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SPRINGFIELD, CO – When Plainsman Herald owner and publisher Kent Brooks announced last summer that the paper would be shutting down, he never imagined that reversing that decision would turn into a national conversation. Yet, this week, Brooks will take the stage February 20, 2025 at the Knight Media Forum 2025 (KMF25) in Miami, Florida…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released on February 11, 2025, provides key updates on U.S. and global agricultural markets, with shifts in wheat, corn, rice, and livestock sectors shaping the year’s economic outlook. Wheat: Increased Domestic Use Lowers U.S. Ending Stocks 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…
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We have all heard the cry: “Two Buttes is Running!” or “Bear Creek is Running!” When I was a young boy I often wondered how such a little creek in my own neighborhood (Bear Creek) could occasionally usher so much water. At the time, I was not aware of the tremendous infrastructure that produced…
