Officer John Valdez of the Raton Police Officers Assoc. along with former Police Chief Dick Bonahoom’s daughters, Diana Best and Barbara Bonohoom, speak to the crowd at the memorial plaque ceremony on Saturday, October 10th. The Raton Police Officers Association along with a crowd of local citizens, honored former Raton…
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By Pat Veltri Hundreds of white iron crosses, marking the graves of men who died in the mines, fill the Dawson Cemetery. The crosses, most of them bearing death dates of 1913 and 1923, are the only tangible reminders of the coal camp town of Dawson, New Mexico. …
Martin R. Gonzales, of Aguilar, passed away on October 7, 2015 at Parkview Medical Center at the age of 75. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2PM-3PM at the Comi Chapel and Wednesday from 9AM-9:45AM St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Aguilar. Funeral Services are Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at St. Anthony’s Catholic…
New Mexico Department of Game and FishMedia contact: Dan Williams, (505) 476-8004Public contact: (888) 248-6866dan.williams@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, OCT. 8, 2015: Department surveys hunters, anglersabout State Trust Land access SANTA FE – The Department of Game and Fish is conducting an email survey this week asking hunters and anglers…
by Colette Mee Chong-ArmijoRATON — The members of the Raton Professional Business Women and Raton Kiwanis Club are all geared up for their upcoming 21st Annual Walk/Run for Domestic Violence Awareness. The event begins at Ripley Park on Saturday, October 3 at 9 am. Both organizations continue to work tirelessly,…
Colorado heavy weights take aim at making changes in the way ballot initiatives are done start putting together the foundation for changeby Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — The Colorado State Constitution is one of the longest constitutions in the country, a group of Coloradans are putting together a campaign to tackle Colorado’s…
by Dave Santistevan TRINIDAD — When Trinidad comes together, boy do they come together! In September, Trinidad and Las Animas County got together to help one local resident in his battle against cancer. The very first annual “The Kick for the Cure”, was a 12-team double-elimination kickball tournament held at Southside…
by Nancy ChristoffersonCOLORADO/NEW MEXICO — Estafana Bent Hicklin, the subject of this space in the September 3 issue of the World Journal, was the daughter of Charles Bent and Ignacia Jaramillo. The couple had two other children. Estafana also had two half-siblings. Maria Ignacia Jaramillo was born in 1815 to an old…
by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — The Las Animas Board of County Commissioners held back to back meetings on Tuesday, September 29. They first met with Arlene Lopez, the director of the Las Animas County Department of Human Services (DHS), got a first look at the DHS 2016 budget, and learned more…
Election year move by business men puts city council on defensive about Trinidad’s high electric ratesby Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — Steve Bolton and Tom Murphy have proposed the city take some of its marijuana excise tax revenues and use it to reduce electric utility rates for its customers. Trinidad’s electric rates…