La Junta Police Seeking Info on Downtown Graffiti... Part One...
La Junta Police Seeking Info on Downtown Graffiti... Part One... Multiple La Junta businesses were defaced with graffiti by several individuals in three incidents. The La Junta police are asking the community to help identify them. Over the course...
Read More InfoOtero to Host Dr. Paula Cushing, Spider Expert, on Oct. 7th
Otero to Host Dr. Paula Cushing, Spider Expert, on Oct. 7th LA JUNTA — La Junta Tourism is hosting the First Annual La Junta Tarantula Fest on Oct. 7 and 8 in downtown La Junta. There will be a parade, vendors, tours, and an information pavi...
Read More InfoBent County Sheriff Incident Report 9/3-9/9, 2022
Bent County Sheriff Incident Report 9/3-9/9, 2022 ❗️Weekly Incident Report 9/3-9/9❗️ 9/3/2022 Deputies responded to the 100 block of Bent Avenue in Las Animas for the report of suspicious activity. Deputies investigated the matter and impo...
Read More InfoLa Junta Tarantula Fest Family Bike Ride!
Events starts on October 8, 2022, 8:30 am to October 8, 2022, 10:00 am
La Junta Tarantula Fest Family Bike Ride! As part of our spider celebrations, cyclists have organized a couple of routes that will showcase La Junta’s historic and modern neighborhoods, the city park, Otero College and the rural countryside ...
Read More InfoLa Junta Tarantula Fest Free Family Bike Rides!
La Junta Tarantula Fest Free-Family-Rides! 🕷 See - La Junta’s downtown, neighborhoods (old & new), the city park, Otero College, the wild Otero County southlands and more! 🕷 8:30 Start at LJ Senior Center (2nd street and Raton Ave)...
Read More InfoOtero Celebrates National HSI Week Sept. 12-16
Otero Celebrates National HSI Week Sept. 12-16 LA JUNTA — This week, Sept. 12-16, Otero College is celebrating National Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Week. HSIs are defined as institutions of higher education that have an enrollment of...
Read More InfoCrowley County Sheriff's Office: Salvador Bailon Sentenced to 9 Years
Feb. 2, 2023 Update from Crowley County Sheriff: On September 14, 2022, there was an incident at a housing project in Ordway, CO where shots were fired, and a woman assaulted. There were several people in close proximity and thankfully no one was ...
Read More InfoManzanola Parent Caught with BB Gun Without Incident
September 14, 2022 Otero Sheriff: CORRECTION to previous post: Manzanola, CO. Earlier this afternoon an Adult Female identified as Stephanie Olguin, a parent, was in possession of a BB Gun inside the school gym, during a Volleyball game. She was c...
Read More InfoCPW: 2022 the Deadliest Year on Colorado Waters with 36 Drowning Deaths
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Press Release 2022 the deadliest year on Colorado waters; CPW urges everyone to stay vigilant in fall and winter months DENVER - Three recent drownings pushed the number of water recreation-related fatalities in Colorad...
Read More InfoOtero County Commissioners Meeting September 12, 2022
Otero County Commissioners Meeting September 12, 2022 In their regular public hearing the Otero County Commissioners approved their previous minutes and bills and payrolls as part of their consent agenda. Under New Business the commissioners passe...
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