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Bent County Sheriff Weekly Incident Report 4/1-4/7, 2023

Published: 05/02/2023

Bent County Sheriff Call Report 4/1-4/7, 2023 4/1/2023 Deputies responded to the 30,000 block of County Road 15 for an ambulance assist. Deputies assisted ambulance staff. Deputies responded to the 400 block of Ambassador Thompson for an unwanted ...

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Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Piper Belle Rae Sorter

Published: 05/01/2023

Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Piper Belle Rae Sorter Golden Plains Insurance is proud to present Piper Belle Rae Sorter with their annual educational scholarship. Lamar— April 28, 2023 &mda...

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Colorado Motorcycle Fatalities Reach Record High in 2022

Published: 05/01/2023

Colorado Motorcycle Fatalities Reach Record High CDOT Urges Riders to Keep Speeds Down and Motorists to Look Twice May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Statewide — May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Colorado Department of T...

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Plays in The Park Into the Woods JR Casting Call

Published: 05/01/2023

Plays in The Park Into the Woods JR Casting Call Plays in the Park Youth-Led Theatre, directed by Bridget Briscoe and Bethany Taullie, is ecstatic to announce their 2023 summer musical: Into the Woods JR. With a book by James Lapine and music and ...

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Picketwire Players Announce Open Auditions for The Play That Goes Wrong

Published: 05/01/2023

Picketwire Players Announce Open Auditions for The Play That Goes Wrong Auditions for the award-winning comedy, The Play That Goes Wrong, by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields, will be held at the Picketwire Center, 802 San Juan Ave.,...

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Catherine Cathy Groves Obituary

Published: 05/01/2023

Catherine "Cathy" Groves September 10th, 1943 - April 28th, 2023 Obituary Catherine A. Groves of Manzanola passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023 in Pueblo at the age of 79. Cathy was born in La Junta to John and Katherine Gilland. Cathy was very p...

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Missing Person: Addesyn Good

Published: 05/01/2023

Missing Person Juvenile Addesyn Good Family Suspects She May Be Located in Rocky Ford or Pueblo Area. If you have information about Addesyn’s whereabouts contact the La Junta Police Department. (719) 384-2525 Follow SECO News on Facebook. Su...

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Shares Love of Fishing on Huck Finn Day

Published: 04/30/2023

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Shares Love of Fishing for Huck Finn Day The Colorado Parks and Wildlife annually hosts free fishing days in communities across Southeast Colorado. In Las Animas the tradition is known as Huck Finn Day. Thanks to the ge...

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Local Students Participate and Receive Awards in the Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair

Published: 04/29/2023

Local Students Participate and Receive Awards in the Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair LA JUNTA — This spring, six local students took part in the Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair and were then selected to participate in the C...

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Health First Colorado and CHP+ Members Advised to Be Aware of Scams

Published: 04/28/2023

Health First Colorado and CHP+ Members Advised to Be Aware of Scams Scammers may be targeting Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus members through text messages and phone calls Denver, CO - The Department of Health Care Policy & Fi...

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Figure 8 Jump Race at Lakeview MotoSports Park April 30, 2023

Published: 04/28/2023

Figure 8 Jump Race 9998 County Lane 17 Ordway, Co Sunday April 30, 2023 Gates open 10 a.m. Tech at entry Driver's meeting 1 p.m Heat races begin at 2 p.m. $1000 to win $750 second $500 third Food vendors * Temporary tattoos * Retail booths Stacyc,...

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Duana S. Bourne Obituary

Published: 04/28/2023

Duana S. Bourne May 11, 1954 ~ April 26, 2023 68 Years Old Obituary A private graveside service will be held for Duana Bourne. Per her request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Duana S. Bourne passed away on April 26, 202...

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National Park Service selects superintendent of High Plains Group in Colorado and New Mexico

Published: 04/28/2023

National Park Service selects superintendent of High Plains Group in Colorado and New Mexico Denver, Colo. – The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Eric Leonard as superintendent of the High Plains Group of parks in Colorado and New Me...

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Woodruff Memorial Library Calendar May 2023

Published: 04/27/2023

Our September through April WML programming will come to a pause at the end of this month, but we still have many things going on at your library as we prepare for the upcoming Summer Reading Program. Teen Volunteer Opportunity: SRP Teen Volunteer...

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Manuel Tony Guerrero Obituary

Published: 04/27/2023

Manuel “Tony” Guerrero June 11, 1958 ~ April 15, 2023 64 Years Old Obituary A Memorial Service for lifelong Syracuse, Kansas resident, Tony Guerrero will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 5, 2023 at the Syracuse Wesleyan Church with...

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Otero College Choir Concert on Monday, May 1 - The Pride of America

Published: 04/27/2023

Written by: Dean Rees Otero College Choir Concert on Monday, May 1 “The Pride of America” LA JUNTA — Who has not longed for the return of a sense of the greatness of the United States of America? Longed for a time of less divisio...

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Steve Basinger Obituary

Published: 04/25/2023

Steve Basinger January 10th, 1954 - April 15th, 2023 Obituary Steven Randall Basinger, 69, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on April 15, 2023. Steven was born on January 10, 1954 in Norman, Oklahoma to the late Albert Basinger who preceded...

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First Colorado Bat Tests Positive for Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in La Junta

Published: 04/25/2023

First Colorado Bat Tests Positive for Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in La Junta LA JUNTA, Colo. – A bat infected with white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by an invasive fungus that has killed millions of bats in North America, has been confir...

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Richard Paul Bubu Rivera Obituary

Published: 04/25/2023

RICHARD PAUL “BUBU” RIVERA November 22, 1960 - April 17, 2023 Richard Paul “BUBU” Rivera of Rocky Ford, Colorado entered into rest, April 17, 2023 in La Junta, Colorado. He was born in Rocky Ford, to Jane and John Rivera, o...

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James Robert Dyck Jr Obituary

Published: 04/25/2023

JAMES ROBERT DYCK JR. August 21, 1955 - April 15, 2023 Obituary James Robert Dyck Jr. of Rocky Ford, Colorado peacefully entered into rest, April 15, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born to Charlotte and James Robert Dyck Sr., August 21, 195...

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Herman Sandoval Obituary

Published: 04/25/2023

Herman Sandoval April 30, 1939 – April 21, 2023 Obituary Herman Sandoval, 83, of La Junta passed away Friday, April 21, 2023 at his La Junta home. He was born Sunday, April 30, 1939 in Las Vegas, NM to Maxiliano & Confirina (Sanchez) San...

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Danita Kay Rocha Obituary

Published: 04/24/2023

Danita Kay Rocha February 21, 1965 - April 18, 2023 Obituary Danita Kay (Noller) Rocha of Swink, Colorado departed this planet on April 18th, 2023, at the age of 58. She was born early Sunday morning, February 21st, 1965, at the Mennonite Hospital...

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Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Defined by The National Weather Service

Published: 04/24/2023

Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) Defined by The National Weather Service The Aurora Borealis (commonly referred to as the Northern Lights) are the result of interactions between the Sun and Earth's outer atmosphere. The Aurora Australis is the so...

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Aurora Borealis Photos Captured in Southeast Colorado - A Community Photo Gallery

Published: 04/24/2023

Aurora Borealis Photos Captured in Southeast Colorado on April 23, 2023 A Community Photo Gallery... The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is a breathtaking natural phenomenon that has fascinated people for centuries. This stunni...

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Otero’s NTSO Donates to Pawsitive K9 Solutions

Published: 04/24/2023

Otero’s NTSO Donates to Pawsitive K9 Solutions LA JUNTA — The Otero College NTSO (Non-Traditional Student Organization) held a fund raiser, "Floats for a Cause," with a portion of the proceeds donated to Pawsitive K9 Solutions in March...

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Agostavus Gus Archuleta Obituary

Published: 04/24/2023

Agostavus “Gus” Archuleta Dec 27, 1935 - Apr 18, 2023 Obituary Agostavus “Gus” Archuleta entered into rest peacefully Tuesday, April 18th at the Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center in Walsenburg, Colorado, with h...

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CSU Southeast Extension Office: Caring for Your Trees During Drought

Published: 04/24/2023

Spring Watering and Tree Care Tips from Southeast Extension Office Springtime is upon us here in southeastern Colorado and with it I have noticed trees starting to bud. This is great to see but much of the area is in at least D1 drought conditions...

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Rocky Ford Fire Department VS Engulfed Abandoned Structure

Published: 04/23/2023

Rocky Ford Fire Department VS Engulfed Abandoned Structure Last night at approximately 7:30 pm we were paged to the area CR X and CR 17.5 for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival we found the unoccupied abandoned structure entirely engulfed and...

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CPW Releases Video Highlighting 10 Years of Efforts to Restore Endangered Black-Footed Ferret

Published: 04/23/2023

CPW Releases Video Highlighting 10 Years of Efforts to Restore Endangered Black-Footed Ferret DENVER – To celebrate a decade of wildlife conservation work helping to restore the black-footed ferret – one of the rarest and most endanger...

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Shirley Gaye Wallace Obituary

Published: 04/23/2023

Shirley Gaye Wallace June 24, 1936 - April 16, 2023 Obituary Shirley G. Wallace, 86, of Rocky Ford, passed away on April 16, 2023 at Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford, CO. She was born on June 24, 1936 in New Berry, Michigan to Anthony and ...

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