OJC Nursing Students Receive Ashley Rochelle Abel Memorial Scholarship Awards
Photo Caption: Three Otero Junior College nursing students were awarded the Ashley Rochelle Abel Memorial Scholarship last week. Jody Bracy, Ashley’s mom; Tammie Clark and Cindy Canfield, nursing faculty members; and OJC President, Tim Alvar...
Read More InfoOtero County Health Department Report September 18th
From Otero County Health Department Director Rick Ritter: THIS IS A RAPIDLY EVOLVING AND FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, dat...
Read More InfoGood News-Swink Schools has Zero Positive Covid Tests
0 Positive Covid Cases Reported By Swink Schools. Update From Otero County Health Department to Follow...
Read More InfoOtero Junior College Receives $2.9 Million Title V AIM Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ..................................................... September 17, 2020 Photo Caption: Otero Junior College is a recent award recipient of $2.9 million grant from the Department of Education’s Title V Developing Hispan...
Read More InfoIt's Tarantula Time!
By Sue Keefer “The boys are back in town! The boys are back in town!” Oops…wait; those are the wrong lyrics to use if we’re talking about tarantulas. Although many people talk about the “tarantula migration,” i...
Read More InfoCHSAA: Schools Have Choice
CHSAA: Schools Have Choice CHSAA Board of Directors Gives Schools Choice to Start 3 Fall Sports During a meeting on Wednesday night, the CHSAA Board of Directors voted to approve variances from the Governor's COVID Response Team which will provide...
Read More InfoVA Announces Drive Thru Flu Shot Schedule
Drive-Thru Flu Shots for Veterans across VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System What: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is hosting free drive-thru clinics for Veterans across all sites of care. Why: This year during the pandemic, it is more i...
Read More InfoCensus Workers In La Junta Area Today
Census Workers Delivering Notices In La Junta Area According to a census worker working in the Valley, it takes about ten minutes to complete the census over the phone. He also said that everyone is good at procrastinating, but completing your cen...
Read More InfoLa Junta, Colorado Avenue Asphalt Replacement Project Continues
Smooth Roads Ahead There's not much worse than pulling into a parking space to find an unseen pothole. That won't be the case in downtown La Junta any more. Colorado Avenue is getting its shoulders smoothed with new asphalt. Sections of downtown h...
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