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CBI Reports: Juvenile Male Arrested in La Junta Shooting

Published: 02/15/2024

La Junta Shooting Update In a joint effort with the La Junta Police Department, Denver Police Department and Colorado Bureau of Investigation, a warrant was served at a Denver residence on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. The warrant was in connectio...

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Amache National Historic Site Formally Established as America’s Newest National Park

Published: 02/15/2024

Amache National Historic Site Formally Established as America’s Newest National Park WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established Amache National Historic Site in Colorado, following the Town of Granada...

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Norman E. Wolak Obituary

Published: 02/15/2024

Norman E. Wolak Nov 11, 1931 Feb 11, 2024 Obituary Norman E. Wolak, of Walsenburg, Colorado, entered into rest February 11, 2024 peacefully in his Walsenburg, home surrounded by family. He was born on November 11, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois to Gen...

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Kathy Ann Torrez Obituary

Published: 02/14/2024

Kathy Ann Torrez Dec 7, 1964 - Feb 9, 2024 Obituary Kathy Ann Torrez, 59, of La Junta, CO passed away Friday, February 9, 2024 at Bent County Health Care Center. She was born December 7, 1964 in La Junta to Alvaro & Estella (Chavez) Torrez. Ka...

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Aurora Dora Mayberry Obituary

Published: 02/14/2024

Aurora "Dora" Mayberry Aug 13th, 1927 - Feb 12th, 2024 Obituary Aurora “Dora” Medina Mayberry, age 96, went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family on February 12, 2024. Aurora was born on August 13, 1927 to her parents, Jos...

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Letter to the Editor: Citizens in Support of a La Junta Dog Park

Published: 02/14/2024

Letter to the Editor: Citizens in Support of a La Junta Dog Park We are just a grassroots group of people who love dogs and have been discussing a mutual dream of having an off-leash dog park in La Junta. We’ve shared our dream with other lo...

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Gary W. Shane Obituary

Published: 02/13/2024

Gary W. Shane Oct 23, 1940 - Feb 11, 2024 Obituary Gary Ward Shane, 83, of La Junta, CO, passed away at Bent County Health Care Center in Las Animas on February 11, 2024. Gary was born on Oct. 23, 1940 to Arthur Ward & Margaret (Hamm) Shane. H...

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Otero College to Showcase Cutting-Edge Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs at Open House & Social Event

Published: 02/13/2024

Otero College to Showcase Cutting-Edge Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs at Open House & Social Event LA JUNTA — Otero College is excited to announce its upcoming CTE Open House & Social, an event designed to connect busi...

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Help Wanted: La Junta Police Department Now Hiring Police Officers

Published: 02/13/2024

Interested in Serving and Protecting your community? La Junta Police Department is currently taking applications for full-time police officers. This opening is for Colorado P.O.S.T. certified officers however, there may be opportunities for academ...

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Letter to the Editor: Live Animals, Reenactors Heart of Bent's Fort by Brett Mills

Published: 02/13/2024

Letter to National Park Service Intermountain Region Director by Brett Mills "This email is in regards to the recent changes that have been, and are currently being proposed to be made at Bents' Fort National Historic National Historic Site in sou...

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2024 Otero Arts Festival Creative Writing Call for Entries

Published: 02/13/2024

2024 Otero Arts Festival Creative Writing Call for Entries LA JUNTA — The 68th annual Otero Arts Festival is set to be held April 2-4 in the Rizzuto Banquet Room-Student Center, on the Otero College campus. The Otero Arts Festival will showc...

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SECO News Valentine's Greetings Submission Form

Published: 02/12/2024

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La Junta Fire Dept VS Tree Fire

Published: 02/10/2024

La Junta Fire Dept VS Tree Fire Yesterday (2/10/24) at approx. 1130am, the La Junta Fire Department was paged out to a large on tree on fire at Rd 25 and Hwy 10. There had been a control burn in progress in the irrigation ditch when the wind shift...

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NWS Issues Winter Weather Advisory for Southeast Colorado

Published: 02/10/2024

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 257 PM MST Sat Feb 10 2024 Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County- Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Feet-Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County...

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Irene Alice Bourget Obituary

Published: 02/08/2024

Irene Alice Bourget March 31, 1927– February 6, 2024 Obituary Irene Alice Bourget, 96, of Rocky Ford, CO, peacefully passed away at Fowler Health Care Center in Fowler, CO on Tuesday, February 16, 2024. Irene was a first-generation American,...

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Letter to the Editor: Questions About Bent’s Old Fort and Its Management

Published: 02/08/2024

Questions About Bent’s Old Fort and Its Management By Steve Keefer There is a lot of uproar about changes in how Bent’s Old Fort is managed. It is my understanding that there was a consultant hired to do an assessment of interpretation...

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Kathleen Ann Carson Obituary

Published: 02/08/2024

Kathleen Ann Carson August 3, 1947 – February 6, 2024 Obituary Kathleen Ann Carson, 76, passed away peacefully at Crowley County Nursing Center in Ordway, CO on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. She was born, Sunday, August 3, 1947 in La Junta, Col...

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YouTuber Gixxer Brah Arrested and Unmasked in Texas

Published: 02/08/2024

Watch the Video: YouTuber Gixxer Brah Arrested and Unmasked in Texas Rendon Tyrell Dietzmann of Texas is better known as YouTuber Gixxer Brah, he is best known as the "from Colorado Springs to Denver in 20 minutes guy" thanks to a viral video he a...

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Eleanor Perk Knapp Obituary

Published: 02/07/2024

Eleanor "Perk" Knapp Sept 4th, 1924 – Feb 4th, 2024 Obituary Eleanor Jean “Perk” Knapp of Rocky Ford passed away on February 4, 2024 in Rocky Ford at the age of 99. Eleanor was born at home in Rocky Ford to Carl and Nora Holder. ...

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Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction

Published: 02/07/2024

Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction Otero County, Colorado – February 7, 2024 - In a heartfelt letter addressed to the National Park Service, officials from Otero County, Colorado express their stro...

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Joan Williams Obituary

Published: 02/07/2024

Joan Williams Aug 29th, 1933 – Feb 5th, 2024 Obituary Joan Williams, 90, passed away February 5, 2024 at Fowler Healthcare. Joan was born August 29, 1933 at Yates Center, Kansas to Frank and Gladys Goodale. When she was a young child, her mo...

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Girls in the Middle Conference Registration Closes Feb 9, 2024

Published: 02/06/2024

by Anne Boswell (La Junta, CO) -- Registration is now open for the 2024 Girls in the Middle Conference at Otero College. The annual conference will be Saturday, March 2nd and the theme is “Digging into Your Future.” Middle School aged ...

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Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find by Duke Frazier

Published: 02/06/2024

Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find By Duke Frazier For 16 years it stood the test of time, a hub of international commerce, a place where cultures inter-mixed, a place where lives began and lives ended. It ...

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Colorado Elected Officials Request National Parks Service Reevaluate Recent Changes at Bent's Old Fort

Published: 02/06/2024

House Rep Ty Winter and Senator Rod Pelton Request NPS Reevaluate Recent Changes at Bent's Old Fort Subject: Urgent Request for Reevaluation of Recent Changes at Bent's Old Fort I write to express concerns shared by numerous constituents regarding...

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CBI and La Junta PD Investigating Shooting - No Arrests in Related Search

Published: 02/06/2024

CBI Investigating La Junta Shooting The La Junta Police Department (LJPD) is working with agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in search of the person(s) responsible for multiple shots fired incidents that sent one juvenile to th...

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Kip Dallas Morgan Obituary

Published: 02/05/2024

Kip Dallas Morgan March 23, 1959 - January 31, 2024 Kip Dallas Morgan was born on March 23, 1959 to Bonnie Lee (Shipman) Morgan-Wing, in Groton, New London, Connecticut. Kip departed us on January 31, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kip is sur...

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Raymond Orlando Flores, Sr. Obituary

Published: 02/05/2024

Raymond Orlando Flores, Sr. Dec 27, 1940 - Jan 30, 2024 Obituary Raymond "Ramon" Orlando Flores Sr., 83, of Manzanola, CO peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at his Manzanola home surrounded by his family. He was born Friday, Decem...

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Linda Carol (Kerr) Patterson Obituary

Published: 02/04/2024

Linda Carol (Kerr) Patterson May 16, 1943 ~ February 1, 2024 (age 80) Obituary A Memorial Service for Linda Patterson will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the Friends Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Diane Hutson of...

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Birth Announcement Aiden Alexander-Zakar Torres

Published: 02/04/2024

Birth Announcement Aiden Alexander-Zakar Torres Javante Morris-Jurera and Alexander Torres of Rocky Ford, Colorado are excited to announce the birth of their Son Aiden Alexander-Zakar Torres born on January 22, 2024 at 6:02 pm. Weighing 6 lbs. 5 o...

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Birth Announcement Jonah Raphael Horton

Published: 02/04/2024

B irth Announcement Jonah Raphael Horton Gina DiDomenico and Daniel Horton of La Junta, Colorado are excited to announce the birth of their Son Jonah Raphael Horton born on January 20, 2024 at 2:16 pm. Weighing 8 lbs. 11.3 0z. and measuring 19.25 ...

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