March 2023

Colorado attorney general pressures Kia, Hyundai to improve vehicle security

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is among 23 attorneys general who are pressing auto manufacturers Kia and Hyundai to improve the security of their vehicles from auto thefts. The group of attorneys general sent a letter on Monday to officials for the companies, citing consumer harm from high rates of thefts among Kia and Hyundai vehicles.

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E-Bike business to set up shop in Capitol Hill if zoning amendment passes

An E-bike rental shop is projected to set up shop in Capitol Hill, but Trinidad City Council must first approve a zoning classification change request filed by the land owners. Trinidad City Council gave its first approval of the zoning change Tuesday, March 21, and set a public hearing for the matter for Tuesday, April 4, at 6 p.m.

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River C

Purgatoire River Call as of: 03/27/2023 Johns Flood Ditch: Priority #5, Appropriation Date: 03/20/1862 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 0 AF Inflow 28.58 AF - 14.41 CFS Evaporation 6.58 AF Content 23,499 Elevation 6,187.47 Precipitation 0 Downstream Call: Ninemile Canal; Appropriation Date: 05/10/1887. Jeff Montoya, Water Commissioner Colorado Division of Water Div.

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JOANN VIRGINIA LOCHARD

Joann Virginia Lochard, 91, died Mar. 17, 2023. A visitation will be held on Friday, Mar. 31, 2023, from 10 a.m. to noon at Mullare-Murphy Funeral Home. A funeral mass will follow the visitation at 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Burial will follow at the Trinidad Catholic Cemetery. Complete obituary will follow.

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Bustang expands to include Trinidad to Pueblo route

Las Animas County residents have additional options for travelling within Colorado with the expansion of the Colorado Department of Transportation Bustang Outrider service, which will be operated through the South-Central Council of Governments. The expanded service will provide riders ride-share transportation fromTrinidadtoPueblo,along with stops in Aguilar, Walsenburg and Colorado City.

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MANUEL L BUENO

Manuel L. Bueno passed peacefully in his home at the age of 92 on March 20, 2023. He was surrounded by his loving wife Vera Lillian Bueno and their 5 children. The family requests that you kindly respect their privacy during this time. Celebration of life services and interment will be held at a later date and community will be invited. For further information please go to Comifuneralhome.net

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