Life in Eads, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

After a quarter-century of preparing ballplayers for opportunities in Major League Baseball, the Lamar Community College baseball program is now seeing one of its coaches make the jump from the Lopes to a Major League Baseball organization.

Assistant coach Eric Dorton, who also played one season for LCC, was hired by the Texas Rangers as a hitting coach for their rookie and instructional league teams.

"It is a dream come true," Dorton said.

The Colorado Conservation Tillage Association was recognized at the 27^th Annual National No-Tillage Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana as the recipient of the No-Till Innovator Award in the Organizations category for 2019. 

With members in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, CCTA strives to serve the conservation and no-till producers of the High Plains. The nonprofit provides education on systems that reduce soil erosion, conserve soil moisture, build organic matter, and result in greater profit for farm operations.

Stories from across Colorado from the week ending January 19, 2019.

The inventor of the index fund died this week. His creation lowered the cost of investing for millions of people.

JUSTICE

“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.” Proverbs 28:5

15 Years Ago

January16, 2004

Rural-based humor with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

Remember you couch-surfing college buddy? The Great Horned Owl might be related - and just as cool.

Managing nitrogen polution is challenging - and not just farmers' responsibility.