Trinidad city leadership wants consequences for the woman accused of macing a crowd at the city’s Independence Day firework display and said that it intends to have a discussion with the Third Judicial District Attorney about the matter.
Fort Carson firefighters partnered with multiple-agency fire-fighters to extinguish a large wildland fire at the post’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) June 17-24. The blaze, started by a lightning strike early on June 17, doubled in size by the next day and occurred in such a remote area of the training site that fire engines were incapable of reaching it, according to Peter Wolf, assistant fire chief of operations at PCMS and the incident commander for the wildfire, dubbed The Black Hills Fire.
The Trinidad Police Department responded to some 338 incidents between Thursday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 6, including firework calls, accidents and menacing. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office call logs were not obtained before deadline.
The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office is expanding its family, with the addition of a search dog. The sheriff’s office acquired the dog after running a donation campaign to fund the purchase.
On a hot, sunny day, reminiscent of a sauna — some 27 local youth gathered around firetrucks as members of Trinidad Fire Department showed them the different parts and equipment of the truck, how to use the fire hose and what it feels like to wear the equipment.
The First National Bank in Trinidad is holding its 22nd annual “School Support Drive.” Many students start school without the necessary supplies to participate in class. There are 11 schools in Las Animas County that will receive support, and the need this year is greater than ever, according to the bank.
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sen, John Hickenlooper and Sen. Tina Smith, members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to address the burgeoning contrast media shortage caused by supply chain issues.
DENVER — The Secretary of State’s Office will adopt new rules following a May 24 public rulemaking hearing conducted with in-person and virtual attendance. The rules are necessary to implement House Bills 21-1011 (multilingual ballot access for voters) and 21-1071 (ranked choice voting in nonpartisan elections); a reorganization and re-adoption of current election security rules; and permanent adoption of voting system security rules that were temporarily adopted on February 10, 2022.
Today’s Quote “If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~Will Rogers —THIS WEEK —TRINIDAD TROLLEY Departs the Colorado Welcome Center at 309 Nevada Ave. Hours are 10 a.m.
Purgatoire River Call as of: 07/05/2022. Lewelling & McCormick Ditch: Priority #19, Appropriation Date: 06/01/1865.