LAS ANIMAS COUNTY — Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc., a wholesale power supplier owned by 44 member electric cooperatives and public power districts, and juwi Inc., a Colorado-based renewable energy company, recently announced a 25-year contract to supply the utility with renewable energy from the planned San Isabel Solar Project to…
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by Chris Huffman and Ken Fletcher TRINIDAD — Jody Jolton was born in Trinidad in June 1935 in the original Mt. San Rafael Hospital to Nat and Evelyn Jolton. Her parents had opened the Jolton’s Ladies and Men’s Ready to Wear Drygoods and Shoe Store in April 1930 in the…
TRINIDAD — The Trinidad Round Up Association chose Herman and Penni Moltrer as the Grand Marshall and Silver Queen for the 2015 Labor Day Parade and they presided over the 105th Annual Labor Day Weekend Rodeo and Festivities. Herman E. Moltrer was born to Ernest and Sarah (Andretta) Moltrer, at…
by Anne Sporleder TRINIDAD — On August 22nd, the Trinidad Round Up Queen contest was held at the beautiful A.R Mitchell Museum in downtown Trinidad. Contestants took part in several portions of the contest which included modeling, giving a speech, taking a written test, personal interview with the judges,…
by Nancy Christofferson BADITO — On September 12, 1865 – almost exactly 150 years ago – a settlement in Huerfano County had its identity changed. The new name chosen was Badito, meaning little ford in Spanish. Its old name, as designated only four months earlier for the post office, was Little…
WALSENBURG — With the new school year underway, the RE-1 Board of Education had a full agenda and got right down to the business of managing the district. The board passed Resolution #9, which cancelled the school board election. There are four at-large positions open, and only four petitions…
by Bill KnowlesHUERFANO — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Tuesday, Aug. 25, announced in a press release that $2 million in temporary funding for the Colorado Family Planning Initiative had been granted by the Colorado Trust. The program is aimed at reducing teen pregnancy and abortion…
by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — On Friday, Sept. 4, the Trinidad City Council failed to pass the second reading of an ordinance to stop the issuance of conditional use permits (CUP), and licenses for the sales of either medical marijuana or recreational marijuana. The motion died for lack of a second.…
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Check…
Sally M. Armijo age 77, of Raton, passed away Monday September 14, 2015 in Fruita, Colorado. She was born June 9, 1938 in Las Vegas, New Mexico the daughter of Benjamin and Eva Quintana-Smith. Sally was a home maker and a member of St. Patrick’s-St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She…