Round-Up: Firefighters work on Bent County blaze; Lawmakers in CO House talk budget

By On April 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Andrea Chalfin, AP, Budget, Fire, KRCC News, Round-Up, Student Reporter, Tristan Dickison, Wildfires

Firefighters from several counties in Southeast Colorado are still working to contain a grassfire in Bent County that has burned more than 9,000 acres since it started on Saturday…Lawmakers in the Colorado House have begun meetings to discuss the particulars of the proposed state budget.

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