Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Rural Colorado communities still lack adequate behavioral health services. A new state-sponsored group will help.
Maddy Butcher with her gelding “Table”. Butcher started Buck the Trend, a therapist-led workshop for ranchers, farmers and horse people to dig into mental health struggles (photo by Beau Gaughran) Legislators approved Senate Bill 55 to bridge state services and agriculture communities struggling with “a cluster of different potential roadblocks” to mental health care […]
Darla Rae Reed – December 31, 1936 – January 3, 2025
A celebration of life for longtime Wiley, Colorado resident, Darla Rae Reed will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at the Wiley United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at the Wiley Cemetery. Visitation for Darla will be held at Tuesday, January 7, 2025 from 10:00AM until the time of service at 11:00AM […]
John Martin Reservoir to host Midwinter Eagle Count Jan. 10, 2025
JOHN MARTIN RESERVOIR, Colo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at John Martin Reservoir will host their annual midwinter eagle survey at the reservoir, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The event is free and open to the public. “Last year we reported 78 eagle sightings during the survey thanks to the efforts of […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife sponsors 2025 International Sportsmen’s Expo
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is sponsoring and hosting educational booths at this year’s annual International Sportsmen’s Exposition at the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver on Jan. 9-12, 2025. A digital coupon for a $3 discount off one adult ticket is available on the CPW website. The International Sportsmen’s Expo is […]
Mary Stevens Humphreys – July 4, 1929 – December 25, 2024
Mary Stevens Humphreys, long time resident of Security and Colorado Springs, passed away on December 25, 2024 at the age of 95. She was born in Odessa, Missouri on July 4, 1929, to Clarence E. and Katie (Harp) Follett. Her mother passed away only a few weeks later. She spent part of her childhood with […]
Colorado’s wildly popular black license plates are powering programs for people with disabilities
A new office funded by license plate sales is giving out $5 million this year to help people with disabilities find jobs and live at home Colorado’s throwback license plates — especially the cool black ones — are powering a new state office created to help people with disabilities get jobs and live independently. The […]
Marion Wayne Filbeck – September 18, 1948 – December 30, 2024
Services are pending at this time for longtime Lamar resident Marion Wayne Filbeck affectionately known to his family and friends as Wayne. Per Wayne’s wishes cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Wayne was born on September 18, 1948, at Lamar, Colorado to Charles and Flora Mae (Wagner) Filbeck and passed away […]
Linda Paulsen – June 20, 1954 – December 30, 2024
A private family memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Linda Paulsen will be held at a later date. Per Linda’s wishes cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Linda was born on June 20, 1954, at McKeesport, Pennsylvania to Oscar Daniel and Shirley Mae (Curry) Carlson, Jr. and passed away at her […]
Larry Burns – February 22, 1952 – December 15, 2024
Per Larry’s wishes cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Larry was born on February 22, 1952 at Kansas City, Missouri to John Allen and Amy Catherine (Trumain) Burns and passed away on December 15, 2024 at his home with his family by his side at the age of 72. He is […]
Melissa Rangel – March 26, 2006 – December 27, 2024
A graveside service for longtime Walsh resident currently of Lamar, Colorado, Melissa Rangel will be held at1:30PM on January 17, 2025 the Walsh Cemetery. Melissa was born on March 26, 2006 at Lamar, Colorado to Felipa Rangel and passed away unexpectedly on December 27, 2024 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar, Colorado at the […]
Robert (Bob) Eugene Ashmore – May 1, 1942 – December 24, 2024
Robert (Bob) Eugene Ashmore was born May 1, 1942, in Las Animas, CO; the first of three children born to Wayne Julian and Hazel Belle (Stiles) Ashmore. Bob passed away in Colorado Springs, Colorado on December 24, 2024. Bob married Diana Louise Sage and two children were born to this union: Gregory Lee and Pamela […]
Richard Anthony “Tony” Weber – December 26, 1957 – December 22, 2024
A mass of Christian Burial for longtime Kit Carson resident Richard Anthony Weber, affectionately known to his family and friends as Tony will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, January 3, 2025 at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kit Carson, Colorado with Father Vijay Bongairi officiating. A rosary service will be held at 6:00PM […]
Colorado General Assembly looking to cut funding for wolf reintroduction program to cover shortfall for new budget
The hunt for coins in the couch cushions — the Colorado General Assembly’s budget crafters are scrambling to find hundreds of millions of dollars to cover a shortfall projected for the 2025-26 budget and are eyeing wolf funding as a potential area to cut — is getting pushback from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. And the agency has […]
Building a grid good enough to support thousands of new EVs and heat pumps will cost Colorado Xcel customers $5 billion
Visible power lines surrounding the Xcel Cherokee Power Station with the Denver skyline in the distance on December 4, 2024. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun) State’s largest utility wants new and improved substations to meet “a demand on the grid we haven’t seen since the advent of air conditioning” Xcel Energy, seeking […]
Rocky Ford police officer suffers skull fracture during arrest
Adam Apocaca arrested for attack on police officer (ROCKY FORD, Colo.) — A Rocky Ford Police Department (RFPD) Officer who has been with the department a little under a year was injured during the arrest of a suspect in the overnight hours of Monday, Dec. 23, suffering a skull fracture. According to RFPD, on Monday […]
