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La Junta Police Arrest Man After Reported Firearm Threat Against Juveniles at Walmart
On 7-7-2026 at approximately 1420 hours, Officers with the La Junta Police Department were dispatched to Walmart, for the report that a male party flashed a firearm, in a threatening manner, at two juveniles. Officers contacted the suspect and vic...
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John Henry Magdaleno Obituary
John Henry Magdaleno Feb 8, 1939 — Jul 5, 2026 Obituary John Henry Magdaleno, known as “Henry” passed away on July 5, 2026, at the Fowler Nursing Center in Fowler. Henry was 87 years old. Born on February 8, 1939, in Rocky Ford, to Alfredo J...
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Aspen Acres Fire Update: 96,031-Acre Fire Near Rye Reaches 15% Containment After Northwest Surge
Aspen Acres Fire Update Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Alaska Complex Incident Management Team 1 Jake Livingston, Incident Commander Size: 96,031 | Containment: 15% | &
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Gold Mountain Fire Update: 31,420-Acre Fire Near Ouray Reaches 8% Containment After Quiet Fire Activity
Gold Mountain Fire Update – July 8, 2026 Size: 31,420 acres | Containment: 8% | Cause: Undetermined | Start Date: June 27, 2026 @ 5:33 p.m. Location: Approx. 2 miles NE of Ouray, CO |
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La Junta Senior Golf League Results - Tuesday, July 7, 2026
The La Junta Senior Golf League met on July 7, with 43 golfers participating in a scramble format. The event featured bonus putts on all even-numbered holes (making bonus putts helped teams reduce their overall team score). A challenge chip was fe...
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Ferris Fire Grows to 57,356 Acres as Crews Battle Extreme Fire Behavior Near Dolores River Canyon
The Ferris Fire continued to show extreme behavior today – July 7 – as firefighters work toward full suppression of the now 57,356-acre fire. Current containment sits at 19%. There are 620 people assigned to the fire. Fire managers put large a...
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John Martin State Park Swim Beach Revitalized With 700,000 Pounds of Sand and New Improvements
What happens when your super-star maintenance crew gets ahold of 700,000lbs of sand? A revitalized swim beach! This summer, our state park mainenance team has been busy on all sorts of projects, including work on the beach. They've removed nuisanc...
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Why Water and Retardant Drops Don’t Put Out Wildfires: Gold Mountain Fire Officials Explain Aerial Firefighting Limits
Why don't water and retardant drops put the fire out? Despite what many believe, aircraft do not put out wildfires. Aerial assets work in conjunction with ground crews in suppression efforts by cooling areas to slow the progression of fire while g...
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Magdaleno "Leno" Rose-Avila Obituary
Magdaleno "Leno" Rose-Avila September 7, 1945 - May 7, 2026 Obituary Leno, the sixth of 12 children of Marcos Trinidad Avila and Carmen Montez Avila, was born in Las Animas, Colorado and died in Seattle, Washington. Leno is survived by his wife, C...
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Las Animas Native and Playwright Tencha Avila Celebrated in Santa Fe Staged Reading
Article by: Bette McFarren & Judy Hensley Watch the Video Here:
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