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May 9, 20222 min read

State Fair Master Plan Bill Passes

(Denver, CO) -- Colorado lawmakers in Denver decided Monday that the State Fair needed a boost as they discussed the state fair master...

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Highway 50 Improvement Grant Would Add Passing Lanes

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 9, 20221 min read

Highway 50 Improvement Grant Would Add Passing Lanes

(La Junta, CO) -- Otero County commissioners all agreed to sign a letter of support that would hopefully make Highway 50 a little safer....

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Otero to Share Veterans Service Officer with Bent County

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 9, 20221 min read

Otero to Share Veterans Service Officer with Bent County

(La Junta, CO) -- Entering an agreement with Bent County, Otero County commissioners made it official to use Bent County Veteran...

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Collective Bargaining for Counties Bill Set for Third and Final Reading

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 7, 20222 min read

Collective Bargaining for Counties Bill Set for Third and Final Reading

(Denver, CO) -- Eleven days after it was first introduced, Senate Bill 230 is set for its last action before passing to be sent to the...

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Fuel Prices Threaten Bent County Fair Rodeo

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 5, 20221 min read

Fuel Prices Threaten Bent County Fair Rodeo

(Las Animas, CO) -- High costs of fuel are adding to the concern that this year's Bent County Fair Rodeo might be leaner. Fair board...

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Seventeen Names to be Added to Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 5, 20222 min read

Seventeen Names to be Added to Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial

Just ahead of National Police week, the Colorado State Patrol has planned a time for the public and law enforcement to come together to...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

May 5, 20222 min read

Serious Four Car Crash in Baca County

The following is a news release from the Colorado State Patrol (Campo, CO) -- The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a...

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Wind, Wildfires, Tornadoes, Drought, The Wild West Weather

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 4, 20222 min read

Wind, Wildfires, Tornadoes, Drought, The Wild West Weather

(Las Animas, CO) -- The National Weather Service reports that Wednesday humidity will be higher than in recent days. That's likely...

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Fire Restriction Confusion Hits Southeast Colorado

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 3, 20222 min read

Fire Restriction Confusion Hits Southeast Colorado

(Las Animas, CO) -- Bent County has not adopted a burn ban although that was a rumor that had to be cleared up pulsating through social...

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Dust Storm Crash Official Update from CSP

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 2, 20222 min read

Dust Storm Crash Official Update from CSP

The following is a news release from Sgt. John Bronnimon from the Colorado State Patrol who worked Friday's pile up that closed highway...

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Collective Bargaining for Counties Bill Speeds Ahead

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 1, 20222 min read

Collective Bargaining for Counties Bill Speeds Ahead

(Denver, CO) -- Four days. That's the time it took for Senate bill 22-230 to make it to its third reading once it was introduced. See...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

May 1, 20221 min read

Tarantula Trekking Scores Dollars

Two exciting projects are out of the gate for the La Junta Tourism board. Director Pam Denahy announced them at a recent meeting arranged...

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Being the Boss of YOU, Help for Small Business Owners in Southern Colorado

Anne Boswell Taylor

May 1, 20222 min read

Being the Boss of YOU, Help for Small Business Owners in Southern Colorado

(La Junta, CO) --- It's Small Business Week and there's no better time to move forward with starting one. Otero County Economic...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

May 1, 20221 min read

May is BEEF Month

(Las Animas, CO) -- Like you really needed a month to celebrate one of the best protein sources available. The Colorado Beef Council...

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Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 30, 20221 min read

Get Ready. Severe Weather is Coming

(Pueblo, CO) -- The National Weather Service is always promoting weather readiness, awareness and provides many educational resources...

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Seven car Pile Up on Highway 50 Sends Four to Hospital

Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 30, 20222 min read

Seven car Pile Up on Highway 50 Sends Four to Hospital

(SE Colorado) -- A Friday afternoon dust storm caused visibility issues and a seven car crash just west of the H287 exit on Highway 50....

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Las Animas Hosted a Crowd for the 88th Santa Fe Trail Days Parade

Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 29, 20221 min read

Las Animas Hosted a Crowd for the 88th Santa Fe Trail Days Parade

(Las Animas, CO) -- It was called Back in the Saddle this year, the 88th annual Santa Fe Trail Days Celebration. It was likely named so...

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It's Diploma Time for Otero College Students

Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 27, 20224 min read

It's Diploma Time for Otero College Students

The following is a news release from Otero College Otero College to Graduate 322 Students on April 30 LA JUNTA — Otero College will...

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Another Crash at a Dangerous Intersection on Highway 50, & What You Can Do

Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 26, 20221 min read

Another Crash at a Dangerous Intersection on Highway 50, & What You Can Do

(Rocky Ford, CO) -- Colorado State Patrol Corporal Doug Bremer state he knows the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway 71 has seen a...

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Golden Plains Insurance Announces Scholarship Recipient

Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 26, 20222 min read

Golden Plains Insurance Announces Scholarship Recipient

The following is a news release sent to Colorado News Your Way by Golden Plains Insurance: (Lamar, CO) — Each year Golden Plains...

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