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CDOT: North La Junta Bridge One Lane Alternating Traffic July 10 - 14, 2023 OTERO COUNTY - CO 109 Bridge Rehabilitation and Improvements Project consists of work on structure M-22-AY carrying SH 109 over US 50, BNSF Railroad, and the Arkansas Rive...
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Honors Students Named for Spring Semester 2023 LA JUNTA — Otero College is pleased to share the names of students who achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the spring semester. There were a total of 266 students named to the...
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Otero Launches Partnerships to Help Students Gain Hands-On Experience LA JUNTA — Allie Vanhook, Director of Career and Technical Education and Workforce Development at Otero College, has created partnerships with Parker Dewey and Forage, two...
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Scene in the Wild Photography Tips from Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Keep Safe from Rattlesnakes COLORADO - Colorado Parks and Wildlife is sharing important information to keep you, your family and your pets safe from rattlesnakes. Recently, an ...
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Southeast Colorado Power Association VS Tornado Caused Outages (La Junta, CO) -- After working through the weekend, power has been restored to the many homes in Southeast Colorado that lost it in Friday’s storm. Southeast Colorado Power Asso...
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Internet for All Summer Road Show Makes a Stop in La Junta (La Junta, CO) – SECOM, a southeast Colorado internet service provider, participated in a Summer Road Show from Colorado Broadband office. Broadband for all was discussed as a goal a...
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Lamar Light and Power VS Animal Caused Outages Lamar, Colorado - 1,200 Lamar Light and Power (LLP) customers in southern Lamar lost power on Sunday, June 11 and Thursday, June 15, 2023 due to unforeseen circumstances. The latest power outage happe...
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2023 Kids Purgatoire Fish, Films & River Play Day June 15 The City of Trinidad approved expenditure in partnership with Trout Unlimited, to stock fish in the Purgatory River. The stocking is scheduled to take place at approximately 1pm on Thur...
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Read More InfoSTEM Teachers Converge on Otero College Campus for TRAILS Professional Development Program
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