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The years 1934 and 1935 were arguably about as tough as the Dust Bowl ever got in Baca County. The country was dry, crops were failing, dirt was moving and times were already plenty hard without Mother Nature piling on. Yet buried in the newspapers from those two years is a curious part of the…
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Baca County History Book – VOLUME II While manning our booth at the fair, Steve Doner and I discovered how difficult it is to persuade people to submit their stories for Volume II of the Baca County History Book. We heard every excuse imaginable from “I can’t write” to “No one wants to hear about…
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Vol. 140 No. 4 2026 07 23 To access this post, you must purchase Full Access.
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How a 1912 newspaper campaign taught farmers across the Midwest and High Plains how to grow a forgotten crop In the spring of 1912 the Springfield Democrat-Herald began running a series of articles under the headline:The articles looked practical and straightforward. They explained how to prepare the soil, how many seeds to plant per rod,…
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By: Yann and sod Some of us have been enjoying the interesting posts about our region on a Facebook page titled Colmexhoma, USA. (Colorado+New Mexico+Oklahoma) Kent Brooks and I thought the creator must be from Boise City, OK, or Clayton, NM, or somewhere south of us, and that we needed to get acquainted with this…
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Vol. 139 No. 31 2026 02 05 copy To access this post, you must purchase Full Access.
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by Norman L. Kincaide, Ph.D. Through the auspices of Margaret Byfield of American Stewards of Liberty, Barb, Zane and Andee Leininger were able to meet with Chief of the Forest Service, Tom Schultz in Washington D.C., November 19, 2025. During this meeting the Leiningers and Byfield were able to express the concerns of Comanche National…
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Dear Plainsman Readers, As we headed into 2025, we promised one more year of printing the Plainsman Herald. Because of your continued demand and loyalty, we adjusted rates, made changes, and found a way to keep the paper in print throughout the year. The year 2025 brought challenges both exciting and exhausting. Putting together a…
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Vol. 139 No. 19 2025 11 05 To access this post, you must purchase Full Access.
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As the Herald ramps up for CyberSecurity Week we will be bringing you many cyber aware resources. If you watch only one online-safety video this October, make it “A Message From Ella.” In the spot, an AI-generated future version of a child sits her parents down and asks a hard question: why did you share…
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