday night.
Fire officials said they got the call for a two-alarm structure fire at 2711 West Pikes Peak Avenue around 9:00 p.m..
They said they arrived to find the back of the building on fire and encountered heavy fire and smoke.
They said it took 20 minutes for crews to knock down the flames. They said no one was home and crews rescued one dog.
A CSFD Fire Investigator has been requested.
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Avalanche-Jets Game 4 Quick Hits: Casey Mittelstadt is the new Nazem Kadri, and the Avs might hoist another Stanley Cup because of it
Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series.
Goin’ crazy for Casey: The hole left behind by Nazem Kadri has officially been filled, and his name is Casey Mittelstadt. Acquired from the Buffalo Sabres just before the trade deadline in March, the second-line center has been nothing short of spectacular working alongside Zach Parise and Artturi Lehkonen in these playoffs. Case in point: His work along the end boards to set up Lehkonen’s first-period goal. The backhanded pass alone — perfectly slid along the ice through a pair of defenders — would’ve been good enough. But the stick work just to get that puck to the other side of the net before that? Chef’s kiss. A lack of depth scoring ultimately undid last year’s Stanley Cup defense. With Mittelstadt & Co. rolling, it appears that’s no longer an issue.
Work of Art-turi: Speaking of postseason performers (and trade deadline wins), should the Avs just tell Artturi Lehkonen it’s a playoff game every time he takes the ice? Few Avs up their level of play in the postseason better than the 2022 deadline acquisition. The Finnish winger now has 27 points in 31 postseason games with Colorado after notching one goal and one assist in Sunday’s win. While Casey Mittelstadt and Zach Parise were responsible for the lion’s share of the dirty work to set up his one-timer in the first period, it was Lehkonen who got greasy in the second period. Setting up shop in front of the crease, as is so often his wont, Lehkonen served up Valeri Nichushkin’s second of three goals on a platter, collecting a loose puck in front of the crease and flicking it over to Val for an easy score.
A series flipped in seven days: What a difference a week makes. Just seven days ago, Avs fans and prognosticators alike were burning goaltender Alexandar Georgiev in effigy after he gave up seven goals in a 7-6 Game 1 defeat — Colorado’s fourth straight loss against Winnipeg this season. Three games later? It’s safe to say this series has flipped. Completely. Now it’s the great Connor Hellebuyck who’s getting lit up like a pinball machine (to be fair, the Avs toasted him in Game 1, too), and pulled after Cale Makar made him look silly with a wrister over his right shoulder. Whatever mastery the Jets had over the Avs is gone. The shots on goal tally through four games is now 153-103 in Colorado’s favor. The series is 3-1, Avs. And the only mystery left is whether Colorado closes this out in Manitoba or back at Ball Arena.
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