The Clerk and Recorder’s Office announced last week, May 20, during the Las Animas County Board of County Commissioner’s meeting, that they plan to hold a public mock election on the second week of June and order a “large” quantity of ballot drop boxes and voting equipment, which could signal a ramp-up in preparations before the upcoming 2025 election cycle.
Backed by a presentational video with student-athlete testimonials and 100 years of local significance, interim superintendent of Trinidad School District No.1, Olivia Bachicha, took to City Hall on Tuesday, May 20, to ask council for support for their $1.3 million funding effort for track and field renovations.
Staff reportThe Chronicle-News The Jaffa Opera House Foundation is receiving nearly $1.9 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help clean up asbestos at… Login to continue reading Login…
Apishapa Valley Historical Society The Apishapa Valley Heritage Center and Museum will host its 2025 Summer Opening on Saturday, May 31 from 10 a.m. to… Login to continue reading Login…
On Feb. 4, Darlene Garcia, Sergeant Orce Mestas’s surviving sister, was informed that his remains were positively identified, after 74 yrs.
Last week, May 9, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that the company that operates Hometown Pharmacy and Medical on Trinidad’s Main Street, COBigRed, had agreed to pay $250,000 to settle allegations after federal prosecutors accused the Trinidad pharmacy of repeatedly filling illegitimate prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, violating federal drug laws for over six years.
Jill RothenbergUniversity of New Mexico Steve Segura, a third-generation coal miner and native of Raton, N.M., remembers a conversation with his father after he graduated… Login to continue reading Login…
Tara Marshall, the City of Trinidad’s new city manager, took to City Hall on Tuesday, May 6, to give her first-ever city manager report during the city’s regular meeting to provide the community and the council with her goals for her first 30 days for the new job.
First National Bank of Trinidad celebrated it’s 150 year anniversary by inviting people to attend it’s open house, complete with a ribbon cutting, free cupcakes, a free 150th anniversary book, and it’s “Our History in Banking” exhibit, where Chris England poses next displays, and explains how banking has evolved throughout its history.
The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission, ECMC, provided a presentation Tuesday, May 6, during the Las Animas County Board of County Commissioner’s meeting and unveiled the results of a study on natural methane seeps and produced water quality in the Raton Basin.