Otero County

Employees Ryan Davis and Robby Froman are purchasing WW Feed and Supply in La Junta.

A wide variety of craft brew beer flavors will be available for tasting at the Arkansas Valley Brew Fest June 8 in La Junta.

Public comments are welcome at two additional meetings planned to discuss management of the state wildlife area at John Martin Reservoir in Bent County.

A meeting ofthe Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council will be held Tuesday, January 29, Luncheon - 12:00 p.m., Meeting - 1:00 p.m., at the Otero County Courthouse, Room 110A

Leo J. Mills is facing more than a dozen counts of multiple charges in Otero County.

If you live in southeast Colorado, a nonprofit agency can help you with Medicare Open Enrollment questions.

Rita Ann Fuller

December 6, 1941 - August 7, 2018

Rita Ann Fuller, 76, of Cheraw, passed away August 7, 2018, at the Bent County Memorial Nursing Home in Las Animas. She was born December 6, 1941 in Caney, Kansas, to Robert E. and Viola (Freeman) Rathbun. She married Louis September 24, 1964 in Ordway, Colorado; he preceded her in death June 15, 2017. 

Update: The workshop is scheduled for August 9. A previous version of this article specified a different date.

The United States Department of Agriculture and Colorado State University Extension Range School will be presenting a workshop to area producers entitled Ranching in Drought.

A meeting of the Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council will be held on Tuesday, July 17, Technical Review Committee 10:00 a.m., at the La Junta Senior Center, 102 East 2nd, La Junta CO.

Agenda items will include LAVAAA Provider Budget Update, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Update, and State Unit on Aging and Colorado Association of Area Agencies on Aging. Also, update on 42nd Annual Age Well Eastern Colorado Conference.

The meeting is open to the public, and citizen participation is encouraged.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take care of yourself. 

This program helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, communicate feelings better, balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions and locate helpful resources.