Three different instances of fatalities occurred over the weekend in the state of Colorado.

The first affects a name the Northeast Colorado sports community knows well.  Early Saturday evening, Flagler High School junior Lance Rodwell was killed in an accident.  Rodwell attended Arickaree High School his freshman year and was a big part of the Panthers' teams last season.  Details of his accident have yet to be made public by authorities.

The second happened n I-76 just west of Wiggins on Saturday mid-afternoon when a Jeep, driven by Taylor Shaffer of Keensberg lost tread on its tire and rolled three and three-quarter times ejecting both Shaffer and her passenger, Beau Heagney.  Heagney was pronounced dead at the scene; Shaffer was taken to Colorado Plains Medical Center where she remains in serious condition; the one-year old passenger suffered minor injuries.  The accident is being investigated by Colorado State Patrol and have discovered no alcohol or drugs involved.

The final occurred Friday afternoon near Georgetown when a Jeep rolled off of a steep mountain embankment near Georgetown Lake. The crash occurred on Saxon Mountain, immediately adjacent to the lake. A silver, 2009 Jeep Wrangler rolled numerous times down the rocky terrain a distance estimated to be between 1,200 and 1,300 feet.  The Jeep’s occupant, 33-year-old Cristal Newell of Thornton was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

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The 2011 Logan County Fair will be Aug. 4 – 14 and the 2012 Logan County Fair will be Aug. 2 – 12, as announced by the Fair Board during their Thursday meeting.

Top-grossing events from the 2010 Fair were the Night Show, featuring Josh Turner and Luke Bryan, which sold neary $140,000 in tickets, and the Hames Carnival which sold over $23,000 in passes.

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Colorado Republican leadership and grassroots groups failed to oust Dan Maes from the governor's race Friday, the last day the GOP nominee could drop out before ballots were certified.

And Tom Tancredo, a former Republican congressman whose third-party candidacy is splitting the Republican vote, reiterated his intention to remain in the race.

Maes' decision to stay in the race was not announced at a news conference or through personal phone calls but in an e-mailed statement.