Las Animas Native and Playwright Tencha Avila Celebrated in Santa Fe Staged Reading
Playwright Tencha Avila is an 86-year-old Latina who was raised in a colony of agricultural workers near Las Animas. She and her 11 siblings grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water. When she was seven, she cared for her five you...
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Sangre de Cristo Community Care Honors Vietnam Veterans with Quilts of Valor Ceremony in La Junta
Watch the Exclusive Coverage on SECO News: Sangre de Cristo Community Care Welcomed Vietnam Veterans Home at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church Hall on March 20, 2026, with a Luncheon and Quilts of Valor Ceremony...
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Sarah Dillon Named Modern Woodmen Hometown Hero for Outstanding Community Service in Otero County
Modern Woodmen Honors Sarah Dillon as a “Hometown Hero” for Her Dedication to Community Service On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Sarah Dillon, Executive Director, of Tri-County Family Care Center was presented a plaque from Jim Bender of Modern ...
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Myelin Matters Team Seeking Sponsors for Co Springs Walk MS 2025 Event
Myelin Matters Team Seeking Sponsors for Co Springs Walk MS 2025 Event Team Captain: Alexandra Wright Diagnosed May 2021 Our team is looking for business sponsors to support those living with Multiple Sclerosis. The event is Saturday, 05/17/25 in ...
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Jay's Community Christmas Dinner Serves 682 Meals Thanks to Community Support
Jay's Community Christmas Dinner Serves 682 Meals Thanks to Community Support Jay’s Community Christmas Dinner would like to thank the following businesses for their contributions to make the 2024 dinner a success! First National Bank La Junta S...
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Las Animas Helping Hands Celebrates 20 Years of Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Las Animas Helping Hands Celebrates 20 Years of Neighbors Helping Neighbors Las Animas, CO—For 20 years, Las Animas Helping Hands has been a lifeline for Bent County, one of Colorado’s top five poorest counties. What started in 2004 as a grass...
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10th Annual Boggsville Days Had Record Attendance
BY SUE KEEFER The 2024 Boggsville Days was a success, with a record number of 337 attendees. Adding the volunteers involved, the figure would be over 400, according to Anita Pointon, Boggsville Director. In this photo, a family in period clothing ...
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Bent County Harvest Show Entries Continue to Grow
BY SUE KEEFER There were 701 entries in this year’s Bent County Harvest Show, up by 46 compared to 2023 and 71 compared to 2022. Grand and reserve champions for each division are as follows: Clothing: Linda Smith, Grand and reserve champion. Jun...
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Tarantula Tracking with Dr. Shillington
BY SUE KEEFER Tarantula Tracking with Dr. Shillington Sunset, moonrise, a backpack full of tarantulas—what more could a nature writer and photographer ask for when accompanying a tarantula researcher out to Comanche National Grassland? Steve and...
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Manyik, Trujillo, MacRunnel Take Top Awards at Fine Arts League Show
By Sue Keefer Top winners of the Fine Arts League’s Early Settlers Day Art Show were: Best of Show, Sherry Manyik, oil, “Prairie Palace;” Jurors Choice: Al Trujillo, photography, “Faithful at San Geronimo;” and Peoples Choice, Brianne Ma...
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