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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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For 38 years, Hooves & Horns has brought the humor and grit of cowboy life to readers across the West. The Herald spoke with A.W. this past week and now, we’re taking a closer look at A.W. Erwin, the man behind the cowtoons, and the incredible journey of his beloved comic—from small-town newspapers to the…
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Our newsroom received an excellent addition to this week’s print with some local students’ literary work. Reagan Morlan’s students in Pritchett created their own interpretations of Homer’s Odyssey during their unit on the piece. We at the Plainsman love to see this kind of community content, especially from the kids. If you have a story…
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The past few years, we have seen quite a few pictures and posts on our Baca County social media groups about the huge Christmas tree which sat in the intersection of Main and 9th street in Springfield. Several in our “You Might Be from Baca County Social Media group shared memories of Trees in Springfield,…
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Note: We have a couple of reasons we are republishing these pieces. 1) We have a few more pieces of info which weren’t published in the the original and, 2) While peddling our books at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) we had a customer perusing our books who said: “I wish you had something…
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I grew up in the Oklahoma Panhandle around Guymon. My best friend, Brandon Tomlinson, and I have had many adventures that all started in kindergarten. This is an experience he and I had when we were in high school…about 30 years ago. Now, for the first part of this to make sense it is important…
