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We made it another week. Donate, Advertise, Sponsor, or Subscribe today. Thanks again to our local writers, Wayne Thompson, Steve Doner, & Bill Bunting. Keep local news alive! It’s time to get ready for the Cook Oil Company annual filter sale. Mark your calendar for Breakfast on February 6th. Fill up your stomach and save…
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We made it another week. Donate, Advertise, Sponsor, or Subscribe today. This week’s issue includes DAR Good Citizens, the new Baca Economic Development Director, the new Walsh school and more. Keep local news alive! It’s time to get ready for the Cook Oil Company annual filter sale. Mark your calendar for Breakfast on February 6th.…
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For outdoor enthusiasts in Baca County, the upcoming International Sportsmen’s Expo (ISE) in Denver offers a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the latest trends, products, and experiences in outdoor recreation. Sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the event runs from January 9–12, 2025, and promises to transform two sprawling convention halls into a…
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The story of Old Boston, Colorado, is one of ambition, boom, and eventual bust, encapsulated in one of the few surviving photographs of the town. This image, showcasing the main street in its heyday, serves as a testament to a once-thriving settlement that briefly became a beacon of hope during the late 19th-century land rush.…
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I probably did a better job of keeping everyone up to date on the progress of the Old Boston book in 2018 and I thought the Big Bill Thompson book would come together sooner, but I will say it is close. We have merged the Plainsman Herald website and the Baca County History web sites.…
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Many have asked, so here is the background on how the Old Boston story came about in book form. It is a bit lengthy, but again I get asked this a lot so I wrote this down and it will probably become a blog post. My cousin farms and ranches in the area near where…
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Sylvester Fowler’s firsthand account, “A Night in Trail City,” published in the Westmoreland Recorder in 1887, vividly depicts the lawless and debauched atmosphere of a boomtown fueled by the Texas cattle trade. The excerpt from Letters From Colorado: 1880-1889 by Kent Brooks provides context, explaining that Fowler’s letter is one of many personal accounts from…
