Otero County Newspapers
This page contains a listing of all current newspapers in Otero County with contact information. An historical listing of early day newspapers with the dates that they were in operation is also included. No copies of the historic papers are known to be available at any of the local paper offices or libraries.
Current Newspapers
Fowler Tribune
112 E. Cranston Avenue
Fowler, CO 81039
Voice: (719) 263-5311
Website
Obituaries and articles from this newspaper are available at the Fowler Public Library.
La Junta Tribune Democrat
422 Colorado Avenue
P.O. Box 480
La Junta, CO 81050
Voice: (719) 384-4475
Website
Obituaries and articles from this newspaper are available at the Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta.
Rocky Ford Daily Gazette
912 Elm Ave.
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Voice: (719) 254-3351
Obituaries and articles from this newspaper are available at the Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta.
Historic Newspapers
The following information was obtained from the records of City Library in La Junta and the book Guide to Colorado Newspapers 1859-1963, compiled by Donald Oehlerts of Colorado State University, Denver, 1964. W denotes a weekly, D denotes a daily paper.
CHERAW
Cheraw Clarion (w) 1910 - 1915
Cheraw Citizen (w) 1914 - 1915
Cheraw Advertiser (w) 1915 - 1916
Cheraw Herald (w) 1916 - 1924
FOWLER
Fowler Tribune (w) Sep 17, 1897 - Feb 23, 1900
Continued as Fowler News
Colorado Historical Society: Complete
La Junta City Library: Complete
Fowler News (w) Mar 2, 1900 - Dec 1901
Continued as Fowler Tribune
La Junta City Library: Complete
Fowler Tribune (w) Jan 1902 - Present
Colorado Historical Society: Mar 2, 1902 - Dec 28, 1911
Colorado Historical Society: Aug 14, 1942 - Present
La Junta City Library: Jan 1902 - Dec 28, 1911
Fowler Advertiser (w) 1912 - 1926
LA JUNTA
La Junta Tribune (w,sw) 1881 - May 31, 1944
Became a daily paper in 1939
Continued as La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Colorado Historical Society: Jan 1, 1898 - Dec 31, 1917
La Junta City Library: Jan 2, 1892 - May 31, 1944
La Junta Derrick (w) 1887 - 1889
Otero County Democrat (w) 1889 - 1920
Continued as Otero County Democrat-Press (La Junta)
Otero County Eagle (w) Sep 11, 1889 - Jun 27, 1890
Continued as Otero County Republican (La Junta)
Otero County Republican (w) Jul 11, 1890 - Feb 1891
Watermelon (w) 1890 - 1895
La Junta Advertiser (d,w) 1893 - 1894
Continued as La Junta Advertiser-Forum
La Junta Call (d,w) 1893 - 1894
La Junta Forum (sw) 1893 - 1894
Merged with La Junta Advertiser
La Junta Advertiser-Forum (d,w) 1894 - 1895
La Junta Graphic (d,w) 1894 - 1896
La Junta Times (w) 1894 - Dec. 1897
Merged with Rocky Ford Republican
Watermelon (d) 1894 - 1895
Daily Democrat (d) 1896 - May 29, 1944
Merged with La Junta Tribune
Colorado Historical Society: Aug 16, 1897 - Jan 20, 1900
Colorado Historical Society: Aug 1, 1921 - Oct 31, 1925
Colorado Historical Society: Jan 1, 1926 - May 29, 1944
La Junta City Library: Aug 16, 1897 - Mar 14, 1944
Otero County Republican (w) Sep 1901 - 1907
La Junta Free Press (w) 1909 - 1911
Otero County Press (w) 1911 - 1920
Merged with Otero County Democrat (La Junta)
Megaphone (w) 1913 - 1915
Arkansas Valley Empire (w) 1914 - 1915
Otero County Democrat-Press (w) 1920 - 1924
Industrial Review (w) 1922 - 1925
Otero County Star (w) 1922 - 1926
La Junta News (w) 1938 - 1939
La Junta Tribune-Democrat (d) Jun 1, 1944 - Present
Colorado Historical Society: Complete
La Junta City Library: Aug 16, 1944 - Present
Arkansas Valley Journal (w) Feb 1949 - Present
La Junta City Library: Mar 15, 1949 - Present
MANZANOLA
Colorado Fruit Grower (w) 1894 - 1896
Manzanola News (w) 1897 - 1900
Manzanola Sun (w) Mar 1901 - Present
Colorado Historical Society: Apr 24, 1908 - Mar 21, 1919
Colorado Historical Society: Sep 26, 1957 - Sep 27, 1960
Colorado Historical Society: Aug 3, 1961 - Present
La Junta City Library: Apr 24, 1908 - Mar 21, 1919
ROCKY FORD
Rocky Ford Enterprise (sw,w) Jun 1, 1887 - Mar 17, 1950
Colorado Historical Society: Aug 31, 1893 - Dec 29, 1916
Colorado Historical Society: Jan 2, 1942 - Jun 21, 1948
Colorado University: Dec 19, 1941 - Mar 17, 1950
La Junta City Library: Aug 31, 1893 - Mar 17, 1950
Rocky Ford Republican (w) 1888 - 1889
Watermelon (w) 1889 - 1890
Rocky Ford Graphic (w) 1894 - 1895
Rocky Ford Republican (w) Jun 1895 - Dec 30, 1897
Continued as the Times-Republican (Rocky Ford)
Colorado Historical Society: Feb 4, 1897 - Dec 30, 1897
Rocky Ford Tribune (w) Sept 1896 - 1947
Colorado Historical Society: Mar 2, 1900 - Dec 29, 1916
Times-Republican (w) Jan 7, 1898 - Jun 15, 1900
Continued as Rocky Ford Republican
Colorado Historical Society: Complete
Rocky Ford Republican (d) 1899 - 1901
Rocky Ford Republican (w) Jun 22, 1900 - Mar 14, 1901
Continued as Rocky Ford Gazette
Colorado Historical Society: Complete
Rocky Ford Gazette (w) Mar 1901 - Feb 1909
Continued as Rocky Ford Gazette-Topic
Colorado Historical Society: Oct 17, 1901 - Dec 3, 1908
La Junta City Library: Oct 17, 1901 - Feb, 1909
Western Farm Journal (w) 1906 - 1907
Rocky Ford Gazette-Topic (w,d) Mar 6, 1909 - Apr 19, 1954
Became a daily paper in 1935
Continued as Rocky Ford Daily Gazette
Colorado Historical Society: Mar 6, 1909 - Dec 28, 1916
Colorado Historical Society: Mar 20, 1950 - Apr 19, 1954
Colorado University: Feb 16, 1942 - Apr 19, 1954
La Junta City Library: Mar 6, 1909 - Dec 28, 1916
La Junta City Library: Feb 16, 1934 - Apr 19, 1954
Rocky Ford Booster (d) 1932 - 1935
Daily Midget News (d) 1932 - 1935
Rocky Ford Daily Gazette (d) Apr 20, 1954 - Present
Colorado Historical Society: Mar 1, 1964 - Present
La Junta City Library: Apr 20, 1954 - Present
SWINK
Swink Advocate (w) 1909-1922
American Tolerance (w) 1924-1925
TIMPAS
Timpas Times (w) 1921-1923