By Eric MullensWALSENBURG — After a delay of nearly one hour, the Walsenburg City Council got down to business Tuesday night when the fifth member of the group arrived making an official quorum available for the session. City council adopted three ordinances this week on first reading, including Ordinance 1067…
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by Sherry Goodyear SPRINGER — The Springer Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 10, and discussed upcoming events: the Colfax County Fair, monthly community yard sales, the summer concert series, plans for the Fourth of July, and plans for a farmers market. The Colfax County Fair…
by Sherry Goodyear SPRINGER — After the June 10th Springer Chamber of Commerce regular monthly meeting, they took time to honor a local business, and recognized 4T’s Transport Pilot Service for 12 years of being in business. The business, owned and operated by Lori (mom), Timm (son), and Apaches…
by Joe TarabinoTRINIDAD — The new manager of the Colorado Welcome Center, Barbara Howard, brings a diverse background and exciting perspective to a complex position. It requires careful juggling of city and regional interests with the requirements of the state, which funds the position with grant monies and defines the…
by Colette M. Armijo RATON — It’s celebration time at Raton’s Tiger Stadium where preparations are being made for the 14th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Fifteen teams are lined up for a fun-filled overnight event which will begin on Friday, June 26 and end in the…
WALSENBURG — The City of Walsenburg and Walsenburg Downtown Revitalization Committee (WDRC), through a collaborative partnership, have received notification from the Gates Family Foundation and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) that funding requests for the construction of Miners Plaza have been approved. The DOLA grant opportunity is through…
staff reportTRINIDAD — Pioneer Natural Resources, which laid off over 100 employees last month, announced last week they would be putting a block of 640,000 net acres of mineral rights up for sale. On June 1, Pioneer had sold its Eagle Ford shale business to Enterprise Products Partners for $2.15…
by Brian OrrWALSENBURG — Huerfano County Commissioner Max Vezzani, who last month proposed stricter conditions on condition use permits for marijuana production facilities, on Tuesday proposed placing a moratorium on any new conditional use permits for this industry for 18 months. “This is a new industry, and it’s pretty divisive…
Taos, NM – The New Mexico State Police is actively engaged in and monitoring a coordinated search and rescue mission for missing person Walter Scheib. This mission is ongoing and involves numerous agencies and resources. On Saturday, June 13, 2015, Mr. Scheib reportedly went hiking near the Taos, NM area. Mr. Scheib…
They stitch with care the squares, the triangles, the pieces of material. Stitch by stitch a small shape takes on a bigger shape and soon the gifted hands of these ladies have stitched together a quilt. A quilt that will warm a cold soldiers heart and body as he under…