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Rocky Ford Fire Department Responds to Reported Fire Near Hwy 50, Emphasizes Burn Notification Safety
Rocky Ford Fire Department Responds to Reported Fire Near Hwy 50, Emphasizes Burn Notification Safety The Rocky Ford Fire Department was paged out for a reported fire by a house north of Hwy 50 at CR 21. When they arrived it was a fire pit that wa...
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Rocky Ford Fire Reports: Rural Outbuilding Fire Quickly Extinguished in Otero County
Rural Outbuilding Fire Quickly Extinguished Near CR 20.75 and CR FF.5, No Injuries Reported Today at approximately 12:50pm we were paged to a rural fire of an outbuilding in the area of CR 20.75 and CR FF.5. Upon arrival outbuilding(shed) was full...
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Richard Sonny Carlton Clements, Jr. Obituary
Richard "Sonny" Carlton Clements, Jr. February 3, 1966 — December 26, 2025 Rocky Ford Obituary Richard “Sonny” Clements, Jr. of Rocky Ford passed away on December 26, 2025 in La Junta at the age of 59. Sonny was born in Rocky Ford to Richard...
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Gary Lee Hatcher Obituary
Gary Lee Hatcher March 26, 1935 ~ Dec 22, 2025 90 Years Old Obituary Gary Lee Hatcher, a beloved father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, in Syracuse, Kansas, at the age of 90. Born on March 26, 1935, ...
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Christmas Eve Dirt Bike Crash Near Ellicott, Colorado Claims Life of 15-Year-Old, CSP Investigating
Dirt Bike Crash Turns Fatal (El Paso County, COLO) – This evening (12/24/25), at about 5:00 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol responded to the area of South Ellicott Highway and Jayhawk Avenue near Ellicott, Colorado, for a reported two-vehicle cr...
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VA ECHCS Announces Holiday Staffing Changes and Clinic Closures for Dec 2025
Excusing VA ECHCS Employees from Duty for the Scheduled Workday on December 24 and 26 Dear VA ECHCS Veteran, With the announcement of the executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 excusing federal employees from duty on Christmas...
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Ida Beulah Heinson Obituary
Ida Beulah Heinson June 6, 1939 — December 23, 2025 A memorial celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Ida Heinson will be held on Friday, January 23, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Matteson and Ian Blacker co-off...
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Wilbur Bill Russell Bates Obituary
Wilbur "Bill" Russell Bates January 9, 1935 — December 16, 2025 Fowler Obituary Wilbur “Bill” Russell Bates, 90, of Fowler, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2025, at the Fowler Health Care Center. He was born on January 9, 1935, in Man...
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Dorothy Louise Cowden (Carlile) Obituary
Dorothy Louise Cowden (Carlile) May 20, 1935 — December 20, 2025 Ordway, CO Obituary Dorothy L. Cowden, 90, of Ordway, formerly of Rocky Ford, passed away on December 20, 2025, at the Crowley County Nursing Center. Dororthy was born on May 20, 1...
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Harold Ray JR Day Obituary
Harold Ray "JR" Day Aug 21, 1964 ~ Dec 19, 2025 61 Years Old Obituary Funeral Services for JR Day will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Lamar Christian Church with Pastor Ray Matteson officiating. Interment will follow in ...
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