Colorado School Safety Resource Center Offers Tips to Parents on How to Support Children During Global Unrest
Colorado School Safety Resource Center Offers Tips to Parents on How to Support Children During Global Unrest (Lakewood, Colo.) – As the world experiences the trauma of warfare during the invasion of Ukraine, many parents are wondering how to ad...
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Flag Retirement Ceremony Rescheduled for March 18th at Ft Lyon
Flag Retirement Ceremony Rescheduled for March 18th at Ft Lyon Due to inclement weather expected Friday (cold and windy) we are going to Reschedule the Flag Retirement Originally Scheduled on the 11th to March 18th. February 28, 2022 By Kathleen T...
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New Soccer Programs for 7th & 8th Grades in the Arkansas Valley
We are happy to announce that the La Junta Recreation Department has expanded their spring soccer season to include a co-ed seventh & eighth grade age group. This soccer opportunity is brand new, and is in addition to the already existing K-6th gr...
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Otero College to Start New Strategic Planning Process
Otero College to Start New Strategic Planning Process LA JUNTA — In February, Otero College began developing a new five-year strategic plan. The current strategic plan sunset last year, and the pandemic delayed the development of our new plan. T...
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36th Annual Arkansas Valley Hospice Calf Auction March 30th
36th Annual Arkansas Valley Hospice Calf Auction March 30th "We are very excited to announce the Arkansas Valley Hospice 36th Annual Calf Auction fundraiser, in conjunction with the La Junta Livestock 67th Anniversary Sale! Donation bids are now b...
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LJPD Seeking Info on Arkansas Valley Hospice Vandalization
LJPD Seeking Info on Arkansas Valley Hospice Vandalization On 02/25/2022 at approximately 8:28 am, LJPD officers responded to Arkansas Valley Hospice on a report of graffiti. Upon arrival, officers saw that the South side of the building had been ...
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Search Continues for Missing Las Animas County Man
Search Continues for Missing Las Animas County Man February 24, 2022 – CBI – Las Animas County, CO – Law enforcement continues its search for an 82-year-old Las Animas County man who went missing on February 11, 2022. David Shier (82) was la...
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Otero Arts Festival Creative Writing Call for Entries
Otero Arts Festival Creative Writing Call for Entries LA JUNTA — The 66th annual Otero Arts Festival is set to be held March 29-31 in the McDivitt Center Gym on the Otero College campus. The Otero Arts Festival will showcase creative writing, vi...
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2/24/2022 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
THIS IS A 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 Thursday 2/24/2022 at 10:19 a.m....
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Rattler Run Returns to Otero College on April 9, Benefits Foundation
Otero College will Host the Rattler Run on April 9 By: Sarah Petramala LA JUNTA — After a seven-year hiatus, the Rattler Run will once again take place on the Otero College campus. Sponsored by the Otero College Foundation, the proceeds from the...
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