Park trails and grounds remain open; guided tours to begin on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The National Park Service is working to provide visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, …

60 Years Ago~May 12, 1965 Cynthia Ann Bragg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bragg of Limon has been awarded the senior   Sigma Alpha Iota award and also honorable mention certificates from …

MAY events: 12 – Friendship Circle 13 – Alliance meeting 14– Willing Workers        School   concert – Pulled pork dinner at 5:30. …

Presently the press and almost every news outlet seems obsessed with the economy.   Driven by new tariff policy and shifting numbers every month on inflation, the news certainly provides a …

60 Years Ago~May 6, 1965 Tommy Lee Dotter of Genoa has received an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.   Dotter was appointed by Representative J. Edgar Chenoweth. …

Foot Rub My older sister, Mildred was a "class act" and was the "real deal". I loved her to pieces. She spent her final years in a neat little assisted living facility in Hugo, Colorado, …

           LINING THINGS OUT OK, I’m the biggest violator of todays topic-religiously replacing fishing line. When you talk to fishermen about replacing their …

By Melinda Myers Nothing beats the flavor of fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes. Keep them close at hand by growing one or more in containers on your patio, balcony, or front steps. Any tomato …

By Tracy Stone-Manning Public lands are one of our country’s great equalizers. It doesn’t matter how much money you have—a billionaire and a bus driver both get the same access …

It was like buzzards circling the body. The Jones kid, Randy, was out in the Mule Barn coffee shop parking lot with the hood up on his car. He was staring down into it the way a first-time …

Notice: There is a 24-hour reservation policy at the meal sites and senior centers. To make a reservation please call the Hugo Kitchen at 719-743-2272, Hub Citv Senior Center at 719-775-2721, Phyllis …

By Jacob Carocci, BS | Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate 2025 Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Recent measles outbreaks have been reported in numerous states and …

Colorado State University’s Crops Testing Program is hosting the 2025 Wheat Field Days on June 4th through the 6th and June 10th. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed …

May is a beautiful time of year with songbirds singing, grass greening, and new shiny waxy looking leaves adorn the trees.   Have you been invaded by songbirds yet this spring? We have a healthy …

MAY events: 12 – Friendship Circle 13 – Alliance meeting 14– Willing Workers 15 - Food pantry Community meal at community building, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, …

60 Years Ago~April 29, 1965 Electrician's Mate Second Class Dean Howe, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Howe of Genoa, is participating in air strike operations against Viet Cong and North Viet …

60 Years Ago~May 6, 1965 Announcement was made this week by 3rd district Congressman Frank E. Evans of the appointment of Tommy Lee Dotter of Genoa as a principal to the U. S. Military Academy …

As we continue on into warmer weather, it is an enjoyable process, in my book, to see the planning of summer events.  Whether it is   town board meetings, Hugo Main Street, Downtown …

Banana Streusel Coffee Cake Courtesy of Dave and Stephanie Zwick Batter: 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 teaspoon of baking powder …

It was Palm Sunday 1980.   Shirley and I were vacationing in the Virgin Islands.   Our hotel was about two miles from the church so we set out around sunup to get some exercise on that …