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COLORADO SPRINGS — Independent Records, a staple in our community for 45 years, is facing the possibility of closing down forever.

Some music lovers say they aren't ready to give up yet.

"Hoping for a miracle at this point," said assistant manager Emily Gehrung.

They may only have a few weeks to save it.

"I want the people to know that the people working here currently have tried everything possible to turn this place around," said Gehrung.

As part of the last ditch effort, everything is on sale and workers are holding fundraisers to raise $100,000 to save the store.

There is a benefit concert and a comedy show this week. Click here for details.

Gehrung said business has been slow since the pandemic and getting inventory has been hard. "Even regular shopping is what is going to help us."

For so many, it's not just a record store.

"My dad took me here when I was a kid to get my first record, it was just a place to go, my dad was cool, I thought whatever he did was cool so this place was cool," said the store's DJ Mike Dewitt.

The thought of this place gone, he said is almost too hard to deal with.

"It's really tugging on the strings, all of my memories here are good, I don't want to break that record, it's not a pleasant thing to think about," said Dewitt.

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Today’s Forecast:High pressure moving towards Colorado today from the Pacific Northwest will bring another big boost to our daytime highs this afternoon. Temperatures will soar into the 90s and 100s on the Plains, easily making this the hottest day of the month so far.

We'll also be watching a more active monsoon pattern today, with the heaviest rain expected in the mountains, especially the San Juans. Some mid and upper level moisture will drift into the I-25 corridor this afternoon and evening, but with such dry air near the surface, the threat for strong wind gusts will be more of a concern than rain today from Colorado Springs to Pueblo.

Colorado Springs forecast: High: 93; Low: 61. Today's high of 93 degrees in Colorado Springs will be our hottest day of the month so far, as well as our first 90 degree day in August. On top of the heat, a few isolated thunderstorms will be possible after 3 pm, with strong wind gusts over rain the main storm threat.

Pueblo forecast: High: 100; Low: 63. A return to triple digits will be possible this afternoon for the first time since late last month. Along with today's heat will come the potential for some very spotty and gusty thunderstorms.

Canon City forecast: High: 96; Low: 65. With high pressure building overhead on Wednesday, we'll see a return to some serious summer-time heat today. But the heat will only be part of today's weather story as a few thunderstorms will also be possible this afternoon and evening.

Woodland Park forecast: High: 83; Low: 52. A very warm afternoon for Teller County, with highs topping out in the lower 80s. A few scattered thunderstorms will also be possible today due to an uptick in the monsoon moisture.

Tri-Lakes forecast: High: 80s/90s; Low: 50s/60s. After yesterday's warm-up, today's forecast will be even hotter. On top of the heat, a few isolated thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and evening, with strong wind a larger threat than heavy rain.

Plains forecast: High: 90s/100s; Low: 60s. After avoiding those triple digits for the first half of the month, daytime highs today will warm into the lower 100s for some areas. Make sure to find ways to keep cool during the day, and never leave pets or kids in the car during periods of extreme heat.

Walsenburg and Trinidad forecast: High: 90s; Low: 60s. We'll be feeling the heat today as daytime highs will top out in the lower to middle 90s. Although rain showers will be few and far between today, we can't completely rule out a rogue storm this afternoon along the southern I-25 corridor.

Mountains forecast: High: 70s; Low: 40s/50s. Much like the past few days, the monsoon will continue to bring rain to the mountains of Southern Colorado today, with the heaviest rainfall expected across the San Juans and La Garitas.

Extended outlook forecast:A weak cold front will provide a few degrees of cooling on Thursday, with highs down around 3-5 degrees region-wide. After that brief cool down Thursday, the heat will settle back in starting on Friday, with upper 80s, 90s and 100s expected through the weekend and into early next week.

As for the monsoon, it will mainly impact the mountains over the next 5-7 days, with very few chances for rain in this pattern along and east of I-25 through early next week. ____

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EL PASO COUNTY — After four months of debate and public input, the El Paso County Redistricting Commission unanimously approved a new county commissioner district map during its meeting on Tuesday.

This is the first redistricting for commissioner district boundaries in the county in six years. The new boundaries keep the precincts of southeast Colorado Springs intact in one district, which many residents pushed for during public comment. Areas like Monument and Fountain-Fort Carson are also kept together in their own district as communities of interest.

The former district map separated southeast Colorado Springs into three districts. Residents said the split diluted the votes of the community that shared common interests.

The Board of County Commissioners appointed themselves as the Redistricting Commission, which has drawn criticism from some voters. Detra Duncan with the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region said there should instead be an independent advisory committee to decide the boundaries instead of elected commissioners.

Commissioner Carrie Geitner argued that the elected commissioners know the districts the best and follow the criteria to stay balanced.

“I think we follow the criteria, that's the most important part and looking at those communities of interest," she said.

She said the criteria include keeping populations of districts within a 5% deviation, preserving whole communities of interest and political subdivisions, maximizing the number of politically competitive districts, and following the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The new commissioner district map will first be used during the district elections in 2024.____

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If you happen to look unhappy at a Paula Poundstone show, you might become part of the act.

Known for her audience interaction, the longtime comic can’t help herself — there could be juicy material in your autobiography just waiting to be mined for laughs.

“A lot of times it’s men who have their arms folded,” said Poundstone from home in Santa Monica, Calif. “They made a deal with their wives — if their wife would watch football with them, they’d go to this godawful show. When I get them talking, it’s fun.”

Her off-the-cuff conversations began decades ago (she’s been at this for 44 years) when she first started doing stand up and would forgot her material midperformance. She’d berate herself post-show, cursing her forgetfulness as a liability, but she long ago accepted this is who she is. And it might not be half bad.

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“One night it dawned on me that the real joy of my set was this unpredictable part of talking to the audience,” she said. “Not that I don’t have funny jokes, because I like to think I do, but a lot of times the heart of the night has the tendency to be wrapped up in these interactions.”

Poundstone will perform Saturday at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.

The comedian long has been able to ferret out the comical parts of life. Her kindergarten teacher sent home a note to her parents, telling them how she appreciated Poundstone’s humorous comments about their daily activities. In the late ’70s, Poundstone was 19 when she started hitting up open mics in Boston, and then traveling the country, performing along the way. Famous folks began to notice her, including Robin Williams, who encouraged her to move to Los Angeles.

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Beginning in the ’90s she released several HBO specials, including “Cats, Cops and Stuff” and “Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard.” And for more than two decades, she’s been a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, “Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me.” Five years ago she and her buddy, Adam Felber, who’s also a “Wait Wait” panelist, started their podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.”

“I do really silly characters,” she said about her podcast. “I would be way too shy to do the characters on stage. It’s allowed me to venture into some kinds of stuff I haven’t done publicly. The world of podcasting is like the economy at large — there’s a 1% that are succeeding, and the rest of us are scrambling. I’m not in the 1%.”

But the podcast makes her happy, she says, and that’s no small thing. Poundstone is into finding happiness wherever she can. She even wrote a book about it six years ago, “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness.”

Each of the 13 chapters sees her trying something new to provoke happiness, including immersing herself in nature, binge watching movies with family, driving a fancy sports car, dancing, spending time with cats (she has nine, down from 16) and hugging people.

“Here’s what I know for certain — the whole thing is just a biochemical process,” Poundstone said about getting happy.

“There are things that release those endorphins and some of them are more simple than others. I wish this was not true, but exercise is a big component. Talk about an inconvenient truth.”

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When most people think of Colorado, they imagine ski resorts. With the long, cool winters in the higher elevations of the state, it’s hard to imagine that it gets hot at all. However, some places in the state quickly change from being cold to outright hot in the summertime. Today, we are going to examine the absolute hottest place in Colorado. Find out what part of the state gets the warmest, where it is located, and what animals live in the region!

What Type of Climate Does Colorado Have?

The state of Colorado contains numerous climates. The eastern portion of the state is generally a cold semi-arid climate, notated as BSk under the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.

These areas are known for having a lack of precipitation as well as cold winters and very warm to hot summers. Despite some regions getting a lot of snowfall, Colorado is one of the driest states on average. Places in the cold semi-arid climate can achieve greatly elevated temperatures. The hottest place in Colorado includes an area that falls under a BSk Köppen-Geiger climate.

Meanwhile, the western portion of the state has a large mixture of different climate types. They include:

The western areas of Colorado see colder temperatures in the winter, milder temperatures in the summer, and varying amounts of precipitation. For the most part, central portions of the state have higher elevations than the east as well.

Like many other places in the contiguous United States, the highest monthly average temperatures in this state appear in July. With all this information in hand, we can surmise that the highest temperatures come from a place in eastern Colorado during the month of July.

What Is the Hottest Place in Colorado?

The hottest place in Colorado is Las Animas, a town that has an average high temperature of 94.5 °F in July. This town is found in the southeastern part of the state, and it certainly falls in the cold semi-arid climate region that allows for hot temperatures to occur in the area.

Las Animas is warm throughout the summer. Consider the following chart of the average high temperatures in the region during the summer months.

The summer months bring intense heat and prolonged heat waves to this part of Colorado, but that quickly disappears during the fall and summer when the average low temperature plunges to an average of 15.5 °F.

Unsurprisingly, Las Animas is the closest city to the location where a meteorology station recorded the hottest temperature in Colorado. On July 20, 2019, a weather station at the John Martin Dam, a few miles east of Las Animas, recorded a temperature of 115 °F. The elevation in the area is about 3,898 feet, making it one of the highest locations in the United States for a record temperature.

The temperature that day broke the previous record by a single degree. The previous record was set in a few places throughout the region, including Las Animas and Lamar, a town to the east of the John Martin Dam.

So, not only is Las Animas the hottest place on average, but the all-time temperature record in the state was set nearby.

Where Is Las Animas Located on a Map?

Las Animas is in the southeastern part of Colorado, and it is a part of Bent County. The city is roughly 75 miles southeast of Pueblo and 100 miles southeast of Colorado Springs. The large John Martin Reservoir and its associated state park are a few miles to the east of the city.

Two highways pass through Las Animas. The main highway is U.S. Highway 50, a roadway that passes through downtown Las Animas. The highway gives drivers the ability to travel west or to cross the Arkansas River to the north and continue east. The other highway in the area is Colorado Highway 101, a roadway that passes south from the city, leading far south to Pritchett.

The population of Las Animas is about 2,300 people, a surprising number given the remoteness of the region. Aside from the wild swings in temperatures between seasons, Las Animas is known for its location along the historic Santa Fe Trail.

What Wildlife Roams Near the Hottest Place in Colorado?

The city of Las Animas is in a remote part of the state compared to the highly populated Denver Metropolitan Area. That lends itself to having a wide assortment of wildlife. The animals in the region do not just have to contend with the extreme heat that appears during the summers. Instead, they must also adapt to the cold winters when the low temperature drops below freezing.

Take a look at some of the animals that live in Bent County, Colorado. They can be found near Las Animas and the areas nearby. These creatures include:

Each of these animals manages to survive in the absolute hottest place in Colorado using various adaptations. Some of them may live closer to the nearby reservoir than the city of Las Animas, but they are all found within the county.

Las Animas experiences uncomfortably hot summers, the hottest in the state. However, this area’s high temperatures do not compare to the places with the hottest summers in the country. Places like Laughlin, Nevada have an average high temperature in July of 109.8 °F. So, while the mid-90s may not sound appealing to some people, it could always be much hotter in the area.