Progress is being made on the Leroux Fire burning north of Hotchkiss. The fire was recently listed at roughly 180 acres with approximately 35 percent containment. Steve Lipsher, spokesperson for the incident team spoke with KVNF Senior Reporter Lisa Young on current fire suppression efforts. As of Wednesday at noon, the fire evacuation zone was down-graded to ‘pre-evacuation' status and the evacuation check-in center in Hotchkiss has been closed. Read more ...