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all Purgatoire River Call as of: 10/25/2022. Lewelling & McCormick Ditch: Priority #13, Appropriation Date: 01/01/1864.
October 2022
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atch Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
LA County projects to spend less than 2022 next year as revenues increase
Las Animas County has proposed a 2023 budget totaling some $60 million, a 1.3% decrease from the 2022 adopted budget. The county projects fiscal year 2023 revenues to be $65,607,709, a 6.5% increase from 2022 projections, according to the proposed budget.
The Fine Print
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting, and autumn a mosaic.” ~Stanley Horowitz THIS WEEK PACT ACT INFO SESSION WEDS. OCT.
County GOP chairman levies ethics complaint against Trinidad mayor
Trinidad Mayor Phil Rico is facing his third ethics violation allegation since 2018. Las Animas County GOP Chairman H.L.
USDA to hold resource fair for northern New Mexico fire victims this Saturday in Mora
Victims of the Hermits Peak / Calf Canyon Fire and the Cooks Peak Fire are invited to attend a resource fair to learn more about resources for recovery through the federal government. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a community resource fair Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mora High School Atrium (10 Ranger Road, Mora, New Mexico 87736). “The resource fair will give residents affected by the Calf Canyon / Hermits Peak Forest Fire (and the Cook’s Peak Forest Fire) an opportunity to talk to USDA staff members oneon- one on how to apply for funding to help them recover from the devastation,” the USDA said in a release.
Colorado sees COVID decline while Las Animas County cases fluctuate — no new deaths reported
Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Las Animas County saw an increase from the beginning of October up until the third week of October, while active cases saw a decline, according to data released by the Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department.
CDC approves COVID-19 omicron vaccines for children as young as five
Children as young as 5 years old will soon be able to get the reformulated COVID-19 omicron vaccine in Colorado. In early October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the use of Pfizer’s omicron dose for people aged 5 years and older, and Moderna’s omicron dose for people aged 6 years and older. The Food and Drug Administration also amended the Emergency Use Authorizations for both vaccines.
More people now eligible to give blood or platelets with the Red Cross
MEDFORD — The American Red Cross now invites those who spent time in the U.K., Ireland or France and have never tried to give blood due to concerns over variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) — related to mad cow disease — to give blood and help save lives. Recently, the U.S.