In the Monday, Jan. 9, edition of The Chronicle-News in the article entitled “Trinidad adjust land code to lay out rules, regulations for customer-generated power” it was reported that the Trinidad Power & Light Department director is Bob Just. The Trinidad Power & Light Department director is Dave Bachicha.
Trinidad Police Department responded to or initiated some 227 incidents between Thursday, Jan. 5, and Wednesday, Jan. 11, including “transient problems,” burglary, theft and hit and run. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office saw 221 incidents between Dec. 29, 2022, and Jan. 11, including numerous traffic stops, accidents, fraud, shoplifting and theft.
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court ruled that defendants must be “reasonably informed” when a plea agreement for multiple offenses could result in additional prison time if they violate probation at any point throughout their probationary period.
As one of her final duties as Colorado’s Third Judicial District’s chief judge, former Chief Judge Leslie J. Gerbracht swore in county elected officials who secured seats during the 2022 General Election, along with three judges.
Colorado has dropped out of the top 10 states for growth in U-Haul’s 2022 report, which ranks the Centennial State No. 11.
rint “We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw EVENTS STARKVILLE The Town of Starkville board meeting is Monday Jan. 16.
Progress, improvement and working hard every day are goals the Trinidad Lady Miners Basketball Team have heading into the second half of the 2022-2023 girls winter sports season. Before the Christmas Break, Trinidad High School (4-3)(0-0) had tough, hard fought wins over Dolores Huerta Prep (2-3) 41-37 and Swallows Charter Academy (0-5) 32-21.
Colorado lawmakers convened Monday for the 2023 legislative session with promises to invest more in public education and address the cost of both college and child care. “For our students, teachers and parents who want higher pay for educators and more resources in their classrooms, your Colorado dream will be our focus,” Speaker of the House Julie McCluskie said at the conclusion of a speech that also pledged to focus on expanding civil rights, protecting clean air and water and advancing affordable housing and health care.
Trinidad Police Department arrested a Trinidad woman on probation for her involvement in a 2018 murder on fresh charges stemming from a domestic violence incident this month. TPD arrested Angel Maria Waln (age 51) in the 400 block of E.
Michael Booth, Tamara Chuang & Joshua Perry The Colorado Sun Colorado’s worst-ever avian flu outbreak has now resulted in nearly 6.4 million poultry deaths and is increasingly crossing over into wild birds and killing bald eagles and other precious raptors in what wildlife watchers call “the stuff of bad dreams.” The mass slaughter of egg-laying flocks has decimated the commercial egg market in the state, with every large producer now affected after a spread of the outbreak in December. Wildlife officials say they are overwhelmed by reports of carcasses in the wild and have limited testing of dead birds in order to concentrate efforts in the most impacted areas.