US 50 & CO 71 Intersection Improvement Project Traffic Update: April 9-15, 2023
US 50 & CO 71 Intersection Improvement Project Traffic Update April 9 to April 15 The intersection improvement project will take place on US Highway 50 at CO Highway 71/County Road 18 in Rocky Ford. ● Motorists Should Plan For: US 50 (MP 366...
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CPW Alerts Anglers of Rare ‘Sandy Flesh’ Disease Found in a Walleye at Lake Pueblo - Avoid Consumption
CPW alerts anglers of rare ‘Sandy Flesh’ disease found in a walleye at Lake Pueblo, urges people to avoid consumption PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning anglers that myofibrogranuloma, a rare degenerative musc...
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$14 Centennial State Park Pass Offers Colorado Underserved Communities Outdoor Opportunities
$14 Centennial State Park Pass offers Colorado underserved communities outdoor opportunities DENVER – Nature enriches the Colorado culture, and Governor Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) believe every Colorado resident should have ...
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67th Otero Arts Festival Opens Tuesday, April 4
67th Otero Arts Festival Opens Tuesday, April 4 LA JUNTA — The 67th annual Otero Arts Festival is set for April 4 through April 6 at the Student Center Rizzuto Banquet Room on the Otero College campus. The Otero Arts Festival showcases creat...
BNSF Railway Releases La Junta Derailment Incident Report
BNSF Railway Releases La Junta Derailment Report "BNSF Railway can confirm that at approximately 6:00 am central time, four cars derailed within the BNSF rail facility in La Junta, CO." "There are no injuries and no hazardous materials compromised...
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Be a Good Neighbor, Don’t Feed Wildlife - CPW Song Parodies
Be a Good Neighbor, Don’t Feed Wildlife DENVER – Although good intentions to offer food to neighbors are usually considered admirable, when it comes to wildlife, feeding wild animals is more harmful than helpful. Colorado Parks and Wil...
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Prowers County Wildfire Contained, Burned 5,604 Acres
10:00 am Prowers County Wildfire Contained, Burned 5,604 Acres On March 22nd 2023, at 3:58 pm, Prowers County Rural Fire was paged to a grass fire on US Hwy 50 east of Lamar at mile marker 443. The first units on scene reported a grass fire moving...
Tri-County Family Care Center Partners In Parenting Classes Begin March 29th
Tri-County Family Care Center “Partners In Parenting” Parenting Classes Begin March 29th Tri-County Family Care Center will be sponsoring “Partners in Parenting” parenting classes, Wednesday evenings, March 29th , April 5th...
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Prowers County Wildfire Update from Prowers County Commissioners
9:05 PM Prowers County Wildfire Update from Prowers County Commissioners This afternoon Prowers County Rural Fire responded to a fire east of Lamar near County Road 19. The fire grew quickly due to the dry and windy conditions and Rural Fire calle...
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CDOT: Another Bridge South of Timpas on US HWY 350 Completed - Traffic Switch March 20, 2023
Traffic switch back to permanent on US Highway 350 CDOT and its contracting partner, CapitalTezak JV have completed a bridge structure south of Timpas and will switch traffic back to its original and permanent configuration at mile point 56.5 on U...
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