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Pueblo issues a temporary housing and shelter emergency due to heat

Pueblo issues a temporary housing and shelter emergency due to heat
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PUEBLO, Colo. — Pueblo Mayor Heather Graham issued a temporary housing and shelter emergency for the City of Pueblo on Thursday.

Local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and other religious institutions can utilize their buildings as temporary for those in need.

Due to a temperature near 102 degrees and the coupled humidity, the National Weather Service predicts the heat index to be near 99 degrees with the humidity increasing the feeling.

The advisory has been issued from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Only post office in Poncha Springs closes, leaving small town residents frustrated

The only post office in the small town of Poncha Springs closed in October. Since then, residents have had to pick-up and drop-off their mail in neighboring Salida.

PONCHA SPRINGS USPS CLOSURE

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