October 2022
Structure fire near Hoehne on Hwy 160 sparks multi-agency, countywide response
Fire personnel across Las Animas County responded to a structure fire in the eastern portion of the county last week, officials reported. Hoehne Fire Protection District, Trinidad Fire Department, Pinion Canyon Fire Department, Fishers Peak Fire Department, Spanish Peak-Bon Carbo Fire Department, Trinidad Ambulance District, Las Animas County Road & Bridge Department and the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department all responded to an airplane hangar on fire, according to police and fire officials.
Hickenlooper leads Colorado delegation in urging VA to authorize community care for veterans with traumatic brain injuries
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, and Ed Perlmutter, sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough urging the VA to authorize community care for high-risk veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).
Timing appears to be issue with candidate interviews hosted by local TV channel
Although it appeared county GOP candidates would be outright declining interviews with a local television channel, Las Animas County Republican Party Chairman H.L. Bowman confirmed that he did not outright tell candidates to decline interviews, and that the issue came down to timing.
Las Animas County could receive nearly $970K in 2022, 2023 from American Rescue Plan assistance funds
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced last week that Las Animas County could receive $968,460 this year and next through the American Rescue Plan Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund.
Hoehne football breaks losing streak — Kim/Branson volleyball wins four in a row
For most local high school athletic teams, last week was a kind one, with many hardearned wins to be found. Hoehne After having a week to rest and recoup, the Hoehne Farmers varsity football team was back at the grind, traveling to Pueblo to take on the Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions on Saturday, Oct.
The Fine Print
rint THIS WEEK LIBRARY’S OCT. ART WALL The Trinidad Carnegie Public Library will be featuring art works by local photographer Jennifer Oliver this month at the library, 202 N.
Buyer beware: ‘Ironing out’ the facts on vitamins, supplements
The supplement industry is booming, with more than four in five Americans taking vitamins or supplements, according to a recent Harris Poll on behalf of the American Osteopathic Association. Despite their popularity, the FDA doesn’t test the effectiveness, safety or quality of supplements or their ingredients.
CDPHE to send text, email reminders to Coloradans aged 65 and older about new omicron COVID-19 vaccine doses
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send text and email reminders to Coloradans aged 65 and older whose records in the Colorado Immunization Information System show they may be due for an omicron dose of COVID- 19 vaccine.