Letter to the Editor: Prowers Coroner Annual Report and Open Forum Invite
Letter to the Editor: Prowers Coroner Annual Report Open Forum As a longtime citizen of Prowers County and the duly elected Coroner, I believe that transparency of office by all elected officials is a responsibility of those officials and a paramo...
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Colorado Expands Dark Sky Certification Program to 12 State Parks Including John Martin Reservoir & Trinidad Lake
State of Colorado Expands Dark Sky Certification Program, Twelve Additional State Parks to Participate DENVER – Today, Gov. Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), a division of the Colorado Office of Econ...
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Gray Wolf Reintroduction Update: January Map Shows Movement into Southeast Colorado
January Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map Shows Movement of One Wolf into Southeast Colorado with Activity Information from Recent Gray Wolf Reintroduction Efforts Today, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) posted the updated Collared Gray Wolf Activi...
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CDOT Completes Bridge Replacement and Improvement Project on I-25 in Walsenburg
CDOT has completed a bridge replacement and infrastructure improvement project on I-25 in Walsenburg Work included rehabilitating the northbound bridge and replacing the southbound bridge structure Huerfano County — The Colorado Department of Tr...
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CPW Reports on Second Year of Gray Wolf Capture and Release Efforts
CPW Reports on Second Year of Gray Wolf Capture and Release Efforts DENVER — On Saturday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) completed capture and release work for the second gray wolf reintroduction season in support of the Colorado Gray Wolf Re...
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Lamar Fire Department Extinguishes Trash Truck Fire Caused by Improper Disposal of Ashes
Trash Truck Fire Quickly Extinguished (January 15, 2025) Early this morning, the City of Lamar's commercial refuse collection truck operator was early in his weekly Wednesday route when he realized that the contents of the truck were on fire. He q...
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US 50 Safety/Operational Highway Improvements CDOT Project Description
US 50 Safety/Operational Highway Improvements Report by CDOT Project Description Otero County and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), with the support of a dedicated consortium of Southeastern Colorado Counties, are pleased to submit...
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John Martin Reservoir State Park Warns Unauthorized Drone Pilots
John Martin Reservoir State Park Warns Unauthorized Drone Pilots This past week has seen several unauthorized drones taking off and being flown above John Martin Reservoir State Park and US Army Corp of Engineers properties, so we thought it would...
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CPW’s Southeast Region Seeks Volunteers to Assist in Parks, Wildlife Management
CPW’s Southeast Region Seeks Volunteers to Assist in Parks, Wildlife Management COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Did your New Year’s resolution involve performing public service? Do you love wildlife and state parks and want to get involved with ha...
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CPW Commission Adopts Staff Recommendation Denying Citizen Petition to Delay Gray Wolf Restoration
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Adopts Staff Recommendation Regarding Citizen Petition to Delay Gray Wolf Restoration DENVER – At its meeting today, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted 10 - 1 to adopt the staff’s written re...
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