by Nancy Christofferson HUERFANO — Walsenburg World, Feb. 20, 1906, under the headline “Disaster at Maitland”: “Monday morning there occurred one of the most terrible catastrophes in the history of Huerfano county. By a gas explosion in the Maitland mine at 10 o’clock yesterday morning nearly a score of miners…
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by Sherry Goodyear SPRINGER — Change is blowing through the membership of the Springer Chamber of Commerce. Treasurer Timm Trujillo gave his resignation. Member Louise Portillos will be replacing him. In addition, President Anna Phillips is running unopposed for town council, and has been advised by the town’s lawyer that…
by Sherry Goodyear SPRINGER — Shots rang out in Springer last week, and gossip spread through the town like wild fire: “They’re killing the turkeys! They’re killing the turkeys!” Fortunately, the shots everyone heard were the sounds of net guns being discharged as game and fish department officials attempted to…
by Eric Mullens WALSENBURG — The Walsenburg City Council’s agenda for Tuesday, Feb. 16 showed the proposed Fifth Street vacation as an ordinance for consideration and potential action, however, there was no ordinance presented for the council to act upon. The issue was discussed at length in both the finance…
by Joseph King Located in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo range stands Trinchera (Trench) Peak (13,517 ft.), one of Colorado’s lesser-known 13’ers. When viewing the peak from the east, it’s easy to see how the namesake originated. Dipping into the side of the peak are a main…
(part 1 of 2) by Debi Sporleder HUERFANO — Dani and Scott Lynch, owners of the Cuchara Inn and Wellness Center, hosted the first Right to Try Conference of its kind right here in Huerfano County on February 5-7. The caliber of speakers attending this event was quite a feat,…
by Eric Mullens WALSENBURG — The Walsenburg Police Department has instituted a citizen email information program that should keep local residents aware of police department programs and other information. “ The purpose for this email list is to continue to provide the public with information about the police department, meetings,…
by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — Derek Navarette, Las Animas County Undersheriff, presented the annual sheriff’s report for 2015 to the Las Animas County Commission during the regular meeting February,16, 2016. The report looked at two areas: activities for 2015 and expenditures for 2015. The undersheriff noted part of the expenditures…
by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — Jared Lopez, 26, of Trinidad was arrested on February 12, 2016, for the shooting of Steven Valdez on January 30, 2016, according to a press release from the Trinidad Police Department. On Saturday January 30, 2016, officers observed a white truck disregard a stop sign…
by Bob Kennemer HUERFANO — At a public forum held in Blanca on February 17, citizens learned of a proposed five acre transfer station to be built in Blanca. The single function of this transfer station will be to off load liquid sodium cyanide from rail cars, which will have…