Walsenburg News

Dogs aid in search By LARRY WINGET ALAMOSA - The Costilla County Sheriff's Office is conducting a search for a Fort Garland man missing since Oct.

Natalie Garcia and Jesus Rios were married Sept. 13 at Holy Family Church with the Rev.

A 16-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after a one-vehicle crash in Huerfano County that injured him and 11 other people.

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Huerfano County officials have tabled a proposal to build a 180-foot cell phone tower in La Veta and have accepted another proposal from a company to place cell-phone antennas on an existing water tank.

Bill Wood, general manager and CEO of San Isabel Electric Association, was honored by Gov.

Photo by Ruth Heide "El Fandango Dancers de Walsenburg" perform on the lawn of the fort at Fort Garland at the conclusion of a two-day "Fandango" celebration to commemorate the fort's 150th anniversary.

Police say they have identified the driver of the second vehicle involved in an alleged street race that ended in the death of a 74-year-old man Sept.

Four alleged members of a motorcycle gang were arrested early Friday following a Union Avenue stabbing that left a man with serious injuries.

Former Wiley School Secondary Principal Pat McDonald contacted The Lamar Ledger this week concerning issues raised by the school board at its Aug.

A Walsenburg resident is trying to make it big, one wrapper at a time. Rachel Martinez started Rachel's Wrappers in May after she saw an advertisement in the back of a magazine, she said.

A Colorado Department of Transportation safety improvement project along State Highway 69, northwest of Walsenburg, is scheduled to begin in mid-August. Work includes new guardrail, retaining walls and culvert ...

Huerfano County Judge Ellen Haskins Trujillo has announced that she will leave office in January.

David and Molly Dominguez share a laugh in their backyard at their home in West Glenwood Springs, Thursday afternoon.

Eighteen candidates from nursing homes along the Front Range are in the running for the title of 2008 Colorado State Fair Silver Queen.

Walsenburg is about to get more interesting. Comedian/prankster Marc Horowitz visited the Southern Colorado community as part of a show on Crackle called The Signature Series.

Avondale residents got their first look Tuesday at plans to extend a natural gas pipeline through the community.

CHIEFTAIN PHOTOS/ERIN SMITH Rocky Mountain penstemon and Indian paintbrush bloom near Coal Creek.

Bears and mountain lions are getting into trees, trash and backyards all over Colorado, lured by the smell of easy prey and free meals.

Crews still searching for man lost in river Recovery attempts Saturday failed to retrieve 31-year-old Ryan Baker, who fell into the Arkansas River early Friday.