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La Junta Senior Golf League Results: Perea Team Takes First Place With 27
La Junta Senior Golf League - results for August 18, 2026 The La Junta Senior Golf League's challenge this week: make a designated putt on one hole in order to move to a closer tee box on the next hole! Fifty-one senior golfers joined in for nine ...
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Swink Family Loses Home in Devastating Fire; Fundraiser Launched for Robyn and Troy Platt
Community Asked to Help Robyn and Troy Platt After Devastating House Fire A family is asking the community to rally around Robyn and Troy Platt after a fire destroyed their home and belongings on the morning of August 18. According to their son, K...
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Gold Mountain Fire Remains 87% Contained as Hot, Dry Weather Brings More Visible Smoke Near Ouray
Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Tuesday, August 18, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Rodney Redinger,
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NPS Seeks Public Input on Future of Bent’s Old Fort Reconstruction Near La Junta
Watch the Video Here: NPS seeks public input on future of reconstructed fort at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Four early concepts consider safety, i
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Audrey Mary Coats Obituary
Audrey Mary Coats Jun 3, 1927 — Aug 17, 2026 Obituary A visitation for lifelong Lamar, Colorado resident Audrey Mary Coats was held on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at the Peacock Family Chapel. A private family burial followed at Fairmount Cemetery...
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La Junta Fire Department Responds to Swink House Fire; Two Taken to ER for Smoke Inhalation
Watch the Video Here: Swink, Colorado House Fire: Two Taken to ER as La Junta Fire Department Battles Blaze This morning at approx 601am, a re
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Aspen Acres Fire Crews Make Progress on Repairs as Flash Flood, Debris Flow Risk Continues
Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 18, 2026 Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 7 Incident Commanders Matt Weakland and Joe Milligan (trainee) Fire
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Colorado Motorcycle Crashes Nearly Double on Weekends, State Patrol Data Shows
Weekend Warriors Face Double the Risk (COLORADO) - As motorcycle riders head out on recreational rides down the twisties of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, new data shows a concerning trend: weekends nearly double the risk for motorcycle-involved cr...
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