January 2023

The Trinidad Middle School Science Fair, a time to bolster student’s personal interests and critical thinking skills, made a return this year, the first time since the onset of COVID. About 120 TMS students, in grades sixth, seventh and eighth, explored their scientific abilities, and understanding of the scientific method during the 2023 TMS Science Fair, with projects diving into latent fingerprints, weather, mechanics, egg experiments and boba ball creation, among aisles of others.

It can be hard to start a new high school varsity sports program, especially in a rural school district. So, when Primero Schools said yes to a new high school wrestling program, it was all systems go for their head coach — John Edward Oritz Jr. III — who had been working with the kids the last few years at the junior high level.

Consumer spending fell 0.2% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday. From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index – a closely watched measure of inflation – for December increased 5%.

A new program for Colorado workers who don’t have access to a 401(k) or other retirement plan at their job has officially launched after years in the making. The Colorado SecureSavings program was designed to help nearly 1 million workers with no retirement plan to start one at no cost to the employer.