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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen gave lawmakers a deadline Monday: raise the debt ceiling by June 1 or risk a default on U.S.

A former Las Animas County Commissioner has proposed adjusting term limits for the board of county commissioners, while championing the work the county has undertaken under the current board. Jim Montoya, who served as a Las Animas County commissioner for District No.

Trinidad High School students starting next year will have “pathway programs” that are designed to focus student’s life goals, according to a presentation given to the Trinidad School Board of Education.

The plan to send wolf management back to the states took a step forward at the U.S. Capitol last week.

State counts “at-risk” students based on those who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch — changes to that approach could include counting kids enrolled in Medicaid, but the state doesn’t yet have that data by district

Outrider bus services between Trinidad and Pueblo have “exceeded expectations” during the first month or so of service, and free service will be continued through this month, according to regional and state transportation officials. The Bustang Outrider Trinidad to Pueblo route, launched March 27, has seen 124 riders as of April 30, according to South-Central Council of Governments data.

Trinidad will see increased canopy cover over its parks through a city-initiative to add additional trees throughout town. In total, the city will plant six trees: one at Los Nino’s Park, three at Central Park and two at Kit Carson Park.

In a mad scramble to verify a map that will be used to determine Colorado’s share of federal broadband funding, state officials trying to meet a Jan. 13 deadline made nearly 15,000 challenges in three weeks.