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Across the United States, the shortage of large animal veterinarians is reaching critical levels, threatening livestock health, food security, and the stability of rural economies. Research indicates that the number of veterinarians specializing in livestock has decreased by 90% since World War II, now comprising less than 2% of the total veterinary workforce. The U.S.…
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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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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…
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I thought it would be fun to start looking at various festivals and fairs held in Southeast Colorado/ Southwest Kansas/ Baca County through the years. Sam Konkel mentions an 1888 fair in Boston, Springfield, and Minneapolis, but there isn’t a whole lot of detail, so I am going to start with one of the earliest events;…
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Greetings from an unseasonably mild but windy Casper Wyoming. I have a little bit of reflection and a couple of messages related to a local history blog, social media, and the sparks that lit a book project about one of the wildest little towns of the old west. Four years ago, I launched Bacacountyhistory.com. At…
