La Junta News

Ag photos ... A La Junta resident is the winner of the 12th "Colorado...It's Agricultural" photography contest, which showcases the spirit of Colorado agriculture.

I n Picketwire Canyon, south of La Junta, canyon walls shed layers of stone that accumulate as piles of boulders.

Prosecutors in southeastern Colorado said they won't pursue charges against an ex-convict accused of making a threat against an Amtrak train because further investigation revealed the man displayed no bizarre behavior or even made a threat.

Steve Moreno, Weld County Clerk and Recorder, will announce his intentions to run for re-election later today.

M1 refers to political prisoners in the United States. At about the same time as he was delivering his speech, US anarchist Ojore Lutalo was being arrested in La Junta, Colorado while on on his way home from the Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair.

He is in custody in La Junta, Colorado, far from home. Today his bond was set at $30,000. ABCF has been coordinating his support and they have secured a bonds person that will post bond for Ojore's release at the cost of $3,010. Please donate to help secure Ojore's release.

An Amtrak passenger who alarmed fellow passengers by talking about terrorist threats on a cell phone was pulled from the train and is being held in Colorado.

As the world mobilizes to aid the victims of Jan. 12th 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, two community banks in Colorado are helping consumers turn day-to-day transactions into donations.

Memorial Services for longtime Lamar resident, Margie Duarte will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Lamar Life Center Foursquare Gospel Church with Pastor Manuel Tamaz officiating.

In the developing world, a person born with cleft palate, cleft lip or other facial deformities will suffer not only from medical issues but also from social censure.

Jim Crowder of La Junta was recently recognized by the Colorado Cattlemen's Association as the group's brand inspector of the year for 2009.

ENLARGE Ranching is a family endeavor and Emily Allen, Gail's daughter, helps with moving cattle to the sorting pens.

BNSF Railway Company employees replace a section of track last month at a railway station in La Junta, Colo.

When I was a child all of the California towns had strings of lights across the street at Christmas time.

ADOPTEE...FEMALE born at Mennonite Hospital, La Junta,Colorado in LATE Nov. 1969 to EARLY Dec 1969.

The investors in Valley Investments who pumped about $33 million into the failed company might have more than $5.5 million left to divide up, a report says.

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.