July 2025

Woman accused of vehicular homicide, following fatal crash on I-25 in Trinidad, receives new hearing 

Inka Jumisko, 29, was back at Las Animas County Courthouse Monday, July 28, for a preliminary hearing, after she was accused of vehicular homicide while under the influence (a class three felony), following a fatal RV crash on May 13 around midnight on I-25 in Trinidad.  

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Amid rural healthcare access uncertainties, Vision Now addresses shortage of eye doctors, brings ‘cutting-edge’ optometry services to Trinidad, La Junta

Since the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of Medicaid reimbursement in low-income areas, rural healthcare services have faced reductions in services, with some even facing closures. For instance, Rocky Mountain Eye Center’s Trinidad location shut its doors in July 2024, with other clinics fighting to avoid a similar fate.

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Rep. Winter presented healthcare advocate award, addresses accusation of ‘pushing’ for Trump administration’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’  

Representative for House District 47, Ty Winter, was presented with the Community Health Center Champion award on Wednesday, July 16, at the Sauld Family Health Center in Trinidad for his legislative work and advocacy to support community health centers. 

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Trinidad Police nab convicted Denver burglar for alleged firearm theft from Aurora Police Department, vehicle thefts out of Pueblo, more  

On the early morning of Friday, July 25, at around 1:30 a.m., officers with the Trinidad Police Department arrested Joshua Stephen Batts, 38, out of Denver, who allegedly had possession of a firearm reported stolen from the Aurora Police Department, a truck reported stolen out of Pueblo, which was pulling a trailer that was reported stolen out of Trinidad.  

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