East Otero School District R-1 Announces Budget Challenges, Staffing Reductions to Ensure Long-Term Stability
East Otero School District R-1 Addresses Financial Shortfall, Outlines Budget Cuts and Path Forward Dear La Junta Community, As your Superintendent, I am writing to share important information regarding the financial health and future of our schoo...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Leads Major Habitat Restoration Efforts After 2025 Wildfires
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is helping restore thousands of acres impacted by 2025 wildfires MONTROSE, Colo. — After one of Colorado’s most significant wildfire seasons in 2025, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW) local area staff and Habita...
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CPW Announces 2026 Grants to Boost Born to Be Wild License Plate Awareness and Support Ranchers
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Opens Applications for 2026 Born to Be Wild License Plate Grant Program DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now accepting applications for the Born to Be Wild License Plate Grant Program’s 2026 cycle. The progra...
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Colorado State Patrol Hosts 6th Annual Blood Drive with Vitalant to Save Lives Across Colorado
Each Trooper Can Save Up to 3 Lives with a Single Donation – So Can You! Join the Colorado State Patrol's 6th Annual Blood Drive to Save Lives (COLO) – Blood donations sharply decline during winter, but this doesn’t stop the need. According ...
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Mobile Home Structure Fire on South 12th Street Safely Extinguished by Lamar & Prowers Fire
Lamar Fire Responds to Working Mobile Home Fire on South 12th Street Last night at 1942 Lamar Fire was dispatched to the 300 Blk of S 12th for a reported structure fire. Engine 6 arrived on scene and found a mobile home that had heavy fire showing...
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Federal Approval Clears Path for Colorado’s 10-Year Wildlife Conservation Plan
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Approves Colorado’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is pleased to announce that the 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) has been formally approved by the U.S. Fish an...
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CPW Announces No Additional Gray Wolf Releases for 2025–2026 Season
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Provides Update on 2025-2026 Gray Wolf Release Season Population Source Plans DENVER - Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced today that it currently has no plans for translocating additional gray wolves this relea...
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Colorado Community College System Launches National Search for Next Trinidad State College President
Colorado Community College System Launches Search for Next Trinidad State College President January 21, 2026 (Denver) — The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) has launched a national search for the next president of Trinidad State College
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Confirms Death of Reintroduced Gray Wolf in Northwest Colorado
Media Statement: Confirmed mortality of wolf 2504 in northwest Colorado DENVER- Colorado Parks and Wildlife was alerted of the mortality of female gray wolf 2504 on January 16, 2026. The agency has confirmed the mortality took place in northwest C...
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