I’ve always been one for a good challenge; and boy, did I find one. When I decided to leave my position as Editor of the La Junta Tribune-Democrat, Bent County Democrat, Fowler Tribune, and Ag Journal three years ago I did so with a heavy heart.
Staff Sergeant Justin Vasquez, 26, native of Manzanola, was killed during his second tour in Iraq on June 5, 2005 by an IED while leading his men south of Baghdad. He was a 1997 graduate of Manzanola High School.
Last year, 672 people were killed on Colorado roadways – the most deaths since 2002. And that number is expected to increase as the Colorado Department of Transportation continues to receive additional crash reports. This marks a 50% increase from the 447 fatalities recorded in 2011.
Las Animas Jr. High School December HECTOR Awards.
ST. GEORGE, Utah – The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced recently that it plans to adjust management protocols for the Colorado River in early 2022 to reduce monthly releases from Lake Powell in an effort to keep the reservoir from dropping farther below 2021’s historic lows.
Detroit’s mayor believes tens of thousands of residents in the majority- Black city were missed in the 2020 census. Somerton, Arizona, leaders are incredulous the Census Bureau says they lost residents during a decade when the overwhelmingly Hispanic community grew enough to warrant a new high school.
The Las Animas High School girls’ basketball team went 1-1 over the weekend, picking up likely their biggest win of the season Saturday over Crowley County, 40-36. The night prior, LA played well enough through two quarters, but a big third quarter spelled defeat as the Lady Trojans fell to Swink 48-29.
As the omicron variant sends U.S. COVID-19 case numbers soaring to new records and drugstores and walkin clinics clamor for test kits, suppliers have been struggling with their own mounting problems: infected workers, delayed government authorizations for new tests and the pressure of panic buying and hoarding have left these companies scrambling.
SEATTLE – It’s been nearly 50 years since a group of researchers in Chicago reported an extraordinary finding: They’d created a vaccine against drug addiction and an early test showed it might work.
Thursday, Jan 13 LJHS Boys BB @ Banning Lewis C/JV/V 4 p.m. LJHS Girls BB vs Banning Lewis JV/V 4 p.m.