Thursday, May 10, 2018 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags be lowered to half-staff statewide on all public buildings from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 12, 2018, in honor of Specialist Gabriel Conde. 

Conde, 22, died in the line of duty on April 30, 2018, of injuries sustained from small arms fire while serving in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. Conde was assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

The 2018 Adams County Fair is right around the corner! Don't miss all the fun of professional bull riding, truck pull, demolition derby, and new this year, a performance by Granger Smith, a 2017 iHeartRadio Awards Best New Country Artist nominee. He'll perform hits from his most recent album, "When the Good Guys Win," in the United Power Grandstand on Thursday, Aug. 2, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for all these events.