Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Thursday, Feb. 10 that a crowdfunded Colorado mask company will offer refunds to Coloradans who supported its crowdfunding campaigns to develop a product that would eliminate 99% of pathogens to protect customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and then neglected to honor its satisfaction guarantee when customers later requested refunds.
The Colorado Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with the Division of Fire Prevention and Control will be conducting prescribed burning operations at Trinidad Lake State Park this winter. Burning operations will occur as weather conditions permit, and will consist of a few slash piles.
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Human Services is celebrating Feb. 1 as National Energy Assistance Day. All poten tially eligible Coloradans are encouraged to apply for Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), a federally funded program that helps eligible Coloradans pay a portion of their winter home heating costs.
A local Facebook news page publisher died of natural causes Friday, Feb. 11 at the age of 72.
The development of Fishers Peak State Park is expected to create some 70 miles of trails in the newly created state park, but some locals are looking to have another stretch of trail added to the master plan before its finalization — a trail to connect Trinidad to the face of the park, which they say was supported in a 2015 plan created by the City of Trinidad.
An 81-year-old man went missing Friday, Feb. 11 local law enforcement said in press releases received over the weekend.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region will receive approximately $85 million to recover and restore national forests, watersheds and communities impacted by 2020 and 2021 wildfires.
GREELEY — The Colorado Livestock Association (CLA) announced Zachary Riley as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 7, 2022. He will replace long-time leader Bill Hammerich. Riley is well versed in the legislative and regulatory issues related to Colorado animal agriculture. He has also been involved with industry efforts on health care, climate, energy, transportation and labor.
The Culebra Range Community Coalition said earlier this month that for the 11th consecutive year it is offering students four-year scholarships to local students attending college to study “any field that can benefit the natural environment.”
Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department said that while regional-incidence rates appear to be on the decline, they are still “extremely high” relative to historical averages. Between December 26 and February 2 incidence rates in the bicounty region fluctuated between 126.4 cases per 100,000 on December 26 and 1,469.7 per 100,000 people at its peak on January 18, according to data shared by the bicounty health department.