Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Bent’s Old Fort presenting “Stories from the Borderlands” series on December 6, 2025
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, December 6th, 2025, as part of its “Stories from the Borderlands” program series. This presentation will be offered at 10:00 a.m. in the corral at the rear of the Fort, and 2:00 p.m. at Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta, […]
Birth Announcement – Harmon/Porter
Tallie Harmon and Lane Porter of Lamar, Colorado, welcomed a new baby boy on October 20, 2025 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar. Baker Lane Porter was born at 5:57 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring twenty inches. Dr. Forseter was the attending physician. Baker is joined at home by big brother Talon. […]
Dorothy LaVonne Hall – March 23, 1931 – November 21, 2025
A graveside celebration of life for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Dorothy LaVonne Hall will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at the Two Buttes Cemetery in Two Buttes, Colorado with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Per Dorothy’s request there will be no visitation. Dorothy was born on […]
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
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
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 […]
Colorado State University Extension announces registration for 2025 Crops Clinic
Colorado State University is announcing registration for the 2025 Crops Clinic. This year’s meeting will take place both in-person and remotely on December 8th and 9th . Location will be the Cobblestone Inn in Yuma, Co. Twelve Certified Crop Advisor and four Colorado Department of Agriculture Credits will be offered at this two day […]
Colorado State Patrol holding its 13th annual “Christmas Cruiser Challenge: Pack the Patrol Car” toy drive at Lamar Walmart November 23 and November 30
The Christmas season will be here before we know it, and the Colorado State Patrol will soon be holding their annual toy drive. This year will mark our 13th annual Christmas Cruiser Challenge: Pack the Patrol Car toy drive. The Colorado State Patrol will be holding their annual toy drive on two Sundays in November. The […]
Leonard “Lenny” Thompson – February 7, 1962 – November 17, 2025
Funeral services for Lenny Thompson will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Holly Methodist Church in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Per Lenny’s request, there will be no visitation. Leonard “Lenny” Thompson, 63, of Holly, Colorado, passed away on November 17, 2025, […]
Tommy Lee Allard – April 17, 1944 – November 13, 2025
A memorial service for Tom Allard will be held on Monday, November 24, 2025, at 10:30 AM at the Friends Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Diane Hutson officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Bent County-Las Animas Cemetery. Tommy Lee Allard, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 13, […]
Ethics commission to investigate 17 Colorado legislators accused of accepting illegal contributions
An American flag and a Colorado flag fly at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on June 10, 2025. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission advanced complaints filed against 17 Democratic state legislators that allege they broke the state’s law prohibiting elected officials from receiving gifts. Colorado Common Cause, a pro-democracy organization, filed complaints against members […]
Nitrate warning for cattle feed – high levels detected locally – CSU offering testing
Nitrates and Feeding Cattle Fall has come to Southeastern Colorado and winter will soon be here. This finds many livestock producers gathering hay or stubble leases to carry their livestock through the cold months. Although the area had a good summer with adequate precipitation and low stress on crops I have had and heard reports […]
Jonathan “John” Benson – July 1, 1968 – November 16, 2025
A memorial service for longtime Hartman, Colorado resident, Jonathan Benson affectionately known to his family and friends as John, will be held at a later date. Jonathan Ewell Benson passed away on November 16, 2025 at the Sangre de Cristo Hospice Center in Pueblo, Colorado with his family by his side. The Snake Wrangler, Wild […]
Colorado running out of options for new source of wolves after Washington rejects request
A relocated gray wolf stands outside of its crate for a brief moment at an undisclosed Colorado release site on Jan. 14, 2025. (Courtesy of CPW) With the third winter “release season” in Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction plan just weeks away, state wildlife officials are scrambling to find a source for additional relocated wolves. A deal […]
