Roots of the Community Exhibit at Rawlings Heritage Center in Las Animas
Roots of the Community Exhibit at Rawlings Heritage Center in Las Animas The Rawlings Heritage Center is proud to announce our summer exhibit, which opened this past Saturday for the All-Class Coffee. The “Roots of our Community” showcases the...
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Bent County VFW & Auxiliary Honors Veterans with Youth for Memorial Day
Bent County VFW & Auxiliary Honors Veterans with Youth for Memorial Day Memorial Day was a day to remember the 2.5 million men and women who have given their life for our country from the Revolutionary War to date. They served and sacrificed for o...
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CPW: Free Fishing Weekend June 3-4, 2023
Free Fishing WeekendTry your luck at earning a Master Angler Award during Free Fishing Weekend on June 3 - 4, 2023.Whether a first-time or long-time angler, Free Fishing Weekend is a great way to get outside with family and friends and take advant...
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Summer Events in the Canyons & Plains Region
Southeast Colorado Canyons & Plains PRESS RELEASE An Eventful Summer on Tap in the Canyons & Plains Region La Junta, CO – Southeast Colorado’s Canyons & Plains will host a summer full of events in 2023 from special anniversaries to great races...
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Cruisin’ Into Fun Festival & Keep Kids Safe Fair June 3, 2023
“Cruisin’ Into Fun” Festival & “Keep Kids Safe” Fair June 3, 2023 Tri-County Family Care Center (TCFCC) will have their 17th Annual “Cruisin’ Into Fun Festival” & “Keep Kids Safe” Fair, on Saturday, June 3, 2023 from 10 a.m. to...
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West Boat Ramp Closed at John Martin Reservoir State Park Due to Low Water
West Boat Ramp closed at John Martin Reservoir State Park due to low water HASTY, Colo. – Low water is forcing Colorado Parks and Wildlife to close the West Boat Ramp at John Martin Reservoir State Park to use by trailers. Hand-launched craft su...
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Longtime CPW Wildlife Official Frank McGee Chosen to Lead Southeast Region
Longtime CPW wildlife official Frank McGee chosen to lead Southeast Region COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Frank McGee, whose nearly 20-year career with Colorado Parks and Wildlife has included leading the agency’s busy Pikes Peak area team of wildl...
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Otero Phlebotomy Technician Pinning Ceremony Held on May 1, 2023
Otero Phlebotomy Technician Pinning Ceremony Held on May 1, 2023 LA JUNTA — On Monday, May 1, Otero College held a pinning ceremony for seven new Phlebotomy Technicians in the Life Sciences building on the Otero Campus. Otero College’s Phlebot...
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Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848
Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848 La Junta, CO – 175 years ago Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho,...
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Dr. Kimberly Zant Named President of Otero College
Dr. Kimberly Zant Named President of Otero College Experienced, collaborative leader to begin tenure on August 1, 2023 May 8, 2023 (Denver, CO) – Joe Garcia, chancellor of the
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