La Junta News

Bling's RFID-based mobile payments program, Redi Pay Bling, allows users in the U.S. to pay for goods in stores with their phones.

For several years we've been hearing that, pretty soon, we won't need cash or debit cards when buying groceries, clothing, gasoline or other items at local merchants.

Gus Riley of Hattiesburg is participating in Best of America by Horseback's historic Mexico to Canada Trail Ride horseback adventure.

Bling Nation has announced that "La Junta, Colo.-based The State Bank went live on May 21 with the Bling Nation Community Payments Service, a contactless payments network that enables banks and merchants to avoid global network costs and keep money within the community through a secure local debit network.

Late winter snowfall and gentle spring rain showers have brought optimism to southeastern Colorado ranches, which had been suffering through multiyear dry spells that intensified last year.

On the agenda was a change order approval to allow Taylor Fence Company to provide materials and install the chain link fence around the LCC/LHS field, dugouts, and bullpens at a cost of $34,059. Also there was a change order for Camp and Currell Construction to complete concrete work at the softball field to install bleacher pads, dugouts and ...

The detailed Pony Express Monument remembers the horseback mail period of 1860-61. Look closely at the Pony Express statue that was installed almost exactly seven years ago at Julesburg, one of Colorado's two Pony Express stations.

The Army's plan to expand a southeast Colorado training site is facing another obstacle now that Gov.

This means that, as there are more families in need of occasional help with such basics as food, clothing, shelter and utilities, there are fewer families able to provide that assistance.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter says he will sign a bill to block the Army from buying or leasing land in southeast Colorado for a military training site.

A southeast Colorado General Motors dealer has been told GM plans to drop it as a dealer by October 2010.

Chrysler has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 789 of its dealers, including two in Southern Colorado.

Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter said Saturday he will sign a bill to prevent the Army from buying or leasing land in southeast Colorado for a military training site.

Chrysler LLC is targeting 12 Chrysler dealerships in Colorado for closure as part of its bankruptcy court proceeding.

Manuel Reyes and Dolores Navarro of Brush and Manuel and Grace Ortiz of Fort Morgan announce the engagement of their children, Natasha Nikole Hernandez to Tyrone J. M. Ortiz, both of Brush.

Colorado homeowners can get substantial rebates for attic insulation, wall insulation and other air sealing measures, but they must be installed by a certified installer who is on the Governor's Energy Office list of approved contractors.

District court judge says June 9 is 'drop dead date' ENLARGE Heath Johnston GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado - Heath Johnston's first-degree murder case was continued for the fourth time Tuesday morning.

The Denver Post will reduce the delivery of printed editions to Sunday only in outlying parts of the state, the newspaper said.

The Colorado State Patrol met at our academy in Golden back in February to discuss the progress of our agency for 2008.

LA JUNTA - Windsor's Andrew Green was one of eight students who graduated last Saturday from the Otero Junior College Law Enforcement Training Academy.