Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction
Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction Otero County, Colorado – February 7, 2024 - In a heartfelt letter addressed to the National Park Service, officials from Otero County, Colorado express their strong s...
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Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find by Duke Frazier
Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find By Duke Frazier For 16 years it stood the test of time, a hub of international commerce, a place where cultures inter-mixed, a place where lives began and lives ended. It ...
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Letter to the Editor: Staffords Call for Bent's Old Fort Public Meeting
Letter to the Editor: Staffords Call for Bent's Old Fort Public Meeting Historians tell us that Bent's Old Fort was never attacked. Now, it seems, this grand reconstruction of the fabled fort is being attacked from within, leaving La Junta's one m...
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Cheraw Schools Considers Year-Round Class Schedules
Cheraw School Calendar 24-25 Going Year-Round? In a letter posted on the school district's social media page on January 18th, Cheraw Schools Superintendent Matthew Snyder asked the Cheraw Community for their input on Jan 29th as the district consi...
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Around Abby's Table Reflexology What Is It
What is Reflexology? What is reflexology? Merriam Webster dictionary definition #2 of reflexology is: “massage of the hands or feet based on the belief that pressure applied to specific points on these extremities benefits other parts of the bod...
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4-H, More Than a Feeling
By Lacey Taylor, CSU-Extension 4-H, More Than a Feeling (Cheyenne Wells, Colo.) October is a whirlwind month in the Southeast Area between harvest, shipping and selling calves, high school athletics, and 4-H’s new year kick off. National 4-H Wee...
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Letter to the Editor: Rocky Ford Police Chief Sean McDonagh
Letter to the Editor: Rocky Ford Police Chief Sean McDonagh Since commencing as the Chief at the Rocky Ford Police Department in July, 2023, I’ve been working tirelessly on many aspects of the Department. Building and fostering a strong relation...
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Letter to the Editor: La Junta Kid's Rodeo a National Treasure
Letter to the Editor: La Junta Kid's Rodeo a National Treasure The La Junta Kid's Rodeo and Race Meet is a National Treasure in my humble opinion. The longest running, and most unique event for children and those who are children at heart. My fami...
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Around Abby's Table: Grandma Dee's Chocolate Mint Brownies
Remembering Radio Station Days Making Grandma Dee's Brownies All though some days it feels like life time ago, it wasn't that long ago that my husband was Sales Manager of the local radio station cluster here in the Valley. The years he worked out...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife: The Human Side of Stewardship
Colorado Parks and Wildlife: The Human Side of Stewardship by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Chair Dr. Carrie Besnette HauserPrevious columns in this space have highlighted stories about the 2.5 million acres of land managed by Colorado Pa...
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