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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, CO – During the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association 2025 Mid-Winter Conference in January, The Plainsman Herald sat down with Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Southeast Colorado and Libby Bigler, Colorado Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Coordinator at Colorado State University. Their conversation highlighted the deep commitment of both Colorado State University and…
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A federal plan to accelerate electrical grid updates is meeting major resistance in communities across the country, including three Colorado counties Re posted with permission of the Colorado Sun. By Parker Yamasaki 3:50 AM MST on Feb 18, 2025 in the Colorado Sun Quay County, New Mexico, is best known as a neon blip along…
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Springfield, CO – At 7:27 AM, emergency crews braved -4°F temperatures to respond to a head-on collision between two semi-trucks on Highway 287 at Mile Marker 43, north of Springfield. Amazingly, both drivers escaped with only minor injuries. Emergency units remain on the scene as tow crews work to clear the wreckage. Traffic is currently…
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The most frequent question I get doing book signings and shows is about Large Print Edition availability of my books. Yes, you can get large print on e-books by turning up the font size, but many avid readers still prefer print books and need larger print to enjoy them. Pew Research tells us print book readership has…
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The names of those who lived in Springfield and community back in the year 1889 disclosed in a The Democrat-Herald (Springfield, Colorado) 25 Jan 1935. — clipping from the Springfield Herald, the predecessor to The Democrat-Herald. This is a reprint of a February 25, 1889 letter written from Springfield, Colorado and reprinted in the…
