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Lilly Mae Hutson…April 19, 1921 – October 6, 2015

Lilly Mae Hutson…April 19, 1921 – October 6, 2015

Funeral service for Lilly Mae Hutson will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 12, 2015, at the Friends Church in Las Animas, Colorado, Pastor Diane Hutson will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Colorado. Lilly Mae Hutson entered this life on April 19, 1921 to parents, Isaac and Ethel […]

Donations for Veterans at Ft Lyons a Success; Storerooms Filled

Donations for Veterans at Ft Lyons a Success; Storerooms Filled

Lamar Lions Ken Callison and Dick Ramsay have been overwhelmed by the amount of local support and donations for the Ft. Lyon Veterans Center in Las Animas. They were recently informed that the stores are filled to capacity at the Center. “Our 24th load went out last week,” said Ramsay, and although any future donations […]

Shipments Continue to the Ft. Lyon Residential Community in Las Animas

Shipments Continue to the Ft. Lyon Residential Community in Las Animas

Seventeen trips and counting, is one way to look at the amount of donated clothing, furniture and everyday items that have been sent to the Ft. Lyon Community with the most recent taking place on Tuesday, May 26.  There doesn’t appear to be any lack of items to donate from the Prowers County area, and […]

Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Hold 145th Annual Banquet

Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Hold 145th Annual Banquet

LAS ANIMAS – Industry updates, elections and a team sorting drew ranchers from throughout Southeast Colorado to the Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association’s annual events on Saturday, April 11. The membership heard updates and had an opportunity to interact with State Sen. Larry Crowder (R-35) and numerous speakers. Updates were from brand commissioner Chris […]

Bent County Highway Accident Claims Lamar Life

Bent County Highway Accident Claims Lamar Life

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that resulted one person suffering fatal injuries along with three other that suffered serious bodily injuries. The crash occurred on Colorado Highway 50, approximately 11 miles east of Las Animas, near milepost 411. At approximately 1000 hours, a 2000 Chrysler 300 driven by 23 year-old […]

Las Animas Sharpshooters Rebooted

Las Animas Sharpshooters Rebooted

        Southeast Area—The Las Animas Sharpshooters 4-H club has reformed with the guidance of leaders Cody Turner and Ben and Cindy Miller.  All three leaders completed the Colorado 4-H Shooting Sports discipline training this winter and have hit the ground running.  4-H members from across Bent County met April 18 for the […]

Letter to the Editor: Manuel Cantu-Republican Candidate for Bent County Sheriff

Letter to the Editor: Manuel Cantu-Republican Candidate for Bent County Sheriff

I would like to introduce myself.  I am Manuel Cantu and I am running as the Republican Candidate for Bent County Sheriff in the primary election on June 24, 2014.  I would like to thank all of my supporters that helped get me on the ballot.  I have 25 years of law enforcement experience.  Prior […]

Ft Lyon in Las Animas Now Open as Homeless Veteran Recovery Center

Ft Lyon in Las Animas Now Open as Homeless Veteran Recovery Center

  DENVER — Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2013 — Fort Lyon reopened today as home to a new collaborative and innovative project that will help end veteran homelessness, reduce chronic homelessness throughout the state and adds jobs in Bent County. The 550-acre facility, which served as a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, sanatorium and prison before it […]

Bent’s Old Fort Visitors Create Nearly $1 Million in Local Economic Benefit

Bent’s Old Fort Visitors Create Nearly $1 Million in Local Economic Benefit

Part of $30 billion impact that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide. A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011shows that the 26,842 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site spent $995,000 in communities surrounding the park.  This spending supported 13 jobs in the local area. “Bent’s Old Fort is a wonderful place to learn […]