RSSArchive for November 23rd, 2025

Equine Herpes Virus Outbreak Alert Issued for Colorado Horse Owners 

Equine Herpes Virus Outbreak Alert Issued for Colorado Horse Owners 

Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office is actively monitoring an outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) in Texas and Oklahoma. EHV-1 is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal virus that can cause a serious neurological disease in horses called Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM). This outbreak has been connected to horses that participated in or […]

Rupp's Truck and Trailer Repair makes generous donations to local organizations

Rupp’s Truck and Trailer Repair makes generous donations to local organizations

  The spirit of giving is in the air this time of year.  For several years, a local business has consistently and generously donated to local organizations that are meaningful to them and the community as a whole and this year was no exception.  Alex Rupp and Rupp’s truck and trailer repair crew recently visited […]

Heartland Ranch the site of another ferret release - this time utilizing GPS-tracking collars developed by Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute scientists

Heartland Ranch the site of another ferret release – this time utilizing GPS-tracking collars developed by Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute scientists

    A black-footed ferret wearing one of  new tracking collars is shown after being released November 19 at Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve  (this and all photos in article courtesy of CPW) Heartland Ranch Nature Preserve, a sprawling 43,000 acre tract of land southwest of Lamar, comprises the largest part of Southern Plains Land Trust’s […]