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La Junta News

Local news for La Junta, CO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Thursday Sep 4 | Associated Content

Bents Old Fort Gives Visitors a Taste of Colorado Western History

If someone were traveling, working or living in the American West during the 19th century, there's a pretty good chance they stopped at Bent's Fort.

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Wed Sep 03, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

Window on the future

A Nevada-based manufacturer of liquid crystal windows is coming to La Junta's industrial park, company officials said Tuesday.

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Sun Aug 24, 2008

The Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter L...

Ricken ready to take diocese helm

People who know the new head of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay say area Catholics can expect a man of deep faith and high energy who has a pastoral approach to being a spiritual leader.

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Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion

Sat Aug 23, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

Winter Livestock

Light-weight steer calves sold steady from $120 to $133. Heavy-steer calves sold steady from $115 to $126. Light-heifer calves sold mostly steady from $105 to $116. Heavy-heifer calves sold steady from $105 to ...

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Thu Aug 21, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

WEDDINGS

Jennifer Hood and Shawn Borton were married June 21 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with the Rev.

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Related Topix: Wedding

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

Rainy weather boosts farmers' spirits

Recent rains have turned the season around for some farmers, while others may find it's a case of too little too late.

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Related Topix: Lamar, CO, Prowers County, CO, Rocky Ford, CO, Springfield, CO, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Mon Aug 18, 2008

Greeley Tribune

Unusually wet August weekend soaks county

Danny Jones walks through a flooded Epple Park after retrieving his flying disk from the water while playing disk golf on Saturday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Weld County, CO, Raymer, CO, New Raymer, CO, Las Animas, CO, Evans, CO

Sun Aug 17, 2008

The Gazette

Water-logged region likely to get one more day of rain

Four condominiums on the city's northeast side were evacuated Saturday night and a portion of Woodmen Road was shut down because of continuing rain in Colorado Springs.

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Related Topix: Pueblo, CO, Las Animas, CO, Rocky Mountain National Park, US National Parks

Sat Aug 16, 2008

KOAA-TV Pueblo

Flooding closes Woodmen Road until Sunday

A stretch of Woodmen Road, between Marksheffel and Black Forest, is closed due to flooding.

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Related Topix: Black Forest, CO, Las Animas, CO, Weather, Colorado Springs, CO, Colorado Springs Metro

Wed Aug 13, 2008

John Orr

Conservation easements: IRS investigation

From The La Junta Tribune-Democrat : "John Ellsworth, Attorney at Law, specializing in tax matters, met with a group of concerned landowners Monday night in Swink.

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Related Topix: Swink, CO

Sun Aug 03, 2008

Denver Post

Denver inching toward hottest, driest year ever

Kelsea Wilson, 8, selects Sinfully Cinnamon ice cream while trying to beat the heat Saturday at Bonnie Brae Ice Cream on University Blvd.

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Related Topix: Denver Metro, Denver, CO, Weather

Sat Aug 02, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

Tank n' Tummy buys Wallace outlets

CHIEFTAIN PHOTOS/ANTHONY A. MESTAS Jim Wallace, owner of Wallace Oil Co. in La Junta , and Rashid Sulehri, a major shareholder in Tank n' Tummy convenience stores of Oklahoma, have merged their companies in the ...

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Related Topix: Fowler, CO, Las Animas, CO, Swink, CO

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

Honoring his honor

DISTRICT JUDGE Jon Kolomitz has been named a recipient of the Judicial Excellence Award by the Colorado Judicial Institute.

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Related Topix: Crowley, CO, Opinion

Sat Jul 26, 2008

Nevada Appeal

Past Pages

The paper is neatly printed, well edited, and is in the field to battle with the evils of intemperance.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Nevada Appeal

Past Pages

The paper is neatly printed, well edited, and is in the field to battle with the evils of intemperance.

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Sat Jul 19, 2008

KKTV

Four Day Work Week

State lawmaker Don Marostica, Loveland, is proposing a bill which would switch state employees to four-day work weeks.

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Fri Jul 18, 2008

Pueblo Chieftain

Surface irrigation rules moving toward a solution

From the state's point of view, pending rules for Arkansas River basin surface irrigators who improve their systems by installing sprinklers are primarily aimed at preventing depletions to Kansas.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Flood, Agriculture, Science

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Denver Post

Mental health aid for vets boosted

Colorado first lady Jeannie Ritter is headlining a new campaign to bring more mental-health services to rural areas for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Colorado, US National Guard, US Military, Montrose County, CO

Sun Jul 13, 2008

KMGH-TV Denver

Drought Forcing Ranchers To Sell

Standing in the auctioneer's booth at the La Junta Winter Livestock auction barn, longtime rancher and auctioneer John Campbell has watched as pen after pen of cattle are steered into the ring and sold -- two ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Thu Jul 10, 2008

KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

EWC announces new president

The Eastern Wyoming College Board of Trustees has announced Dr. Thomas Armstrong, currently Vice President for Instructional Services at Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado is the school's new President.

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La Junta, Colorado is located in Otero County. Zip codes in La Junta, CO include 81050.

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