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Bent County Sheriff Releases Calls for Service for the Week

Sep 5, 20226 min read

Bent County Sheriff Releases Calls for Service for the Week

8/20/2022 Deputies responded to the 900 block of Ash Avenue in Las Animas for the report of suspicious activity. Deputies found a person...

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The Fine Arts League Wants You to Show Off Your Art at Early Settler's Day

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 5, 20222 min read

The Fine Arts League Wants You to Show Off Your Art at Early Settler's Day

The following is a news release from Debbie Phillips of the FAL Photo Caption: Some of the pencil and graphic drawings from the 2021 Fine...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 4, 20221 min read

Fatal Crash in Custer County

(the following is a news release from the Colorado State Patrol) On Saturday September 3, 2022 at approximately 2 PM, the Colorado State...

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Colorado Voters Will Decide If Wine Will be Sold in Grocery Stores

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 3, 20222 min read

Colorado Voters Will Decide If Wine Will be Sold in Grocery Stores

(Colorado) -- You have likely traveled to other states and noticed the sale of wine in grocery stores. Colorado will soon get to...

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Bent County Joins the Little Free Library Community

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 2, 20221 min read

Bent County Joins the Little Free Library Community

(Las Animas, CO) -- The small southeast Colorado town of Las Animas now has something to help folks afford to read more. Recently, a...

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Colorado Wants Your Opinions on the New Environmental Justice Bill

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 2, 20222 min read

Colorado Wants Your Opinions on the New Environmental Justice Bill

(Colorado) -- A couple of years ago lawmakers in Colorado passed House Bill 21-1266 or the Environmental Justice Disproportionate...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 2, 20222 min read

A Near Miss With a Drunk Driver

The following is a news release from the Colorado State Patrol DOUGLAS COUNTY – A Colorado State Patrol vehicle sustained minor damage...

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Bent County Commissioners to Decide on Fort Lyon Contract Renewal

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 26, 20221 min read

Bent County Commissioners to Decide on Fort Lyon Contract Renewal

(Las Animas, CO) -- It's time to decide on what to do about Ft. Lyon. Bent County Commissioner Jean Sykes tells us the contract...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 25, 20223 min read

Governor Polis, Dept. of Public Safety Announce Law Enforcement Workforce Grants to Boost Training

(the following is a news release from Governor Jared Polis' office) DENVER - Today, Gov. Polis and the Colorado Department of Public...

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Bent County Releases Arrest & Bond Information

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 25, 20221 min read

Bent County Releases Arrest & Bond Information

You might remember seeing a post similar to this from Kit Carson county earlier this week. Now, the Bent County Sheriff's office is...

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Fine Arts League Announces Judge for Early Settlers Day Art Show

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 24, 20223 min read

Fine Arts League Announces Judge for Early Settlers Day Art Show

(the following is a news release from Debbie Phillips of the Fine Arts League of La Junta) La Junta: The Fine Arts League of La Junta is...

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Lynn Riemer to Speak on Drug Awareness at Otero College

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 24, 20222 min read

Lynn Riemer to Speak on Drug Awareness at Otero College

The following is a news release provided to us by Otero College LA JUNTA — Lynn Riemer, President of ACT on Drugs, Inc., and former...

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Do You Still Smell the 80s and Maybe Early 90s?

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 24, 20224 min read

Editorials/Opinions and Such

Do You Still Smell the 80s and Maybe Early 90s?

(this is an opinion piece, an editorial) If you're like me there are times something can trigger a memory and you can still smell it. ...

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Dangerous New Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Could Already Be in Southeast Colorado

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 24, 20222 min read

Dangerous New Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Could Already Be in Southeast Colorado

(Colorado) -- Multiple news headlines across the state and even across the country are warning that a new drug, more powerful and...

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Transparency Spreads to the What Courts Are Doing by Way of a County Sheriff

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20221 min read

Transparency Spreads to the What Courts Are Doing by Way of a County Sheriff

(Kit Carson County, CO) -- Stating on social media he wants everyone to see what goes on, Kit Carson County Sheriff Travis Belden...

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Renewing Your Registration by Mail, You Might Get Something You Don't Want

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20223 min read

Renewing Your Registration by Mail, You Might Get Something You Don't Want

(Colorado) -- Imagine getting home from the grocery store to find something in your bag that you didn't put there and you didn't want....

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Otero County Sales Tax Collection Drops From Last Year

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20221 min read

Otero County Sales Tax Collection Drops From Last Year

(La Junta, CO) -- There's been a little drop in the money that Otero county has collected from sales tax. For June of 2022, Otero...

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Another Step Forward Toward New Detention Center for Otero County

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20221 min read

Another Step Forward Toward New Detention Center for Otero County

(La Junta, CO) -- Otero County commissioners drafted a resolution to ok certificates of participation to fund a new detention center. ...

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A Week of Calls for the Bent County Sheriff

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20229 min read

A Week of Calls for the Bent County Sheriff

The following is a list from the BCSO of the calls you answered. It is unedited and directly from the Sheriff's office: *Weekly Incident...

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Watermelon Day Brings a Big Crowd to the Arkansas Valley Fair

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 20, 20221 min read

Watermelon Day Brings a Big Crowd to the Arkansas Valley Fair

The lines were long but the smiles were big once a tradition of giving away the free watermelons began Saturday. Here are some photos we...

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