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Southeast Colorado 7 Day Forecast Dec 28th 2025-Jan 4th 2026
Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 5 mph. Monday Sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between zero and 10. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Monday Night
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Jake C. Martinez Obituary
Jake C. Martinez April 22, 1936 — December 24, 2025 La Junta, Colorado Obituary Jacob “Jake” C. Martinez, 89, of Rocky Ford, Colorado peacefully passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025, in at Bluestem Village in La Junta, Colora...
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Gailen Gail E. Evett Obituary
Gailen "Gail" E. Evett March 16, 1958 — Dec 23, 2025 La Junta, Colorado Obituary Gailen “Gail” Edward Evett, 67 of La Junta, Colorado passed away December 23, 2025, in Ordway, Colorado surrounded by his loving family. He was born...
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Rocky Ford Fire Department Responds to Reported Fire Near Hwy 50, Emphasizes Burn Notification Safety
Rocky Ford Fire Department Responds to Reported Fire Near Hwy 50, Emphasizes Burn Notification Safety The Rocky Ford Fire Department was paged out for a reported fire by a house north of Hwy 50 at CR 21. When they arrived it was a fire pit that wa...
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Rocky Ford Fire Reports: Rural Outbuilding Fire Quickly Extinguished in Otero County
Rural Outbuilding Fire Quickly Extinguished Near CR 20.75 and CR FF.5, No Injuries Reported Today at approximately 12:50pm we were paged to a rural fire of an outbuilding in the area of CR 20.75 and CR FF.5. Upon arrival outbuilding(shed) was full...
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Richard Sonny Carlton Clements, Jr. Obituary
Richard "Sonny" Carlton Clements, Jr . February 3, 1966 — December 26, 2025 Rocky Ford Obituary Richard “Sonny” Clements, Jr. of Rocky Ford passed away on December 26, 2025 in La Junta at the age of 59. Sonny was born in Rocky Fo...
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Gary Lee Hatcher Obituary
Gary Lee Hatcher March 26, 1935 ~ Dec 22, 2025 90 Years Old Obituary Gary Lee Hatcher, a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, in Syracuse, Kansas, at the age of 90. Born on March 26, 1935, ...
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Christmas Eve Dirt Bike Crash Near Ellicott, Colorado Claims Life of 15-Year-Old, CSP Investigating
Dirt Bike Crash Turns Fatal (El Paso County, COLO) – This evening (12/24/25), at about 5:00 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol responded to the area of South Ellicott Highway and Jayhawk Avenue near Ellicott, Colorado, for a reported two-vehicl...
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VA ECHCS Announces Holiday Staffing Changes and Clinic Closures for Dec 2025
Excusing VA ECHCS Employees from Duty for the Scheduled Workday on December 24 and 26 Dear VA ECHCS Veteran, With the announcement of the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 excusing federal employees from duty on Christmas...
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Ida Beulah Heinson Obituary
Ida Beulah Heinson June 6, 1939 — December 23, 2025 A memorial celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Ida Heinson will be held on Friday, January 23, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Matteson and Ian Blacker co...
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