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Vol. 140 No. 20 November 13th, 2026

Tag: Vilas

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Basketball returns from Christmas Break

January 10, 2022

Sports

Tags: Pritchett, springfield, Vilas, walsh

After taking a two week break for Christmas teams returned to the basketball court. This past week there were two games that I was able to attend the Springfield Longhorns facing off against the Cheyenne Wells Tigers, and the South Baca Patriots facing the Walsh Eagles. South Baca Lady Patriots v. Walsh Lady Eagles The…
Sam Konkel: The Writer

January 6, 2022

History, Stories

Tags: baca county, sam konkel, Southeast Colorado, Vilas

Sam Konkel was the editor of one of the two Boston Colorado Newspapers, The Boston World (1886-1889) and later the Springfield Herald /Springfield Democrat Herald (1913-1930). It was in 1918 -1919 during this time in Springfield where he relived and wrote during the stories of his time in Boston, which we used as the foundation…
Baca County’s connection to Thomas Edison

January 4, 2022

History, News

Tags: East Ender, Frank Gammon, Thomas Edison, Town Builder, Vilas

I am often amazed by the historical connections to Baca County which have bubbled to the surface because of our digital world. When I discover a single name on a news clipping I have learned it isn’t always just a name. A single name can lead us down a path to a better understanding of …
Shooting South of Vilas

December 21, 2021

News

Tags: Baca County Sheriff, Shooting, Vilas

Investigation is On-Going On 12-06-21 at approx. 0157 Hours, the Baca County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from a local hospital informing them that there was an approx. 40 year old female in the Emergency Room with a gunshot to the head. Officers from the Springfield Police Department and Deputies from the Baca County…
Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888

May 22, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: Southeast Colorado, springfield, Vilas

PERSONS Stories and Incidents of the Early Day East Enders Before Baca County became a county in the spring of 1889 it was the eastern end of Las Animas county. As spring is upon us, I thought it might be good to look back at the crop prospects in Southeast Colorado in 1888. The following …
Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 5 Part 2- John Havens

April 30, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: 1930s, Dirty Thirties, dust bowl, John Havens, Vilas

As the dust storms increased many of the farm families and a few of the town residents had to pull up stakes and look for greener pastures. As a kid working around the service station I observed first hand family after family load all their belongings into cars and onto pickups and head out to…
Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 10 – John Havens

April 12, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: Baca County History, guest writer, Homsher, John Havens, Vilas

On Saturday afternoons and evenings there was usually a little more activity in Vilas than other times, unless there was a ball game going on out of town. Farmers would come to town and bring their cans of cream to leave at Tony’s Market and to stock up on groceries for the coming…
Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 9 Part 2 – John Havens

April 4, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: guest writer, John Havens, Vilas

Dad and Uncle Tony always looked forward to a reunion at the Boise City Cemetery of the Havens and Snodgrass clan. Then we went from Boise city to Guymon to place flowers on the grave of the 13 year old sister of my Dad’s and Uncle Tony. She had died during the year the…
Growing up Baca County – Chapter 9 Part 1 – John Havens

April 4, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: baca county, John Havens, Vilas

At one time Vilas could boast of a fairly large Hardware and Lumber Yard operated by the Hoarse Retherfords. It was located on the North side of Main Street to the far East. Coming back West was Mr. Wheeler’s Store. I believe there were 2 little houses located to the East side of the…
Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 8 Part 2 – John Havens

April 4, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: John Havens, Konkel, Vilas

In January 1947 I married my high school sweetheart, Marie Konkel, in the Vilas Friends Church. We then moved to Haviland, Kansas where I completed four years of education at Friends Bible College. During the years of my ministry I have served churches in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa, then in 1993 I became Chaplain…

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