La Junta News

As is typically the case with early Autumn or Spring storms, elevation played a big part in detrming who received snow.

The Lamar Ledger would like to introduce you to Vanda Duncan. Vanda has worked in the kitchen at Sage Nutrition for the past four years.

Three "Race to the Top" community meetings in Lamar, La Junta and Walsenburg are being postponed today due to winter weather and poor driving conditions.

East Otero School District R-1 in La Junta is closing for the rest of the week due to an outbreak of the flu.

An earlier-than-normal wave of influenza cases led by the swine flu has left at least 14 Coloradans dead this season and put 691 in hospitals, state health officials said Wednesday.

The flu and other illnesses has forced the closure of schools in Pueblo, Fairplay and La Junta this week.

Colorado is home to Bling Nation's first customer, The State Bank, and the region offers a number of other ideal prospects for mobile payments.

Pueblo family readies another top-tier hotel: Hampton Inn to join family's Cambria Suites and Best Western Eagleridge Sep.

James W. Ervin, 72, of Fort Collins passed away Sunday, September 20, 2009. James was born on May 12, 1937 in Ordway, Colo., to Fred and Irene Ervin.

Some kids are forced to grow up faster than others for a variety of reasons, but few things put the weight of adult responsibility on a young person's shoulders more than a diagnosis of diabetes.

Pat Kraus of La Junta, Colo., signs a petition to put a measure on the Colorado ballot during a petition drive at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo on Wednesday, Sept.

In the coming months furlough days will be mandated for all state employees including the Colorado State Patrol in an effort to balance the state budget.

Witnesses say the tornado was on the ground or about 20 minutes in an area nine miles northwest of Cheraw.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. at Erickson Springs.

At approximately 6:25 p.m. Monday, a Colorado State Patrol trooper responded to a semi rollover on Colorado 10, approximately 23 miles west of La Junta.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 on the Richter Scale was registered around 6:20 p.m. Sunday in central Kiowa County.

Baxter Black's humor helps serious cause in La Junta Nearly 400 people packed the Koshare Kiva Saturday to hear Baxter Black, America's most recognizable cowboy poet and storyteller, perform a benefit for the Not 1 More Acre organization.

Mild temps again today with a better chance of thundershowers late this afternoon and tonight.

An NFC-based system provided by Bling Nation allows State Bank customers in La Junta to pay for purchases with the tap of an RFID tag attached to their phones.

Not 1 More Acre! is holding a fundraiser this weekend in La Junta to support their legal and other efforts.