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Bill Sinclair of Las Animas Honored with ‘Cornerstone Award’
LAS ANIMAS, Colo. – Longtime hunter education instructor Bill Sinclair has become the first recipient of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Hunter Education “Cornerstone Award” for his commitment to teaching others about hunting since the 1960s. Sinclair was presented the award on May 5 at his Las Animas area home by Steve Keefer, District Wildlife […]
Las Animas Man Charged in Prowers/Otero Counties
Press Release Prowers County Sheriff’s Office Detective John Parker received information that an Otero County Inmate being held in the Prowers County Jail for the charge of 1st Degree Murder made an attempt to have a witness in his crime murdered. Det. Parker obtained a statement from witnesses and obtained a warrant for Inmate David […]
Current Highway Construction in S.E. Colorado
CO 89 Northbound/Southbound One Mile South of Holly (Milemarker 34) (through December 2011) 24 Hours There will be one lane alternating traffic with traffic signals for bridge reconstruction. 5-10 minute delays. 12 ft. width restriction is in effect through the work zone. US 50 Eastbound/Westbound from CO 194 to CO 183 in Las Animas […]
Southeast Colorado Farmers Eligible for Drought Relief Assistance
U.S. Senator Mark Udall announced on Monday, June 27, that farmers and ranchers in southeastern Colorado counties that have been hard-hit by the drought are now eligible for emergency assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As requested by Gov. John Hickenlooper, the USDA has declared a drought-related disaster in Baca, Crowley, and Otero counties. […]
Highway Construction Underway in S.E. Colorado
PUEBLO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is expected to have at least 35 projects under construction throughout southeastern Colorado this summer and fall, work that includes paving, bridge replacements, and minor widening. “It’ll be another active construction season for us, which means motorists will encounter numerous cone zones throughout southeastern Colorado,” said CDOT […]
Drought Expanding Across Southeast Colorado
La Nina conditions are expected to weaken into June, which is expected to bring dry conditions for the eastern plains and southern Colorado. The National Weather Service out of Pueblo reports the current U.S. Drought Monitor now indicates extreme drought conditions across Baca County as well as extreme eastern Las Animas County, extreme southeastern Bent […]
Air Tankers Make Water Drops on Bent County Fire
13,500 acres of prairie have been burned in the Bent County fire since Saturday afternoon. According to Chris Sorensen, Public Information Officer for the Bent County Sheriff’s Office, heavy and light airplanes have been making water drops on the fire as of Wednesday morning. “A combination of large tankers and a single engine plane, […]
Bent County Weekend Fire Summary and New Developments
Above Photos Courtesy of Jill Smith (all rights reserved) Pictures for Video Courtesy of John Robinson and Mark Menz The weekend fire that engulfed over 7,000 acres of prairie in Bent County continued to burn in some locations this Monday afternoon. The fires were situated on the north and south side of the Arkansas River […]
Prowers County Receives Low Health Ranking in State Assessment
A new study by the Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation places Prowers County close to the bottom of healthy counties in Colorado, and ranks Huerfano County last. Douglas County is ranked number 1. Residents of Prowers County, the report claims, are more than two times more likely to die a […]
Hickenlooper Tours Ft Lyon Prison
The state is ready to close the doors on Ft Lyon Correctional Facility in Las Animas at the end of August. Governor Hickenlooper met with about 70 prison employees while he toured the facilities this past Wednesday, and met with representatives from Bent, Otero and Prowers counties, the areas to be hardest hit by the […]