By Norman Kincaide After the Pledge of Allegiance, Lower Arkansas Water Conservancy District came to order at 10:30 A.M. April 15, 2026. After a quorum was established, the board recessed to the Enterprise meeting, approved routine items then adjourned. The regular board meeting reconvened. Visitors were introduced and routine items were approved. There were no committee or legal reports. Under General Manager’s Reports, via Zoom, Russ Schumacher, CSU Professor and Colorado State...

~by Norman Kincaide Even in a more than adequate venue, a state wide political party convention is chaotic and complicated. It takes a great deal of organization and planning well beforehand. If, however, the venue is totally inadequate to the purpose of such a large gathering, chaos and confusion only magnify the problems that always ensue with these events. In the case of the 2026 Colorado Republican State Convention, the venue illustrated gross incompetence, lack of planning, and a...

~Anne Boswell If you felt that winter never truly came to Southeast Colorado this year, you would not be alone.  One local farmer is really concerned about what a lack of snow in the mountains would mean to the upcoming growing season. Chuck Hanagan has been farming the Arkansas Valley a long time.  His family are fifth generation farmers and have cultivated the soil in Otero County since 1906.  “They’ve had a history of almost every crop you can imagine from all the produce, truck farming,...