By Andrew Carpenter Hunting may be losing popularity nationally, but in the West the number of hunters is climbing. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in 2022 there were 10% fewer …

HOW DO I GET MY BIG GAME ANIMAL HOME If you’re new to hunting, you may not have a clue as to what to do if you shoot an animal five miles back in the mountains. Or maybe you just moved here from …

By Dave Marston Here’s a statistic to be unhappy about: Colorado and Utah host the fifth and sixth most expensive housing markets in the country, according to Bankrate.com. But here’s the …

Summer is over and we could be shoveling snow soon. This last winter of 2022-23 was one for the books with copious snowfall. Winter is hard on our cars. Let’s review things to do to ready our …

To the Editor,  Proposition HH: A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. The 2023 State Ballot Information Booklet, the Blue Book, has arrived in the mailboxes of registered voter households. It states …

To the Editor, Limon Pubic School is high on safety and security of the school.   I quote the Superintendent Mr. McMullen. When asked about the tight security of allowing parents into the …

By Betsy Marston If you’ve ever bought a calendar or coffee table book featuring the grandeur of Colorado’s 14’ers, the stunning color photographs were almost certainly by John …

By Wendy Keefover Grizzly bears in Alaska, called brown bears, that live around the town of Bethel, population 6,325, should have a good life as they don’t interact with many people. But their …

To the Editor: As the former publisher of the Eastern Colorado Plainsman, it is with extreme sadness that I read the news that my old newspaper will probably end after 121 years when it is …

Automotive myths and legends abound. Let’s take a look at a few. Legends first. At the age of 96, Jim Wangers has passed away, and recently, William T. Collins Jr. has passed and John Z. …

To the Editor, As  part of the Independence Day Celebration in Limon, the committee asked Aspen Leaf Assisted Living to conduct a coloring contest for ages 3 thru12.  The contestants were …

To the Editor, I don't know a soul who lives in Karval but I read the Karval News column every week. Shirley Chesterman writes for the newspapers and does a great job!  Everyone should have her …

By Molly Absolon When I was leading groups into the Wyoming wilderness in the 1990s, once we left a trailhead we were on our own. If somebody got hurt, we could walk or carry the injured …

To the Editor, I would like to discuss the sewer issue that no doubt several of us experienced this last significant storm. This has been an issue for many years here in Limon with the city sewer …

By Dana Johnson We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want? That’s what some rock climbers must be thinking. They want to enter designated …

Our day is filled with heat at this time of year. It commands our attention and makes our work harder. As we toil, we daydream not about love or success, but things as mundane as shade and a cool …

To the Editor, As of Friday, May 19, 2023 all residents of Good Samaritan nursing home in Simla have been relocated. They were moved as far west as Delta and as far east as Arkansas. …

Yippee! It’s about Father’s Day, and I‘m going to be home for it. I fly home on Saturday afternoon. I remember once my daughter asked if I was going to be home for my birthday. I sadly had …

The small towns of Paonia and Hotchkiss in western Colorado are seeing fewer tourists this spring. Exceptionally high runoff blew out a culvert on State Highway 133 about seven miles northeast of …

Theoretically, I guess you can backpack year-round. I’ve backpacked from May into September, backpacked into the mountains to hunt September to November and even winter camped in January or …