Tag: bent county
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Cotton in CO? Southeast farmers test if crop has potential to take hold
BENT COUNTY — It’s easy to spot Caleb Wertz’s fields along the farmland east of Las Animas. About half of the Wertz family’s land is growing corn but the other half is filled with scraggly, foot-high plants dotted with soft white bulbs. Bulbs as soft as cotton. The Cotton Belt has never reached into Colorado before. But with…
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Bent County inmate attacks deputy, escapes custody for 4 days
A Bent County inmate who escaped custody on Thursday was on the run for four days before he was arrested about 100 miles away, law enforcement officials told Gazette news partner KOAA. Ronald Caillier was taken into custody at a hospital in Raton, N.M., four days after attacking a Bent County deputy while at the…
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Wildfire burns at Colorado wildlife area, evacuation lifted
A fire burning Friday on the John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area is now 80% contained. The Bent County Sheriff’s Office says the fire is between 3,000 to 4,000 acres. An evacuation for Fort Lyon has been lifted. Smoke could be seen for miles starting Friday afternoon. The fire area is south of Fort Lyon…