67th Otero Arts Festival Opens Tuesday, April 4
67th Otero Arts Festival Opens Tuesday, April 4 LA JUNTA — The 67th annual Otero Arts Festival is set for April 4 through April 6 at the Student Center Rizzuto Banquet Room on the Otero College campus. The Otero Arts Festival showcases creat...
BNSF Railway Releases La Junta Derailment Incident Report
BNSF Railway Releases La Junta Derailment Report "BNSF Railway can confirm that at approximately 6:00 am central time, four cars derailed within the BNSF rail facility in La Junta, CO." "There are no injuries and no hazardous materials compromised...
Read More InfoBe a Good Neighbor, Don’t Feed Wildlife - CPW Song Parodies
Be a Good Neighbor, Don’t Feed Wildlife DENVER – Although good intentions to offer food to neighbors are usually considered admirable, when it comes to wildlife, feeding wild animals is more harmful than helpful. Colorado Parks and Wil...
Read More InfoProwers County Wildfire Contained, Burned 5,604 Acres
10:00 am Prowers County Wildfire Contained, Burned 5,604 Acres On March 22nd 2023, at 3:58 pm, Prowers County Rural Fire was paged to a grass fire on US Hwy 50 east of Lamar at mile marker 443. The first units on scene reported a grass fire moving...
Tri-County Family Care Center Partners In Parenting Classes Begin March 29th
Tri-County Family Care Center “Partners In Parenting” Parenting Classes Begin March 29th Tri-County Family Care Center will be sponsoring “Partners in Parenting” parenting classes, Wednesday evenings, March 29th , April 5th...
Read More InfoProwers County Wildfire Update from Prowers County Commissioners
9:05 PM Prowers County Wildfire Update from Prowers County Commissioners This afternoon Prowers County Rural Fire responded to a fire east of Lamar near County Road 19. The fire grew quickly due to the dry and windy conditions and Rural Fire calle...
Read More InfoCDOT: Another Bridge South of Timpas on US HWY 350 Completed - Traffic Switch March 20, 2023
Traffic switch back to permanent on US Highway 350 CDOT and its contracting partner, CapitalTezak JV have completed a bridge structure south of Timpas and will switch traffic back to its original and permanent configuration at mile point 56.5 on U...
Read More InfoMan Suffers Minor Injuries in Mountain Lion Attack - CPW Searching for Animal in Chaffee County
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Press Release March 20, 2023... Man suffers minor injuries in mountain lion attack; CPW searching for animal NATHROP, Colo. – A man sitting in an in-ground hot tub was clawed in the head by a mountain lion on Satu...
EV Ride and Drive Event at Otero College on April 14
Events starts on April 14, 2023, 2:00 pm to April 14, 2023, 6:00 pm
EV Ride and Drive Event at Otero College on April 14 LA JUNTA — In partnership with 4CORE (Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency), science faculty member, Dr. Allan Nolan and Otero College will be hosting the EV Ride and Drive event on...
Otero College’s NTSO Donates to Ark Valley Hospice
Otero College’s NTSO Donates to Ark Valley Hospice LA JUNTA — On Feb. 22, 2023, members and sponsors of the Otero College Non-Traditional Student Organization (NTSO) donated $250 to Ark Valley Hospice from the proceeds of their Breast ...