Trinidad schools will see two less faces in the hallways with the retirement of two longtime employees. Kim Ruscetti, who served as an administrative assistant, and Fred Vasquez, who served as a custodian, were both recognized for their service by the Trinidad School District No.
October marks the start of the financial aid application season and one of the most important periods in determining whether a high school student will head to college. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), whose application period began Oct.
Teacher vacancies and hiring headaches are a fact of life in many Colorado school districts these days. A Denver-based nonprofit hopes to relieve some of those pressures by expanding its alternative licensure program and contracting new teachers to stay in their districts for three years.
The Colorado General Assembly’s Interim Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee recommended two bills for consideration next session, which will begin in January 2023, at its third and final meeting on Sept. 22.
Fire personnel across Las Animas County responded to a structure fire in the eastern portion of the county last week, officials reported. Hoehne Fire Protection District, Trinidad Fire Department, Pinion Canyon Fire Department, Fishers Peak Fire Department, Spanish Peak-Bon Carbo Fire Department, Trinidad Ambulance District, Las Animas County Road & Bridge Department and the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department all responded to an airplane hangar on fire, according to police and fire officials.
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced last week that Las Animas County could receive $968,460 this year and next through the American Rescue Plan Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund.
Although it appeared county GOP candidates would be outright declining interviews with a local television channel, Las Animas County Republican Party Chairman H.L. Bowman confirmed that he did not outright tell candidates to decline interviews, and that the issue came down to timing.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (DN. M.) is notifying New Mexico veterans that on October 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs will expand and extend eligibility for VA health care for certain Veterans of the Vietnam War, Gulf Wars and post-9/11 era under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act.
DENVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are seeking public feedback on a Workplan to implement a memorandum of understanding signed on March 8, 2022, which advances environmental justice through enforcement and compliance assurance.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send text and email reminders to Coloradans aged 65 and older whose records in the Colorado Immunization Information System show they may be due for an omicron dose of COVID- 19 vaccine.