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Bent County Sheriff Releases Calls for Service for the Week

8/20/2022 Deputies responded to the 900 block of Ash Avenue in Las Animas for the report of suspicious activity. Deputies found a person...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 5, 20226 min read

Colorado Voters Will Decide If Wine Will be Sold in Grocery Stores

(Colorado) -- You have likely traveled to other states and noticed the sale of wine in grocery stores. Colorado will soon get to...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 3, 20222 min read

Bent County Joins the Little Free Library Community

(Las Animas, CO) -- The small southeast Colorado town of Las Animas now has something to help folks afford to read more. Recently, a...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 2, 20221 min read

A Near Miss With a Drunk Driver

The following is a news release from the Colorado State Patrol DOUGLAS COUNTY – A Colorado State Patrol vehicle sustained minor damage...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Sep 2, 20222 min read

Bent County Commissioners to Decide on Fort Lyon Contract Renewal

(Las Animas, CO) -- It's time to decide on what to do about Ft. Lyon. Bent County Commissioner Jean Sykes tells us the contract...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 26, 20221 min read

Do You Still Smell the 80s and Maybe Early 90s?

(this is an opinion piece, an editorial) If you're like me there are times something can trigger a memory and you can still smell it. ...

Editorials/Opinions and Such

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 24, 20224 min read

Dangerous New Drug Stronger Than Fentanyl Could Already Be in Southeast Colorado

(Colorado) -- Multiple news headlines across the state and even across the country are warning that a new drug, more powerful and...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 24, 20222 min read

Transparency Spreads to the What Courts Are Doing by Way of a County Sheriff

(Kit Carson County, CO) -- Stating on social media he wants everyone to see what goes on, Kit Carson County Sheriff Travis Belden...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20221 min read

Renewing Your Registration by Mail, You Might Get Something You Don't Want

(Colorado) -- Imagine getting home from the grocery store to find something in your bag that you didn't put there and you didn't want....

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20223 min read

Otero County Sales Tax Collection Drops From Last Year

(La Junta, CO) -- There's been a little drop in the money that Otero county has collected from sales tax. For June of 2022, Otero...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20221 min read

Another Step Forward Toward New Detention Center for Otero County

(La Junta, CO) -- Otero County commissioners drafted a resolution to ok certificates of participation to fund a new detention center. ...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20221 min read

A Week of Calls for the Bent County Sheriff

The following is a list from the BCSO of the calls you answered. It is unedited and directly from the Sheriff's office: *Weekly Incident...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 22, 20229 min read

Watermelon Day Brings a Big Crowd to the Arkansas Valley Fair

The lines were long but the smiles were big once a tradition of giving away the free watermelons began Saturday. Here are some photos we...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 20, 20221 min read

The Best is Yet to Come...Big Turnout for AVF Parade in Rocky Ford

I doubt I'll ever do anything in this parade except wear sensible shoes, a large brim hat and run up and down the streets clutching my...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 19, 20221 min read

"Only If..." Incarcerated Men Connect with Shared Humanity

I will tell you. I've not been at a loss for words in my career. I was a radio news reporter, talk show host, and continue to be the...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 18, 20224 min read

Not Purrrrfect, But Certainly Better

(La Junta, CO) -- Volunteering to herd cats is a hard job yet Patty Schaff is doing it to keep the downtown colonies in La Junta...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 16, 20222 min read

Southeast Colorado FFA Students Receive the Highest Honor

(Southeast Colorado) -- When you see the following students from our community, you should consider giving them a high five, handshake,...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 16, 20221 min read

Prices at the Pump Vary Across SE Colorado Right Now

(Las Animas, CO) -- It's probably just Las Animas' turn right now to be on the high end for gasoline prices. La Junta has been there...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 15, 20221 min read

Your Local Elected City Leaders Meet in La Junta Monday, the Agenda is Out

(La Junta, CO) -- Monday night at 6, city council in La Junta is expected to continue an item that was laid over from the last meeting...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 15, 20221 min read

One Week, Many Calls, the Bent County Sheriff's Office Releases Them

The following is a list of all of the calls and contacts with the public that the Bent County Sheriff's office made in one week. It was...

Anne Boswell Taylor

Aug 15, 202210 min read

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