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  • This past Tuesday was an important day for the Walsh Community. They successfully passed a ballot initiative to build new school facilities for their school district.One of the most challenging ballot items to get passed in any area across the country is a school bond issue.This past week the Walsh Community determined There are 710…


  • It’s hard to believe it is already time to begin planning those spring tree planting projects!  Seedling Tree Order forms are available at the Baca County Extension Office until March 4th.  By networking with the Colorado State Forest Service, Baca County residents, as well as our surrounding neighbors, are able to order from over 50 native…


  • 10/18/2021      17:07 The officer on duty received a traffic complaint from an anonymous caller.      22:48 An officer responded to the 200 block of East 2nd Ave. for an alarm. 10/19/2021      08:08 The officer on duty conducted a motorist assist in the 300 block of Main Street.      14:07 The officer on duty conducted a welfare check in the 300 block of…


  • his past month at the beautiful Westin in Westminster, CO Springfield Mayor Tyler Gibson attended the  Colorado Municipal League’s CML Conference The Colorado Municipal League’s CML Conference is the premier training event for Colorado municipal officials. It is an opportunity to learn from experts and other municipalities, as well as to network with colleagues from…


  • In December of 2017 the Town of Springfield was awarded a $12,000 grant to remove dead trees along the streets of Springfield. Teaming Up For Trees in Southeast Colorado was a 50/50 cost-share match grant. This was and still is a 50/50 cost-share match grant. Each community had up to two years to complete the…


  • 10/11/2021      13:10 The officer on duty was dispatched to a business in the 1100 block of Main Street for a trespassing complaint.      13:02 The officer on duty collected evidence from a suspect at The Baca County Jail.      17:20 Officers served an arrest warrant. 10/12/2021      No major incidents…


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  • THE WELDING SHOP

    by Kathryn Ratliff Benes(A special thank you to Donitta Johnson for the photographs of the Welding Shop) The notice in the weekly county newspaper informed the public that Cow County Welding had sold its inventory effective in January, 2000. Eugene and Marilyn appreciated the years of continued patronage. The welding shop had closed. An era…


  • For the past couple of years we have been saying…what a year.  Successful Farming’s Jerry Nelson describes 2021 like this,  The year 2021 has mercifully come to an end, dragging itself across the finish line like a flabby middle-aged guy who thought that he could run a marathon.   Many issues tested the country and world.…


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