La Junta News

When the Eaton Reds needed a spark, senior center fielder Britten Abbott provided the fireworks.

At about 12 p.m. today, Tue. May 07, the Otero County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call reporting a downed helicopter South of La Junta, Colorado.

The La Junta Fire Chief, Aaron Eveatt says three people were on the helicopter and they were all transported to the hospital in stable condition.

DENVER, CO Bruce Randolph has three athletes from the class of 2013 who have narrowed down their search and chosen where they will pursue their higher education and continue on their athletic paths.

Christopher Fleckenstein repeats the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics Monday morning, just before becoming the Sterling Police Department's newest officer.

Students graduating from the 31st OJC Law Enforcement Training Academy on April 27 include: Back row Travis Peery, Wray; Khandala Stanley, Rocky Ford; Jose Pina, La Junta; Miner Blackford, Academy Director; Lisa Boatz, Colorado Springs; Marty Maes, Rocky Ford; and Jonathan Hernandez, Lamar.

Sterling Police Chief Roy Breivik addressed the Sterling City Council Tuesday night to give call, ticket and arrest statistics for the first three months of the year.

Marylu Smith, center, along with her daughters, Danika, left, 4, and Mia, 8, right, head down a Kit Carson county road past corn fields during the "Pedal the Plains" bicycle tour in Burlington on Sept.

Sharon McKenna, 62, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Altus. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday at the Quartz Mountain State Park, Shelter #2. Cremation services are under the care of the Kincannon Funeral Home.

A major problem since the creation of Amtrak is there are so many places it is impossible for passengers to get to by Rail in this county.