The Bent County Sheriff s Office, along with the 15th Judicial District Drug Task Force (Prowers County Sheriff's Office, Kiowa County Sheriff's Office) and the Colorado State Patrol, conducted a search warrant at 10811 Highway 50 in Las Animas for an illegal marijuana grow May 31.

The search warrant seized over 200 items of evidence. The parties that have pending charges for this illegal grow are Monty Hawkins, age 59, of Las Animas, and Ricardo Martinez (AKA: Rick Martinez), age 44, of Las Animas.

By Michelle Wyckoff

Coloring Books.  Described to me by “Cortana”’,  my new guru from Windows 10, as “Books with pictures for children to color in.”  Imagine that!  

Adobe Creek Reservoir

Fishing is fair to good for smaller 10 – 12 inch walleye and saugeye, but larger fish are being caught. Fishing is also fair for small 6 – 8 inch crappie with a few larger fish also being caught. Fishing is also fair for wiper and white bass of various sizes. A few fish are being caught from shore, but mostly channel catfish.

Arkansas Headwaters

A Continuing Conversation with CDOT

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting nine telephone town halls over the next seven weeks, providing the public with a forum to ask questions and give input about a variety of transportation issues. 

by Doris Lessenden

Ballots must be received by election officials by June 28 to count

Continuing its commitment as a partner in Colorado’s election process, the U.S. Postal Service is alerting all registered voters in Colorado to watch their mailboxes for 2016 Primary Election ballots.

“The Postal Service is proud to be a part of the vote-by-mail process in Colorado,” said USPS Colorado/Wyoming District Manager Selwyn Epperson. “Voters consistently entrust their ballots to the mail and our employees are ready to deliver another successful election season.”

When putting together your emergency food supplies:

'Tis the season for pop-up tents, community gatherings and local foods—farmers’ markets.  The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s 32nd annual Colorado Farm Fresh Directory helps consumers find farmers’ markets, roadside stands, u-picks, wineries and agritourism activities.

“When tents start popping up in parking lots, everyone gets excited,” said Wendy White, marketing specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture. “We are happy to provide this popular publication to residents and tourists looking to experience Colorado agriculture.”

The Cheyenne-Kiowa-Lincoln Early Childhood Council (CKLECC) has developed the "Fun Tote Program," which was created for children ages 0-8 to provide fun learning tools and activities to support school readiness and the development of important milestones.

There are a variety of tote categories including literacy, social/emotional development, math/science, health, dramatic play, etc. The totes are available to take home and are a great way to increase parent child interaction.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meets at the Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main Street, Pueblo, Colo., June 9 and 10. The meeting is slated to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday, and is scheduled to adjourn at noon, Friday.
Commissioners will receive briefings on a variety of issues, including: updates from CPW Director Bob Broscheid and the Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Lake Pueblo and Mueller State Parks are also slated to present.