West Virginia mayor assumes GM role for New Elk, company also onboards new CFO
New Elk Coal Company has a new mayor on staff. Mark Mc-Clure has been the mayor of Danville, West Virginia, for the last 40 years.
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Siblings come home to visit, but not with family members
DEAR ABBY: I have a problem I haven’t seen in your column before. My husband comes from a large family with siblings spread far and wide. We live in the home state and are happy to accommodate his brothers and sisters (families, dogs) when they come home to visit and ask to stay with us.
Post-pandemic telehealth visits remain high for mental health
The use of telehealth has dropped since its peak during the height of the COVID-19 public health emergency, but more Coloradans continue to opt for remote visits, especially for mental health, according to a new report.
Children’s health care overwhelmed by RSV, flu, COVID-19 ‘tripledemic’
AURORA — After three years of a global pandemic, Children’s Hospital Colorado pulmonary nurse Laura Jaramillo thought there might be a lull before the typical start of respiratory illness season. Not this year.
SNAP benefits will reduce after Feb. after passage of 2022 Omnibus nixes emergency allotments
Food assistance benefits will see a reduction in monthly payouts starting after February, state and county officials announced. Coloradans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are expected to see a reduction of about $90 per month, or an average of $360 per month for a family of four, the Colorado Department of Human Services, which facilitates the program, said.
TMS Science Fair bolsters student critical thinking skills, interests, for first time since pandemic
The Trinidad Middle School Science Fair, a time to bolster student’s personal interests and critical thinking skills, made a return this year, the first time since the onset of COVID. About 120 TMS students, in grades sixth, seventh and eighth, explored their scientific abilities, and understanding of the scientific method during the 2023 TMS Science Fair, with projects diving into latent fingerprints, weather, mechanics, egg experiments and boba ball creation, among aisles of others.
December consumer spending declines; recession concerns remain
Consumer spending fell 0.2% in December from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday. From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index – a closely watched measure of inflation – for December increased 5%.
TSD1 board adopts $20.2 M budget, discusses athletic program funding
The Trinidad School District No. 1 Board of Education adopted a $20.2 million budget during its January board meeting.
Miner Invite moves forward with reduced teams due to weather trouble
Snow, sleet, ice nor the cold could keep the Trinidad Miners from hosting the annual John Gagliardi Miner Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday, Jan. 21, at Donnelly Gym — as six teams braved the weather conditions to take the mats.
Primero wrestlers fair well at Gagliardi Invitational
It can be hard to start a new high school varsity sports program, especially in a rural school district. So, when Primero Schools said yes to a new high school wrestling program, it was all systems go for their head coach — John Edward Oritz Jr. III — who had been working with the kids the last few years at the junior high level.