Archive for October 16th, 2014
Highway 287 Closed Next Week for Railroad Repairs
BACA COUNTY – U.S. 287 will be closed just north of the town of Campo on Monday, Oct. 20, for railroad crossing work. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is closing a 3.1-mile segment of the highway to allow the BNSF Railroad to resurface its crossing to better match the roadway surface and, in turn, […]
Johnny Dave Lopez…April 2, 1953 – October 14, 2014
Graveside memorial services for Johnny D. Lopez will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at Fort Lyon National Cemetery in Las Animas, Colorado. Johnny Dave Lopez was born on April 2, 1953 in Limon, Colorado to Louis and Marie Lopez. He passed away on October 14, 2014 at his home in […]
New Shoes from Share the Spirit
Several hundred youngsters from around Prowers County and southeast Colorado will be getting new shoes, beginning October 24, thanks to the Share and Spirit, Sip and Savor event held at Amache Studios at Prowers Ranch this past October 11. Twenty local sponsors and assorted volunteers helped create some culinary magic, New Orleans style, when […]
Drought Information Statement from NWS-Pueblo
Widespread precipitation, running between one to three inches, has been recorded across much of the drought stricken southeastern Colorado Plains throughout the first two weeks of October. This, along with abundant summer precipitation associated with the southwest monsoon, has allowed for additional improvements in the multi-year drought across portions of south central and southeast […]
