3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (689+ words) LAS ANIMAS — Nearly $479,000 in projected annual benefits have already been secured this year for Las Animas County veterans through disability claims filed with assistance from the county’s Veteran Service Office, according to an update presented to county commissioners at their…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (640+ words) TRINIDAD — For eight years, Tammy Schuster has delighted in watching an osprey that had taken up residence on a light pole at Trinidad’s Central Park. This summer was particularly special for bird and watcher, as the osprey managed to attract…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (863+ words) ANGEL FIRE — For years, Angel Fire has wrestled with a challenge familiar to many resort communities: finding enough housing for the people who keep the village running. On July 28, village leaders doubled down on what they see as part of…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (789+ words) WALSENBURG — For the second time in as many years, the Walsenburg City Council will once again ask its citizens for a small bump in sales tax to help pay for its police force. At a Tuesday night special meeting, the…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (776+ words) AGUILAR — Even as Aguilar works to bring its water system into compliance with state requirements, trustees acknowledged there’s still a long road ahead. Nearly every major infrastructure update during the Town of Aguilar’s July 28 Board of Trustees meeting centered on…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (676+ words) ANGEL FIRE — One of Angel Fire’s primary municipal wells is no longer producing enough water to serve as a reliable source for the village, prompting officials to declare a Level 2 Blue Flag Water Emergency and ask residents, visitors, and second-home…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (119+ words) “Marking Time” exhibition opening worldjournalnewspaper.com WALSENBURG — Area artist Conor Boynton-Orr began his journey into the art world a decade ago, when he decided to major in art at the University of Denver. He rapidly became proficient in a variety…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (191+ words) Colfax County Sheriff’s Office RATON — The Colfax County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 65-year-old man, who was in custody at the Vigil-Maldonado Detention Center on Saturday August 8, 2026. The Union County resident had been in custody for 276 days…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (901+ words) by William J. Bechaver EARTH — The crescent moon is in the evening sky this week, fresh from its visit to the sun in last week’s total solar eclipse. At the start of the week, we can find it sharing the evening…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (746+ words) WALSENBURG — When it comes to crunching the numbers, accountants – and especially auditors – don’t like ambiguity. When your job is to reconcile receipts and expenditures across the myriad funds that make up even a modest organization’s budget, to be a final…...