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Crowder Recognizes Family Farm at 2015 Centennial Farms Award
I would like to congratulate a recipient of the 2015 Centennial Farms, who was awarded commendation at the state fair, for continuously operating a farm/ranch in Baca County for over a hundred years. The Kirkendall Ranch in the Pritchett area was established in 1915 and continues to this day. The recipients of this […]
Senator Crowder Proposes Fountain Creek Dam to Benefit Local Water Users
State Senator Larry Crowder presented a plan that would garner 7,000 acre feet of water for junior rights water users along the Arkansas River in southeast Colorado and afford additional flood protection for downriver communities. The water would be used by farmers between Avondale and John Martin Dam and would be held behind a dam […]
The Wait is Over for Veterans
In small scattered groups, veterans from World War II to Operation Desert Storm and the conflict in Afghanistan were called upon to stand and be recognized for their service to their country during dedication ceremonies for the VA Medical Clinic in Lamar this past Wednesday, December 17. Well over a hundred veterans and some wives, […]