La Junta Fire Department Announces Transition to Reserve Firefighter Program Beginning January 1, 2026
La Junta Fire Department Public Release Statement: Transition to Reserve Firefighter Program The La Junta Fire Department is announcing a planned transition from its current volunteer firefighter program to a Reserve Firefighter Program, effective...
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La Junta Rural Fire Protection District Plans to Reorganize Volunteer Program - No Impact to Emergency Services
La Junta Rural Fire Protection District Plans to Reorganize Volunteer Program - Confirms No Impact to Emergency Services Good afternoon everyone. You may have seen some information put on Facebook that today by some individuals about the volunteer...
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Cheyenne Mountain State Park to Grow by 483 Acres After Key Land Acquisition Wins Committee Approval
Cheyenne Mountain State Park Expansion Advances with Committee Approval COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A long-planned effort to expand and protect Cheyenne Mountain State Park moved forward today after the Colorado General Assembly Capital Developmen...
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Finish the AVC Act Passes U.S. Senate, Paving the Way to Complete Arkansas Valley Conduit for Clean Water in Southeast Colorado
Finish the AVC Act passes Senate Federal legislation that will help build the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) at an affordable cost to participants cleared the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 by unanimous acclamation. Senator Michael Benne...
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Bill to Complete Arkansas Valley Conduit Passes Senate, Heads to President’s Desk
Bennet, Hickenlooper Bill To Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Heads to President’s Desk Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper’s Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act unanimously passed the Se...
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CPW Warns of Seasonal Spike in Avian Flu as Migrating Birds Arrive in Colorado; Public Urged to Avoid Sick Wildlife
Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds public of seasonal increase in highly pathogenic avian influenza cases DENVER — As migrating bird populations begin to travel through Colorado during late fall and winter, Colorado Parks and Wildlife expects a...
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Colorado Gray Wolf Returned Home After Crossing Into New Mexico; CPW Re-Releases Wolf 2403 in Grand County
Colorado gray wolf that crossed into New Mexico successfully captured by New Mexico Game and Fish and returned to state DENVER – On Dec. 11, 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife re-released gray wolf 2403 in Grand County after it was captured by th...
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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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Colorado Awards $2 Million in Outdoor Equity Grants to Expand Youth Access to Nature and Conservation Careers
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Invests $2 Million in Equity Grants to Provide Outdoor Experiences for Youth DENVER — Today, the Outdoor Equity Grant Board and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced the recipients of $2 million in Outdoor Equit...
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CDOT Warns of Icy Roads After Winter Storm; Drivers Urged to Slow Down and Check COtrip for Updates
Slick roads likely as brunt of the snow storm is over Motorists should take it slow and use extreme caution Statewide - The worst impacts of the season’s first far-reaching winter storm has passed, but slushy roads could turn into ice for the ev...
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