Tag: rocky ford
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Colorado State Patrol investigates fatal crash on U.S. 50 near Rocky Ford; detours in place
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash at U.S. 50 near mile post 370, just east of Rocky Ford. Eastbound 50 is closed with a detour in place. According to State Patrol, the crash involved a passenger vehicle with one occupant and a Colorado Division of Transportation dump truck. According to a press release…
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Rocky Ford melon farmers hopeful to see a ‘comeback’ in this season’s crop
Following a rough farming season in Colorado over the summer of 2023 due to unprecedented rain and hailstorms, Michael Hirakata of Hirakata farms said he hopes his Rocky Ford cantaloupe and watermelon crop will have a better time of it this season. “We’re praying for a comeback,” Hirakata said. “But we have a long way…
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Award-winning documentarian explores Pueblo’s dire agricultural community, set to premiere in Colorado Springs
The water is vanishing. The developers are hungry. And the kids might not want to carry on their family’s farming tradition. The U.S. loses about 2,000 acres of land each day, according to Palmer Land Conservancy, a Colorado Springs nonprofit that works to protect the land. Some of that loss is to the south of…
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Farmers market schedule
Daily • Spencer’s Lawn & Garden Center, 1430 S. Tejon St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays), through November, spencersgardens.com • Smith Family Farm Market, 8310 Blue Gill Drive, Falcon, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., through Oct. 31, rockyfordmelons.com Monday • Mining Museum Farm Stand, 225 North Gate Blvd.,…
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Arrest papers shed light into alleged kidnapping, torture of woman in small Colorado town
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In early July, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced the arrests of seven people in connection with the alleged kidnapping, torture and attempted murder of a Rocky Ford woman. According to arrest papers, the investigation started on Aug. 6, 2017, when authorities were called to…
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Arrest papers shed light into alleged kidnapping, torture of woman in small Colorado town
In early July, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced the arrests of seven people in connection with the alleged kidnapping, torture and attempted murder of a Rocky Ford woman. According to arrest papers, the investigation started on Aug. 6, 2017, when authorities were called to an address off Highway 50 in Rocky Ford on a…