Student recognition abound during April Trinidad school board session
Trinidad School District No. 1 students filled the TSD1 Board Room Wednesday night with three separate student groups receiving recognition for various reasons.
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Raton taxiway to get facelift with FAA funding
The Raton Municipal Airport plans to reconstruct over 4,000 feet of existing taxiway after receiving funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to support the project. The funding, which will support the reconstruction of 4,500 feet of taxiway, is part of $2.8 million of FAA funding announced in April directed to New Mexico as part of its 2023 Airport Improvement Program grants.
Master of history to assume super position of four national properties
The National Park Service announced it has selected a new superintendent of the High Plains Group of parks in Colorado and New Mexico, including Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, among other local gems.
Body camera shows LASO deputies tasering bystander during 2022 traffic stop, victim plans to file federal civil rights suit against sheriff office
Body camera footage shared with The Chronicle-News shows Las Animas County deputies tasering a bystander of a traffic stop in late-November 2022, and now the victim plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred after LASO Deputy Mikhail Noel conducted a traffic stop in the 2300 block of E.
Despite wet conditions, officials warn Colorado’s “moderate” wildfire season could quickly change
Ahead of a spring storm expected to dump several inches of moisture along the Front Range, the forecast for Colorado’s wildfire season appears “moderate,” though that could quickly change, officials warned Tuesday. The above-average snowpack and spring moisture won’t erase the risk of wildfire come summer, officials said during a presentation Tuesday on this year’s wildfire outlook.
Council revives decorum amendment proposal after city staff develops prelim regs
Trinidad City Council revived a discussion to institute official rules of decorum for its meetings after city staff presented preliminary rules during an April study session. The discussion comes after Trinidad City Attorney Les Downs raised the idea to institute rules during a late-November study session last year, following multiple verbal attacks against Trinidad City Council.
Robin’s Boutique holds clothing drive to support AADA
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and in honor of this the Trinidad Advocates Against Domestic Assault (AADA), along with Robin’s Boutique and Little Rox’s Ice Cream Shop did their part Saturday, April 22, as they held The Spring Clean Drive.
Trinidad kicks off downtown redevelopment planning process, initiative said to be assister of economic development
Trinidad will undergo a development planning process for downtown which a city official said will assist developers and the city with economic development efforts. Trinidad City Council received an overview of the project outline and timetable during a study session Monday, April 24, kicking off the process.
Respect nature, leave young wildlife in the wild
DENVER — As trees and flowers begin to bloom, Colorado’s wildlife is experiencing new life and growth as well. Bears are coming out of their winter dens to find food, and the next generation of young wildlife is being born.
Biden blasts Republicans’ debt ceiling plan
President Joe Biden blasted the Republicans’ recently unveiled spending plan to raise the debt limit and cut spending, calling it “a reckless attempt to extract extreme concessions as a condition for the United States simply paying the bills it has already incurred.”