by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — Declaring that living in Las Animas County shouldn’t be a death sentence, Trinidad Ambulance District Chief Dan Moynihan faced a county commission trying to understand why it is difficult to get EMS to respond to E911 calls in some parts of eastern Las Animas County.…
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by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office is still looking over the 2015 budgetary overspend the county contends could reach between $100,000 to $150,000 before the accounting is finalized. However Las Animas County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant Reynaldo Santistevan, speaking for the sheriff’s office, said he doubted…
by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — The Trinidad City Council, during a regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 2, voted 7-0 to approve the plat allowing Phil Long Toyota to begin building a downtown dealership to be located along Cedar Street between Commercial and Chestnut. Several citizens addressed the move to locate the…
by Nancy Christofferson LAS ANIMAS COUNTY — On Feb. 9, 1866, almost exactly 150 years ago, the legislature of Colorado Territory finalized the creation of Las Animas County with Trinidad as its seat. The estimated people population was between 2,000 and 2,500, and that of cattle was 20,000 and sheep, 87,000. Las…
by Brian Orr WALSENBURG — The organizers of the Sonic Bloom festival made good on their promise to return to Huerfano County, by applying for a special use application for their festival to be held June 16 through the 20th. David Bobian of the Huerfano Land Use Department, who presented…
by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — Historic Commercial Street in downtown Trinidad has finally reopened, to the relief of business owners who have storefronts along the street. Workcrews turned up some surprising finds under the road, including a sewer line no one knew was there. Inclement weather and the replacement of…
by Eric Mullens LA VETA — A probation department home visit at a residence on Francisco Street in La Veta this month has led to the arrest of a man and woman on felony drug charges. La Veta Marshal Harold Willburn told the World Journal this week, the case actually…
by Eric Mullens WALSENBURG — With a very light agenda before them, the Walsenburg City Council Tuesday night had plenty of time to talk about recent meetings and the status of future projects. One of the items mentioned, was the very recent passing of Gerald Sandoval, a city employee with…
by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — Trinidad Police are investigating a shooting that has left one man in critical but stable condition, and police wondering what happened. On Saturday, Jan. 30, a white truck was seen running a stop sign at the corner of Beech and Main around 2:30 p.m. by…
By Pat Veltri Along with its abundance of flora and fauna, and its varied opportunities for outdoor recreation, Sugarite Canyon State Park, eight miles northeast of Raton, features a historic early twentieth century coal mining camp. Many visible remains of the once thriving coal camp can still be…