by Brian OrrWALSENBURG — Just weeks after imposing a moratorium on new conditional use permits for marijuana grow facilities in Huerfano County, the county commissioners approved two on Tuesday morning- one whose application was in before the moratorium, and the other for strictly private growing. Skyler Walker wants to begin…
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by Debi SporlederCUCHARA — The Cuchara Mountain Ski Resort is now under new ownership, at least, part of it is. QE Ventures, Inc. (Jerry and JoVonne Fitzgerald of La Veta) have acquired the tax deed for the base of the resort. The remainder is still owned, for now, by…
Colfax County – On Saturday, May 16, 2015 around 10:00 a.m., the New Mexico State Police received notice of a crash involving a personal paraglider aircraft. This crash occurred near the Angel Fire Airport in Angel Fire, New Mexico. The investigating officers discovered the paraglider aircraft was operated by Paul Johnson, forty-six…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was a cool bright morning as hundreds of motorcycles rumbled into Raton on their way east to honor those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Once the Run for the Wall motorcycles were fueled the crowd gathered around a trailer where…
The Raton Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new location of the MCMC Auxiliary Thrift Shop on Friday, May 15th at Noon. FM 93.9 KRTN broadcast the ceremony. The new location of the thrift shop is 1180 South 2nd Street in Raton. Business Hours are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays…
By Marty Mayfield Commissioners began their May 12th evening with a budget hearing to establish a preliminary budget to send to the Department of Finance by June 1. The bad news to the budget hearing included a possible drop in gross receipts revenues by as much as 4%. However Kathy Harris…
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…