LJFD VS 130 Year Old Two Story House Fire 2/23/22
Published: 02/23/2022
La Junta Fire Department Narrative "Today at approx 1017 am we responded to 222 Steen on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival Chief Davidson found heavy smoke coming from the roof and eves." 
Ty O’Connor Named Head Men’s Soccer Coach at Otero
Published: 02/22/2022
Ty O’Connor Named Head Men’s Soccer Coach LA JUNTA — Otero Athletics is extremely excited to announce the addition of Ty O’Connor as the new Head Men’s Soccer Coach. Coach O’Connor comes to Otero from Salt Lake ...
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CDOT: Project Postponed! Both directions of I-25 at Exit 11 will be fully closed March 1 and 2, 2022
Published: 02/22/2022
― CDOT TRAVEL ALERT ― CANCELLED Both directions of I-25 at Exit 11 will be fully closed March 1 and 2 for a concrete bridge deck pour Work has been postponed Las Animas County &m
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Tony Gonzalo Medina Obituary
Published: 02/21/2022
TONY GONZALO MEDINA December 31, 1935 - February 10, 2022 Obituary Tony Gonzalo Medina of La Junta, Colorado unexpectedly entered into rest, February 10, 2022, in his La Junta home. He was born December 31, 1935, in Stratford, Texas, to Joe and Ma...
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A Southeast Colorado Sunset Photo Gallery by Adrian Hart
Published: 02/20/2022
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AVCC Hosts New Odyssey Guy Feb 22, 2022 at Otero College
Published: 02/20/2022
The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Valley Community Concert Association reminds you of our next concert on Tuesday, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. at the Ed Stafford Theatre on the Otero College campus. Masks are highly recommended. New Odyssey Guy...
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Swink Drama - Fussin' An A-Feudin' Delivers Hillbilly Laughter
Published: 02/19/2022
Swink Drama - Fussin An A-Feudin Delivers Hillbilly Laughs By: Adrian Hart Directed by Bonnie Grossen, the Swink All-School Musical brought the laughter to the Ed Stafford Theatre at Otero College in La Junta on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. This year&...
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Celebration Of Life Memorial for Fred Freidenberger
Published: 02/18/2022
Celebration Of Life Memorial for Fred Freidenberger A Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Lifetime La Junta resident, Fred L. Freidenberger, will be held on what would have been his 94th Earthly Birthday on February 26, 2022 at 10am. The Cele...
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District V LDE FFA Competition Results, Hosted by Otero College Ag Program
Published: 02/18/2022
The Fowler FFA Chapter had 18 students compete at the District V FFA LDE contest at Otero College. The parliamentary procedure and conduct of chapter teams both placed first and get to advance to the state contest in June. FFA Competition Hosted b...
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Otero County Commissioners 2/14/22 Highlight Video
Published: 02/17/2022
Otero County Commissioners 2/14/22 Highlights 1) Consensus Items were approved, the following is an excerpt from the meeting agenda. (Documentation on each consent item is included in the document gallery.)
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CSP Cautions: Move Over - State Trooper Narrowly Misses Being Hit on Traffic Stop Video
Published: 02/17/2022
State Trooper Narrowly Misses Being Hit on Traffic Stop Two Vehicles Totaled but Only Minor Injuries Emphasize Move Over Law ADAMS COUNTY – A Colorado State Patrol Trooper narrowly missed being critically injured or killed on a traffic stop ...
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Tri County Family Care Center Offers Partners in Parenting Classes
Published: 02/17/2022
Tri-County Family Care Center NEWS RELEASE “Partners In Parenting” Parenting Classes March + April 2022 Tri-County Family Care Center will be sponsoring “Partners in Parenting” parenting classes, Wednesday evenings, March 9...
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2/17/2022 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
Published: 02/17/2022
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Thursday 2/17/2022 at 10:04 a.m....
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Rocky Ford Museum Features The Dry for Black History Month
Published: 02/16/2022
Rocky Ford Museum Features The Dry for Black History Month The Rocky Ford Museum hosted Alice Craig McDonald, who gave a presentation on "The Dry," an early Southeast Colorado settlement that was once located near Manzanola. Community members gath...
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Ida Virginia Romero Obituary
Published: 02/16/2022
Ida Virginia Romero September 16, 1955 - February 11, 2022 Obituary Ida Virginia "Jeannie" Hernandez Romero, 66, entered heaven on February 11, 2022 in Colorado Springs. She was born on September 16, 1955 to Ida Archuleta Sandoval and Tony B. Hern...
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Domino's Donates $825 to Creekside Smokehouse
Published: 02/16/2022
Domino's Donates $825 to Creekside Smokehouse Southeast Colorado businesses stick together and Domino's Pizza of La Junta proved it on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. They donated 15% of their daily sales to benefit Creekside Smokehouse in their recov...
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Community Mourns Stephen Hamer - All Things 81082 Publisher
Published: 02/15/2022
STEPHEN HAMER, PUBLISHER OF "ALL THINGS 81082" HAS PASSED AWAY From: seconews.org Publisher, Adrian Hart "While I never met Stephen, I read his work often and considered "ALL Things 81082" inspirational and proof that social media could be harness...
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Birth Announcement Karina Valentina Villegas
Published: 02/15/2022
Birth Announcement Karina Valentina Villegas Isis Alieza Martinez and Juan M
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Birth Announcement Sienna Jade Vega
Published: 02/15/2022
Sienna Jade Vega Birth Announcement
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Gov. Polis declares Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado
Published: 02/14/2022
Gov. Polis declares Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado LA JUNTA — For a second year in a row, Governor Polis declared the third week of February as “Concurrent Enrollment Week in Colorado” today to encourage more students to ...
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Thomas Gary Smaller Obituary
Published: 02/14/2022
Thomas Gary Smaller January 14, 1959 - February 12, 2022 Obituary Thomas G. Smaller, 63, passed away unexpectedly at his Fowler home on February 12, 2022. He married Melody Johnson in 1999. He worked for many years as an assemble technician for Tr...
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M. Toddy McIntyre Scholarship Deadline Feb 24, 2022
Published: 02/14/2022
La Junta Trading Company encourages high school seniors planning on attending college or trade school to apply for the M. Toddy McIntyre Scholarship. Details about the scholarship from the InspirationField website are included below. The Inspirati...
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Swink Host Rocky Ford Basketball Highlights 2/12/22
Published: 02/14/2022
Swink Host Rocky Ford Basketball Highlights 2/12/22 The Swink Lions hosted the Rocky Ford Meloneers in 2A league competition on Saturday. Both boys and girls varsity games were close games with Swink pulling the win in each game by just a few poin...
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Mary E. Martson Obituary
Published: 02/14/2022
Mary E. Martson November 6, 1928 - February 5, 2022 Obituary Mary E. Martson, was born on November 6, 1928 (election day) in Canon City, Colorado to Elza Hargraves Grantham and Clara Jane Osborn Grantham. Our beloved Mother and Grandmother went to...
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About The Valley: LJ City Council - Kitchen of Kindness
Published: 02/12/2022
A group of La Junta citizens spoke during audience participation at the most recent La Junta City Council meeting held on Monday, February 7, 2022. SECO News Publisher Adrian Hart spoke with city officials about the process of presenting or speaki...
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US Highway 287 Passing Lanes between Kit Carson and Lamar Project Begins
Published: 02/11/2022
US Highway 287 Passing Lanes between Kit Carson and Lamar KIOWA AND PROWERS COUNTIES — The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin work to add four passing lanes on US 287 between Kit Carson and Lamar. This work is set to begin on M...
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Alma Giselle Luna Birth Announcement
Published: 02/11/2022
Alma Giselle Luna Birth Announcement Nadia Orozco of Holly a
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Donald C. Headlee, Jr. Obituary
Published: 02/10/2022
Donald C. Headlee, Jr. April 24, 1938 - February 7, 2022 Obituary Donald C. Headlee, Jr., known to his family and friends as “Don” passed away at his home in Las Animas, Colorado on February 7, 2022, at the age of 83. Don was born in W...
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2/10/2022 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
Published: 02/10/2022
THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situat
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