February 2022

LA & Huerfano County residents now have greater access to COVID-19 test kits, masks, after state expands distribution program

Residents in the bi-county region now have increased access to rapid-at-home COVID-19 test kits and protective masks after the state health department expanded its test kit program last week. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced Tuesday, Feb.

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Rio Don Diego Martinez

Remember Me To the living, I am gone To the sorrowful, I will never return To the angry, I was cheated But to the happy, I am at peace And to the faithful, I have never left I cannot speak, but I can listen I cannot be seen, but I can be heard So as you stand upon a shore Gazing at a beautiful sea - Remember me As you look in awe at a mighty Forest and its grand majesty Remember me As you look upon a flower and admire its simplicity - Remember me Remember me in your heart, Your thoughts, and your memories. Of the times we loved, The times we cried, The times we fought, The times we laughed.

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Marie Eralia Armijo

Marie Eralia Armijo , loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great-Great Grandmother, Sister and Aunt passed away on February 18, 2022 at the Trinidad Inn Nursing Home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 97.

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WEATHER WATCH

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind around 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

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City proposes $1M in COVID premium pay expenditures using federal relief funds for 150 essential workers

Trinidad City Council continued its discussion of possible uses for its share of federal coronavirus relief funds at its work session last week, during which time an ordinance to spend up to $1 million on municipal worker premium COVID pay saw support among council.

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RIVER CALL

Purgatoire River Call as of: 02/25/2022. Baca Ditch: Priority #3, Appropriation Date: 11/30/1861.

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THE FINE PRINT

Today’s Quote “Always hope that tomorrow is going to be even better than today.” ~Zig Ziglar ■ COMMUNITY EVENTS —THIS WEEK —EXIT 11 BRIDGE CLOSURE CDOT UPDATE: The deck pour scheduled for March 1-2 at Exit 11 & I-25 has been postponed. The interchange will remain open.

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Relaying information, money in fight against cancer — local Relay for Life team talks about efforts, motivations

Cancer impacts much of the world young and old in one way or another, and a group in the bicounty area supports the fight against cancer by promoting awareness and raising funds. The World Health Organization says that cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide accounting for nearly 1 in 6 deaths in 2020.

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