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16th Judicial District Seeks Applicants for Victim and Witness Assistance Board Vacancies
Applications are now being accepted from residents of Bent, Otero, and Crowley Counties to fill two vacancies on the Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Board for the Sixteenth Judicial District. One vacancy will be designated for...
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Fowler Police Share Community Safety Warning About Counterfeit Pills Resembling Candy and Vitamins
COMMUNITY SAFETY REMINDER The post below was recently shared by the California Highway Patrol after pills made to resemble children’s candy or vitamins reportedly tested positive for methamphetamine. In 2026, we are never more than a stone’s t...
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CPW Issues Water Contact Advisory at John Martin Reservoir as Pueblo Sewage Spill Moves Downstream
HASTY, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife advises visitors to John Martin Reservoir State Park to avoid contact with the Arkansas River and John Martin Reservoir beginning Monday, Aug. 31, as water affected by a 4.2-million-gallon untreated sew...
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4.25 Million Gallons of Untreated Sewage Accidentally Released into Arkansas River in Pueblo
Colorado State Officials Working with Produce Growers on the Arkansas River to Mitigate Potential Sewage Spill Impacts Pueblo, Colorado - The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Colorado Department Public Health and Environment (CDPHE...
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Senior Golf League Results: 44 Golfers Competed in August 25 Scramble
La Junta Senior Golf League - results for August 25, 2026 Forty-four golfers participated in the Tuesday Senior Golf League on August 25. There was a special putt on each hole that was moderately hard. If a golfer made the putt, their team subtrac...
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Arkansas Valley Community Concert Association Announces 2026-2027 Concert Season in La Junta
The Arkansas Valley Community Concert 2026-2027 season, its 78th year of bringing live music to the valley, features classical, country, bluegrass, jazz, swing, blues, rock, soul and pops music. This season meets AVCCA's goal of providing a wide v...
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Rocky Ford Honors Esther Leyba Guerrero with Outstanding Citizen Achievement Award Ahead of 101st Birthday
On Friday, August 28th, I had the honor of recognizing a very special member of the Rocky Ford community, Mrs. Esther Leyba Guerrero, with an Outstanding Citizen Achievement Award in celebration of her 101st birthday on August 30th. Mrs. Leyba Gue...
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Three Arrested in Pueblo Juvenile Shooting Investigation; Suspect Diego Martinez Captured in Lamar
On August 26, 2026 at approximately 3:30pm, Prowers County Deputies were advised of a possible homicide suspect driving toward Prowers County from Bent County. While responding to assist Bent County, a deputy located the suspect in the 700 block o...
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Pueblo Sewage Spill Prompts Arkansas River Recreation Warning - La Junta Drinking Water Safe
The City of Pueblo experienced a discharge of untreated sewage into the Arkansas River near Confluence Park on August 27, 2026. The discharge was halted by 11:45am. Discharges of raw sewage into waterways like the Arkansas River can cause contamin...
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Francisco Salcido Obituary
Francisco "Pampo" Humberto Salcido October 21, 1999 ~ August 23, 2026 (age 26) Obituary Francisco “Pampo” Humberto Salcido, 26, of Syracuse, Kansas, passed away on August 23, 2026, in Syracuse. He was born on October 21, 1999, in Lakin, Kansas...
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