Las Animas News

Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Thomas THOMAS Wilber and Pat Thomas of Pueblo will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary today.

Here's a report on the Army Corps of Engineers dredging operation at John Martin Reservoir from Chris Woodka writing in the Pueblo Chieftain .

Here's a recap of this week's meeting of the Arkansas Basin Roundtable from Chris Woodka writing in the Pueblo Chieftain .

Las Animas at Granada, 4:00. Friday, Dec. 5 Granada at Manzanola, 4:00 Cheyenne Wells at Wiley, 4:00 Fowler at Eads, 4:00. December 4-6 R.L. Ballard Tournament in Springfield.

IN A show of bipartisan unity, members of the Southern Colorado legislative delegation have joined Rep.-elect Sal Pace in asking the state auditor to investigate the Department of Correction's choice for a new ...

Las Animas County residents worried that they may have inherited something more sinister from their ancestors than a predisposition to early graying and rotundity now have access to free genetic screening for hereditary forms of cancers.

The Hereditary Cancer Service consists of the initial assessment for a patient's vulnerability to such cancers. The screening is available through the Dorcy Cancer Center in Pueblo and is being promoted in Las Animas County in cooperation with the Las Animas- Huerfano Counties District Health Department.

A bipartisan group of state legislators from the Pueblo area is calling for a review of the state's decision to keep the Department of Corrections' headquarters in Colorado Springs.

Here's a recap of this week's meeting of the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, from Lola Shrimplin writing for the La Junta Tribune-Democrat . From the article: The Lower Arkansas Valley Water ...

A $1 billion pipeline that could serve El Paso County water users is both economically and technically feasible, a consultant told the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District on Wednesday.

Pheasants Forever, a national organization with numerous chapters across the country will host its annual banquet Saturday, Nov.

The executive director of the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) for south central Colorado, Cindi Seidel, addressed the board of education for Trinidad School District No. 1 (TSD) at their regular meeting last Tuesday to inform the board of the corrective action plan upon which BOCES had placed the district to help reform its special education program.

South Central BOCES is one of 21 similar intermediate service agencies in Colorado, created by the state legislature to provide administrative and educational services to its member districts. The BOCES to which TSD belongs has 15 member districts, about 31,000 students and spans about 10,000 square miles across several counties including Las Animas, Huerfano, Crowley, Custer, Fremont, Otero and Pueblo counties.

AFTER TWO years of disclaimers, the Army is stuck with "The Big Map," printed in a 2004 Fort Carson report, revealing a plan to purchase up to 7 million acres - the entire southeast corner of Colorado - for ...

Representatives of a group promoting the relocation of freight-train lines to Eastern Colorado made a stop in Pueblo on Thursday.

A procedure for bringing third parties to the table could help reduce the pain to rural communities when agricultural water rights are transferred to cities.

Colorado Farm Bureau is pleased to announce the addition of a new staff member. Tony Hass has been hired to serve as the Regional Manager for Districts 4 and 5. Hass has been extensively involved in Colorado ...

One person is dead after a train slammed into a car Wednesday morning in Las Animas, Colo.

A 24-year-old Las Animas woman was killed this morning when an Amtrak passenger train hit her car at a railroad crossing, authorities said.

One person is dead after a train slammed into a car Wednesday in Las Animas. The crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. at a crossing at 10th and Grove Ave.

An Amtrak train slammed into a car at a crossing in Las Animas, killing one person.

Farmers never curse moisture, especially in the midst of a relentless drought. So when the skies opened on Saturday and Sunday, farmers in the Lower Arkansas Valley welcomed the moisture that soaked their dry ...