Colorado and the Arkansas River Basin saw slight improvements in drought conditions this week with more than 13 percent of the state no longer experiencing any level of drought, according to the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor report. The report shows no drought in most of the basin’s headwaters areas, abnormally dry conditions in most of lower basin with a few patches of moderate.
Lora Cline, organizer of Five Loaves Food Pantry in McClave, offers fresh produce to pantry goers. The pantry is open to the public the first and third Wednesday of each month.
The Rawlings Needlework History Exhibit for the summer is still going strong through Labor Day weekend, and we are enjoying many visitors. Categories included in the exhibit are embroidery, latch hook, sewing, tatting, crocheting, kitting, and hand quilting.
On Monday the health classes got to try out the newly remodeled kitchen at Las Animas High School. They are studying all the food groups and worked on prepping different kinds of fruit.
ARRESTS 08/15 Rosanna Gallegos was arrested on a felony second degree burglary charge and for resisting arrest. She was being held on a $2,000 personal recognizance bond.
Whether baton twirling or rock painting, singing or dancing, 17 of the region’s grand dames are expected to bring their talents to the Colorado Building on the Colorado State Fairgrounds on Sept. 1 as they vie for the title of Colorado’s Silver Queen. The contest is slated to begin at 4 p.m.
As part of an ongoing effort to offer its patients the most cutting- edge medical imaging technology available, Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center recently acquired new Nuclear Medicine Equipment, the Symbia EVO from Siemens Healthcare.
“Sixty-seven” shouts self proclaimed “yeller” Ricky Quintanilla as the door of Five Loaves Food Pantry in McClave swings open, a fly swatter in hand as he jokingly swats out the pantry’s last shopper and welcomes in the next in line.
Gracia Lowman and Elvis Baker sang their way in to the hearts of judges Wednesday afternoon at the Gobin Building, emerging as the 2022 Arkansas Valley Fair queen and king, respectively. 84-year-old Lowman, a resident of Bent County Healthcare Center in Las Animas, put 76 years of school and church singing to use, wowing the crowd with her rendition of “Let There be Peace on Earth”, a song she has sung at church.