John Richard Cornay was born September 25, 1936 in Raton, New Mexico to Antonio Cornay and Florentina Cruz. John attended school in Folsom and Des Moines. His high school years were spent at Allison James Boarding School in Santa Fe and Menaul Boarding School in Albuquerque. John was in the…
Posts published in “Day: May 11, 2015”
by Eric MullensTRINIDAD — Law enforcement officials from Trinidad and the state remained silent this week following the Friday, April 24 shooting of an armed man by an unnamed Trinidad Police officer. Todd Jamal Dye, 20, of Colorado Springs, was shot and killed when TPD officers responded to an unauthorized…
by Colette M. Armijo RATON — Twenty-one students from Raton High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society on Thursday April 29. The Historic Schuler Theatre came alive as parents, family members, friends and members of the School Board gathered for the event. During the induction…
by Mary Jo Tesitor TRINIDAD — Saturday was a night of superlatives as members of the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce met at Mt. Carmel’s Primero Cafe to present the 2015 J. Edgar Chenowith Award to the best and brightest of Las Animas County. The 19 individual or family nominees…
World Journal staff report TRINIDAD / DALLAS, TX — Pioneer Natural Resources Company announced Monday, May 4 it will close the company’s Denver office as well as make workforce reductions at its Trinidad field office, as a result of continued weakness in natural gas prices and the recent collapse of…
by Eric Mullens TRINIDAD — A Loveland man has been identified as the pilot killed when a single-engine plane crashed into an open field near the Las Animas County Fairgrounds in Trinidad around 1 pm Thursday, April 30. Gregory Arlen Frank, 53, was the only one aboard the plane…
by Kimberly AdamsTRINIDAD — It is Round II for Spot 420 owner Robert Lucero as he made another go at winning over the good graces of the Trinidad City Council in hopes for their approval of his marijuana business license application package after they denied his initial application attempt two…
by Eric MullensWALSENBURG — It was an historic, if low key moment, when the Walsenburg City Council, sitting as the city’s marijuana licensing authority, voted 6-1 to approve and grant a recreational marijuana retail and cultivation license to Bud Hut following a public hearing Tuesday night. City attorney Dan Hyatt…
Rita B. Tafoya, 94 years old, died Wednesday April 22, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM after a long illness, with her family by her side. Rita was born March 5, 1921 in Mora, NM. She was preceded in death by her parents and 7 children. Rita is survived by her children…