La Junta News Archives

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.

"Gold is where you may find it," screamed the headline in The Aspen Democrat-Times a century ago, when the newspaper was rife with articles about the hunt for gold in the Aspen vicinity.

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

State health officials say one lot of cilantro is being voluntarily recalled because of potential salmonella contamination was distributed at some Wal-Mart stores in southern Colorado.