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rint PUBLIC SERVICE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE Join Zion’s Lutheran Church for a traditional candlelight Christmas Eve service at 11 p.m. 510 Pine St., Trinidad.
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all Purgatoire River Call as of: 11/29/2022 Lewelling & McCormick Ditch: Priority No. 13, appropriation Date: 01/01/1864 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 31.95 AF Inflow 63.40 AF - 31.97 CFS Evaporation 4.45 AF Content 20,156 AF Elevation 6,182.79 Precipitation 0 Downstream Call: Ninemile Canal.
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Monday: Sunny, with a high near 48. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Race between Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch was most expensive Colorado congressional contest per vote cast
More money was spent per vote in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District than in any other federal race in the state this year. Rep.
CDOT expects bridge repairs complete by early 2023
Crews started roadwork this month on bridge repairs at three locations in Bent, Otero and Las Animas counties to improve bridge integrity, with work expected to be complete by early-2023, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Coroner identifies fatal train crash victim
The Las Animas County Coroner’s Office identified the victim of a fatal Amtrak crash as 79-year-old Terry Frese of Sterling. Frese died Dec.
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Heinrich, Luján urge USDA to address western drought
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) are part of a group of fourteen bipartisan senators who have sent a letter urging the United States Department of Agriculture to support Western farmers and ranchers to conserve water, improve water infrastructure and efficiency, protect lands at risk of erosion, and provide technical assistance for growers in regions affected by drought. The senators also urge USDA to better extend resources and develop tailored solutions through its existing programs to help Western growers address dire drought conditions and respond to increasingly disruptive climate impacts.
Bennet, Hickenlooper, bipartisan colleagues urge expansion of highspeed internet access in rural areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in a letter to the secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce about the importance of expediting the federal permitting process and highlighting the need to expand high-speed internet access in rural communities.
Red Flag laws work, but they have to be used
When Colorado passed its Red Flag law, called “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” in 2019, El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder announced his opposition: “I am exploring all legal options and am vigorously challenging the constitutionality of this law.”