Rose C. Mestas, 92 of Trinidad, CO died on March 6, 2023, surrounded by family. Born on February 24, 1931, in Tioga, CO to Celedon and Ruby Vigil, she was the third of 8 children. Rose was a tomboy and loved spending time outdoors with her dad and the animals and enjoyed…
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Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue went into the NM Class A girls semifinal game at the Rio Rancho Events Center with a 17 game win streak and the Blue defense ground a potent Animas offense to a halt in both the second and fourth periods, to earn a 55 – 39 win…
The Springer Lady Red Devils played toe-to-toe with Melrose for all but three minutes in the second quarter and that was long enough for the Lady Buffaloes to change defenses and go on a 14 -0 run to eventually tough out a 44-33 win over #8 seed Springer in the…
The Des Moines Boys Basketball team was not supposed to make it to the 2023 NM State Quarterfinals, but nobody told the Demons and coach Ben Doherty. They upset Cimarron in the first round of 16 and were playing loose in their game at Bernalillo against #2 seed Ft Sumner/House…
#2 seed Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue used a tenacious defense and solid play in the paint to pull away in the second period and the rest of the way for a 57 – 36 victory to give them a seat in the NM Class A Semifinals. The game featured the last…
The Springer Lady Red Devils broke open a close game in the third quarter and then held off a fourth quarter surge by Logan to catapult them into the Class A quarterfinals with a heart-stopping 54 – 53 win during the Friday, March 4 opening round of 16. Seeded #8…
It was appropriate that the Kindess Krew Club from Raton Intermediate School was at the Raton City Commission meeting on Valentines night to receive a proclamation for Random Acts of Kindness week. A packed house of students and teachers were in attendance at Tuesday nights regular Raton City Commission meeting…
From the office of Monte Gore, Colfax County Manager New Mexico Office of the State Auditor (“OSA”), a state agency tasked with conducting special audits and examinations related to allegations of governmental fraud, waste, and abuse, publicly approved its Forensic Audit Report on February 7, 2023, regarding the former County…
Robert Lloyd Stuart, 77, born June 2, 1945, in Albuquerque, NM. Passed away on Sunday January 22, 2023, peacefully in his home in Raton NM surrounded by family. Robert attended and graduated from Raton High School where he played football and upon graduation, he attended Adams State University in Alamosa,…
Charles “Chuck” Leroy Phelps January 12, 1966 — January 21, 2023 Charles “Chuck” Leroy Phelps, age 57, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on January 21, 2023. Chuck was born on January 12, 1966 to Charles Sr. and Judy Phelps of Springer, NM. Chuck graduated from Springer…