84th Annual La Junta Kids Rodeo and Race Meet Aug 6-8 2021
La Junta Kids Rodeo and Race Meet Aug 6-8 2021 Entries Due July 23rd! Queen/Princess Contest August 5th... This Rodeo is one of a kind; lots of heart and hometown tradition here! Performances Friday and Saturday Evenings beginning at 5 pm. You may...
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OJC Womens Basketball Coach, Landon Steele, Moving On
OJC Women’s Basketball Coach, Landon Steele, Moving On FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE .............................. .............................. ........ May 6, 2021 LA JUNTA — Otero Junior College Athletic Director, Chris Carrillo, has anno...
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Rocky Ford Police Department Investigating Motorcycle Crash
"Today (5/6/21) at approximately 5:50 pm we were paged out to the 300 blk of Washington Avenue for a motorcycle versus vehicle accident. The driver of the motorcycle was the only one injured and transported to AVRMC. The driver of the motorcycle w...
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Santa Fe Trail 200th Symposium Featured Speaker: David Beyreis
Santa Fe Trail 200th Symposium Featured Speaker: David Beyreis The Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association sends congratulations to David Beyreis who will be a featured speaker at the Santa Fe Trail 200th Symposium with his presentat...
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Local Author Releases Her Memoir About Bents Fort NHS
by Ed Stafford "Alejandra: First Lady of the New Bent's Old Fort," the new memoir by Alejandra Aldred-Adams, will celebrate its release to the public at a "launch party" at Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta, noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 19. F...
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Payton Rae Arbuthnot Is The 2021 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient
For Immediate Release May 6, 2021 Congratulations to the 2021 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Payton Rae Arbuthnot Lamar — May 6, 2021 — Each year Golden Plains Insurance awards an eligible graduating senior an ed...
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Woodruff Memorial Library May 2021 Calendar & Events
MAY 2021 Calendar - Woodruff Memorial Library (719) 384-4612 Monday-Thursday 9 am - 7 pm Friday 9 am - 6 pm Saturday 9 am - 4 pm & Sunday Closed http://lajunta.colibraries.org SUMMER READING PROGRAM June 1 – July 24 The Summer Reading Pr...
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Email-Based Virus Alert in Southeast Colorado
Email-Based Virus Alert in Southeast Colorado From Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta: "If you receive an email from anyone on WML staff that contains a zip file that requires a password, please DO NOT OPEN! It is a virus that was not sent by u...
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Bob Benz, A Career of Service Leads to the Emery Reynolds Lifetime Achievement Award
Bob Benz, A Career of Service Leads to the Emery Reynolds Lifetime Achievement Award Local resident and business owner, Bob Benz, of Digitcom Electronics was presented the Emery Reynolds Lifetime Achievement Award on April 29, 2021 in La Junta, CO...
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5/4/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Status Update
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, data, and etc. described below were current as of Tuesday, 5/...
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