On August 14, 2020, Mary Catherine Sintas, loving wife and mother went to be with the Lord and her Angels. Mary was born June 10, 1950, in Capulin NM to Joe Phil and Eloisa Tafoya. She married her husband Jose Tilio Sintas of 52 years on April 13, 1968, together…
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As with all other county fairs, Colfax County suspended activities for what would have been the 76th Annual Fair this year. However, when the board made the announcement, they also made a commitment that there would be a some sort of a livestock auction for the young people in the county whose…
The Colfax County Fair Association has announced that the 2020 Woman-of-the-Year is Betsy Trujillo Lovato. Born September 1, 1956, Betsy spent her childhood on the Vallejo Ranch west of Miami, New Mexico. She attended school in Springer, graduating in 1974 and then went on to attend Eastern New Mexico University in…
The Silver Spur Cowbelles gives their Man-of-the-Year Award every year during the Colfax County Jr. Livestock Auction and this year the 2020 recognition goes to Larry Lopez. Lopez is a Colfax County native that grew up on French Tract ranching and farming with his family, and graduated from Springer High School in…
A letter from Rhonda M. Epper,| President Trinidad State Junior College Dear Faculty and Staff: This week (Aug. 7) we continued welcoming students back to campus while following our protocol for testing all residence hall students. One student tested positive this week. The student was given the option to isolate…
Margaret (Marge) Atwater passed away on July 27th, 2020 in Raton, New Mexico. She was born June 4th, 1933 in Trinidad, Colorado, to Thomas Edward and Mildred (Shew) Olive. Marge spent her childhood years in southern Colorado and after graduating from high school, Marge attended college in Trinidad where she…
Special to KRTN…San Isabel Electric’s post-Spring Fire rebuild of electric infrastructure in Forbes Park is now 90% complete. The 2018 Spring Fire was the third largest wildfire in Colorado’s history, destroying 108,045 acres. In the Forbes Park and Wagon Creek area alone, 7,500 acres and 404 lots were affected by…
SANTA FE, N.M. – The New Mexico Economic Development Department has announced the recipients of this year’s LEADS grants, as well as three organizations that will split $75,000 for their programs supporting entrepreneurs working from home, Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today. The Local Economic Assistance & Development Support Program…
Grandma Roper always referred to dying as “going your merry way “and her eldest grandchild, Karen Roper Janway went her merry way Friday July 24, 2020. Karen was blessed with a peaceful passing in the comfort of her home. After spending the earlier part of her final week at a…