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Letter to the Editor:  Cold Justice Case in Lamar

Letter to the Editor: Cold Justice Case in Lamar

  March 22, 2019 We are writing regarding the murder case of Curly and Darlene Culbreth, the elderly couple that was murdered in Lamar in August 1991. We are lifelong friends of Cindy Bernhardt, Curly and Darlene’s daughter.  I say friend, but Cindy is more like a sister.  We have watched her have to live […]

CSP Youth Academy Extends Online Enrollment to March 29

CSP Youth Academy Extends Online Enrollment to March 29

  The Colorado State Patrol Youth Academy will be held in Golden, CO at the Colorado State Patrol Training Academy on July 14-20, 2019. The youth academy focuses on leadership development through team exercises and individual achievement. Cadets will become familiar with the basic elements of the Colorado State Patrol Academy through a demanding daily […]

COLORADO WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES 2019 CROP

COLORADO WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES 2019 CROP

  This report  provides  the  results  of  the  Winter  Wheat  Seedings  by  Variety  Survey,  2019  Crop,  conducted  by  the  National Agricultural  Statistics  Service,  Mountain  Regional  Field  Office.  The  survey  was  funded  by  the  Colorado  Wheat Administrative Committee. Colorado wheat producers seeded an estimated 2.25 million acres to winter wheat in the fall of 2018 for […]

Colorado River Basin States Move Forward with Contingency Plan to Address Looming Crisis

Colorado River Basin States Move Forward with Contingency Plan to Address Looming Crisis

  DENVER – The seven Colorado River Basin States of Colorado, Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming signed a letter to Congress today requesting legislation to implement a negotiated contingency plan that responds to the historic dry conditions and the effects of climate change on the Colorado River. “Water is the lifeblood of […]

Livestock Slaughter - US Highlights - February 2019

Livestock Slaughter – US Highlights – February 2019

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.17 billion pounds in February, up 3 percent from the 4.06 billion pounds produced in February 2018. Beef production, at 1.99 billion pounds, was slightly above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.45 million head, up 2 percent from February 2018. The average live weight was […]

CATTLE ON FEED- March 22, 2019

CATTLE ON FEED- March 22, 2019

COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,050,000 head as of March 1, 2019. The latest inventory was 1 percent above last month’s revised inventory of 1,040,000 head and up 11 percent from the March […]