Dear Abby: Wife’s private photo album makes its way onto the web
Abigail Van BurenDear Abby DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, I asked a close female friend to help me prepare a gift for my husband for… Login to continue reading Login…
July 2025
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Dear Abby: Living options adjusted due to mother’s drinking behavior
Abigail Van BurenDear Abby DEAR ABBY: My soonto- be husband and I are moving back to our hometown in the months prior to our wedding.… Login to continue reading Login…
A Christmas riot and a town divided: Revisiting ‘The Trinidad War’
Tucked in the pages of a 1973 issue of Empire Magazine is a remarkable feature titled The Trinidad War, written by Barron B. Beshoar. It recounts a violent chapter in our town’s early history—one that erupted on Christmas Day, 1867, and reveals the racial fault lines and territorial tensions simmering in the post–Civil War American West.
Digging into History: The Chronicle-News Through the Years
Lisa GloriosoContributor The Chronicle-News Long before social media and instant updates, Trinidad’s newspapers were the main way the community stayed in touch. From labor strikes… Login to continue reading Login…
From the Archives: How Trinidad Built a Community of Care
When we think of Trinidad landmarks, we often picture the brick-paved streets downtown, the grand facade of the Fox West Theatre, or the quiet watchfulness of Simpson’s Rest above town. Yet beyond the historic storefronts and familiar skyline stands one of the community’s most quietly influential institutions: the Trinidad State Nursing Home.
Live-in boyfriend shames woman for being a mother
Abigail Van BurenDear Abby DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced mother of two teenagers. I’ve been seeing my boyfriend, “Sean,” for almost five years, and… Login to continue reading Login…
Dear Abby: Marriage reeling after family’s horrific loss of child in house fire
Abigail Van BurenDear Abby DEAR ABBY: Our house burned down a year ago, and we lost everything. My husband, “Jeff,” tried desperately to get to… Login to continue reading Login…
Rural Colorado braces for impact of proposed LEAP elimination
Joe ZembaLa Junta Tribune-Democrat As temperatures begin to climb across southeastern Colorado, so too does concern among thousands of rural families who rely on the… Login to continue reading Login…
Las Animas man arrested for attempted murder
A Las Animas man is in custody following a weekend shooting in the 700 block of Grand Avenue, according to a press release issued by the Bent County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday.