Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848
Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848 La Junta, CO – 175 years ago Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Ch...
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Dr. Kimberly Zant Named President of Otero College
Dr. Kimberly Zant Named President of Otero College Experienced, collaborative leader to begin tenure on August 1, 2023 May 8, 2023 (Denver, CO) – Joe Garcia, chancellor of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), announced Dr. Kimberly ...
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Otero Student, Jake Hinds, Presents at Research Conference in Lisbon, Portugal
Otero Student, Jake Hinds, Presents at Research Conference in Lisbon, Portugal Written by: Chelsea Herasingh, Ph.D. LA JUNTA — In February of 2023, Otero student Jake Hinds traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to present at the Excellence in Researc...
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Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Piper Belle Rae Sorter
Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Piper Belle Rae Sorter Golden Plains Insurance is proud to present Piper Belle Rae Sorter with their annual educational scholarship. Lamar— April 28, 2023 &mda...
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Colorado Motorcycle Fatalities Reach Record High in 2022
Colorado Motorcycle Fatalities Reach Record High CDOT Urges Riders to Keep Speeds Down and Motorists to Look Twice May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Statewide — May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Colorado Department of T...
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Local Students Participate and Receive Awards in the Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair
Local Students Participate and Receive Awards in the Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair LA JUNTA — This spring, six local students took part in the Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair and were then selected to participate in the C...
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National Park Service selects superintendent of High Plains Group in Colorado and New Mexico
National Park Service selects superintendent of High Plains Group in Colorado and New Mexico Denver, Colo. – The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Eric Leonard as superintendent of the High Plains Group of parks in Colorado and New Me...
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First Colorado Bat Tests Positive for Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in La Junta
First Colorado Bat Tests Positive for Deadly White-Nose Syndrome in La Junta LA JUNTA, Colo. – A bat infected with white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by an invasive fungus that has killed millions of bats in North America, has been confir...
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Otero’s NTSO Donates to Pawsitive K9 Solutions
Otero’s NTSO Donates to Pawsitive K9 Solutions LA JUNTA — The Otero College NTSO (Non-Traditional Student Organization) held a fund raiser, "Floats for a Cause," with a portion of the proceeds donated to Pawsitive K9 Solutions in March...
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CSU Southeast Extension Office: Caring for Your Trees During Drought
Spring Watering and Tree Care Tips from Southeast Extension Office Springtime is upon us here in southeastern Colorado and with it I have noticed trees starting to bud. This is great to see but much of the area is in at least D1 drought conditions...
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