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Choice in Energy Question on Agenda

A state question that could appear on your November ballot goes before the state title board this week for a hearing. The "Consumer...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Apr 1, 20244 min read

Otero County Landfill to Accept Funeral Home Waste

The following is the official news release from the OCLI sent to Colorado News Your Way: April 1, 2024 Re: Press Release,...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Mar 29, 20242 min read

House Bill 1292-Prohibiting Certain Weapons Used in Mass Shootings

(Denver, CO) -- Listen up if you are a gun owner in Colorado because a bill making its way through the Colorado House of...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Mar 19, 20242 min read

"Keep Fighting for Colorado" is the message at Otero County's Lincoln Day Dinner

(La Junta, CO) -- Colorado State Representative Ty Winter stood to tell a crowded room that he's still fighting for Colorado at Saturday...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Feb 18, 20242 min read

An Update to the Double Shooting in Otero County

The following is a news release from the Otero County Sheriff's Office La Junta, Colo. – February 17, 2023 – At about 7:51P.M. Deputies...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Feb 18, 20241 min read

Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction

(the following is a news release from Otero County Administer, Amy White-Tanabe) Otero County, Colorado – February 7, 2024 - In a...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Feb 7, 20242 min read

Local Teen Nominated for American Heart Association's 2024 Teen of Impact

La Junta, February 2, 2024 – Samuel Tozzie, a 13-year-old resident of La Junta, has been nominated as a candidate for the American Heart...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Feb 5, 20241 min read

Girls in the Middle 2024

(La Junta, CO) -- Registration is now open for the 2024 Girls in the Middle Conference at Otero College. The annual conference will be...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Feb 1, 20241 min read

Golden Plains Insurance is excited to announce its $2,000 educational scholarship for the year 2024.

(the following is a news release from Golden Plains Insurance) Lamar – January 30, 2024 — Golden Plains Insurance takes pride in...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Jan 30, 20241 min read

Grants Awarded for Fiber Expansion

The following is a news release from SECOM Las Animas, CO) -- Rural Bent County is sitting pretty to get high-speed fiber internet along...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Jan 18, 20242 min read

"There Ought to Be a Law..."

(Bent County, CO) -- I know you've heard it before and you might've uttered the phrase in frustration a time or two. "There Ought to...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Jan 10, 20243 min read

Southwest Colorado Man Faces Sex Assault on a Child Charges

The following is a news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. January 9, 2024 – CBI – Colorado – A Hesperus man faces two...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Jan 9, 20241 min read

Jury Trials in 2024, What's Planned

(Colorado) -- The new year will be no different for the 16th judicial district, a very busy year is already shaping up with several...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Dec 9, 20232 min read

Sheriff Looking Forward to Demolition of Old Jail

(La Junta, CO) -- Perhaps you’re familiar with a groundbreaking ceremony, but a wall-breaking ceremony? “It’s when we officially start...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Nov 30, 20233 min read

La Junta Standoff Ends with Suspect Behind Bars

(The following is a news release from the Otero County Sheriff's Office) (North La Junta, CO) -- – October 12, 2023 - Deputies from the...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Oct 14, 20231 min read

Human Remains Found in Kiowa County, Identified

The following is a news release from the CBI September 27, 2023 – CBI – Kiowa County, CO – The Kiowa County Coroner’s Office has...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 27, 20231 min read

CBI's MOST Wanted Sex Offender Captured

(the following is a news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation) (Jefferson County, CO) – David Mack, the most wanted fugitive...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 27, 20231 min read

Former Rocky Ford officer arrested

The following is a news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. (August 23, 2023 – CBI – Las Animas, CO – The Colorado Bureau...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 23, 20231 min read

Bent County Jail Escapee Found Dead in Rocky Ford

The following is a news release from the U.S Marshals Service (Rocky Ford, CO) – A fugitive escapee wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service,...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 15, 20232 min read

Fine Arts League Announces Annual Early Settlers Day Art Show

The following is a news release from the Fine Arts League (La Junta, CO) -- The La Junta Fine Arts League announces its annual Early...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 10, 20232 min read

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