by Nancy ChristoffersonSTONEWALL — The valley of the stone wall is aptly named, but it easily could have been named Russellville or Storzburgh or perhaps Valle de Purgatorio. In fact, in the early 1870s, it was known as St. John’s Valley, or Valle de San Juan, in honor of the…
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by Eric MullensWALSENBURG — One year and two days after her arrest for child abuse resulting in death, Marissa Jackson broke down in district court Wednesday morning leaving a plea bargain on the table for at least the next two weeks. The case was called for formal arraignment of the…
by Sally Jane RuybalidTRINIDAD — When children at this popular playground in Trinidad shout from the top that they’re coming on down, they sure didn’t mean the actual tube slide. Unfortunately, this scenario had become all too true for the unique playground situated in Cimino Park located near the downtown of Trinidad.…
by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — With a 6-0 vote the Trinidad City Council created a unique type of permit allowing for wine tasting in the city. “This is in essence a manufacturers’ wine tasting license,” said City Attorney Les Downs. The permit was filed by Craig Stevens and his wife Della,…
Commissioners agree to try new County Clerk and Recorder hours by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — The number of items handled by the commissioners at their regular commission meeting Tuesday, Aug. 4 made it an eventful meeting. The Las Animas County Clerk and Recorderʼs office is changing its hours of operation. It…
by Ruth OrrWALSENBURG — The Family Resource Center in Walsenburg is a shining example of what a resource center can and should be. Unique among Colorado’s family resource centers, the Walsenburg center recently attracted the attention of the state for its comprehensive and coordinated program. About eighteen months ago, the Family Center Director…
by Eric MullensWALSENBURG — Following a short public hearing Tuesday night in which no objections were filed, the Walsenburg City Council voted unanimously to approve a zoning change that will allow development of a tiny homes community on the old football field located behind the Spanish Peaks Public Library. Rod…
Russell Marcy Academy Principal Kim Sanchez came by This That and The Other Wednesday morning and gave Billy D a look see at the school bus drop off and pick up routes around the school. Printable PDF of the above Bus Dropoff Pickup Routes
The rain fell in Raton causing some minor flooding through out town aside from a couple of power outages in town no major damage was reported. Amounts KRTN on State Street 1.90 Raton Crews Field Airport .05″ Rio Grande and Fourth 1.59″ TSJC in Trinidad .14″ Perry Stokes Airport Trinindad…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners heard from Alfred Sintas about traffic on east 10th Street before moving through the short agenda Tuesday evening. Sintas was complaining about the traffic on east 10th Street that has been diverted off of Clayton Road or the interstate and the…