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Santa Fe Trail changes draw Trinidad council debate

TRINIDAD — Nearly $280,000 in additional work on Trinidad’s Santa Fe Trail Multi-Use Path Project won Trinidad City Council approval Nov. 4, but not before a lengthy debate over drainage problems, project planning, and the city’s handling of grant deadlines. This post is only available to members.

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Phelans sell area McDonald’s restaurants, announce retirement

RATON/TRINIDAD/ALAMOSA— Since Labor Day weekend in 2001, Darrel Lee Phelan Sr. and his wife, Gisela T. Phelan, have owned the McDonald’s restaurants serving the area. Recently, the World Journal sat down with Lee to talk about his military career, and during the interview he announced that Phelan Management Services Inc., which owns the McDonald’s restaurants in Trinidad, Alamosa and Raton, has sold the locations to Johney Thiara. Ownership is scheduled to transfer Nov. 16, 2026, and the Phelans also announced their official retirement.

Raton, NM · 1d
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Trinidad’s Main Street Pizzeria Has Fed Southern Colorado Road-Trippers Wood-Fired Pies For Years

Long drives across southern Colorado have a way of ending with one urgent question: where do we eat? In Trinidad, a small town just north of the New Mexico line, plenty of travelers have found the same answer on a brick-lined stretch of Main Street. A wood-fired oven glows near...

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Former Third JudicialDistrict chief judge Jesse Manzanares dies

TRINIDAD — Former Third Judicial District Chief Judge Jesse Manzanares died Oct. 28 at his home in Trinidad. He was 87. This post is only available to members. Already have an account? Sign In. Monthly. $4.99 a month. See each week’s edition first thing on Thursday morning. Access...

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Trinidad welcomes medical equipment lending library

TRINIDAD — Jan Everhart stands in the middle of a basement room at the United Methodist Church in Trinidad, Colorado surrounded by medical equipment like walkers and canes, shower chairs, commodes and even an electric wheelchair. All have been donated for the new durable medical goods lending library that’s being sponsored by the United Methodist Church.

Trinidad, CO · 1d

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The Overlooked Colorado Town Where You Can Still Buy A Home For Under $150,000

Somewhere in southern Colorado, there’s a town that missed the memo about everything getting outrageously expensive. Nobody bothered to tell Walsenburg that home prices across the state were supposed to skyrocket, so it just kept things affordable, almost out of pure stubbornness. While towns closer to the mountains keep...

Walsenburg, CO · 3d

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Post 11 pasta dinner draws strong turnout, raises more than $1,400

TRINIDAD — The Trinidad American Legion Post 11’s first Veterans Pasta Dinner Fundraiser was a big success Saturday, Nov. 7, drawing a larger-than-expected crowd and raising more than $1,400 in community and local veteran donations. Organizers reported more than 160 meals were sold in advance, with well over...

Trinidad, CO · 1d

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From long drives to local care

For families raising children with specialized therapy needs, finding care close to home isn’t always easy—especially in rural communities like Monte Vista. Dr. Mikaila Pence and her team at the Children’s Specialty Clinic of the San Luis Valley are working to change that, bringing specialized care and learning opportunities closer to home and helping local children build skills, confidence, and independence.

Monte Vista, CO · 1d

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TAD budgets for shortfall as ambulance dispute tests spending decisions

TRINIDAD — The Trinidad Ambulance District has millions of dollars in the bank, but that doesn’t mean next year’s bills will take care of themselves. The district’s proposed 2027 budget projects a $169,333 gap between General Fund revenue and spending, putting a familiar question before the board: how to maintain emergency medical services as costs rise and new revenue sources remain uncertain.

Trinidad, CO · 1d

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San Luis Valley Outdoor Report | Nov. 11 Edition

It’s nearly Colorado Gives Day, and the San Luis Valley Great Outdoors is taking advantage of the marketing campaign to run a separate campaign alongside Colorado Gives Day called “Rise Above the Ruts.”. On this episode of the Outdoor Citizen Podcast, we’re joined by Ian Muñoz, the crew...

Alamosa, CO · 1d

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Between Fences: The Mutz family’s legacy in Elizabethtown

RATON — The Mutz family has deep roots in Elizabethtown, where generations of the family were involved in businesses, ranching and the daily life of the Moreno Valley. Much of this history comes from an interview conducted Feb. 22, 2006, by Susan Hronich with Robert Mutz and Jenny Horner Mutz for the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street Between Fences exhibition. Their recollections offer a glimpse into the people, work and changing landscape of the valley.

Raton, NM · 1d