las animas county
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Federal judge permits improper burial claims to proceed against Las Animas County coroner
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A federal judge last week permitted some claims related to the improper handling of remains to proceed against the Las Animas County coroner. Sheri Huff of Oklahoma alleged Coroner Dominic Verquer buried her deceased father with other people’s remains without consent from the landowner and in violation of his duty to the next of kin.…
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Judicial branch acknowledges ‘adjustment’ after confusion over judge’s authority
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The state’s Judicial Department acknowledged making modifications in the wake of confusion from litigants and from the Court of Appeals, owing to one chief judge’s decision to designate a judicial officer in southern Colorado as an “acting district judge.” Third Judicial District Chief Judge Leslie J. Gerbracht began assigning Dawn Mann to act as a…
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Drilling setback ballot measure would keep rigs off of most Colorado lands
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About 85 percent of the state and private land in Colorado would be unavailable for surface development by the oil and gas industry if a ballot measure adopting a 2,500-foot setback for new wells from homes and schools is adopted, according to an analysis by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. The analysis was…
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Call Sheriff Jim Casias retired; just don’t call him a politician
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Las Animas County Sheriff and one-time Senate District 35 hopeful Jim Casias is calling it a career. The Trinidad native is retiring in coordination with his 70th birthday, according to a local news report. Journalist Steve Blocks reports for the Chronicle News that Casias is taking leave later this week and officially retiring May 2:…
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Trinidad is booming from pot — but how long will it last?
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A lot of marijuana is being sold in Las Animas County – the most per capita in the state, in fact. According to a recent report from the Colorado Department of Revenue, the county near the New Mexico-Colorado border sold $43.9 million worth of recreational cannabis last year. That’s more than neighboring Pueblo County, which…
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Crowder, Casias vie for Senate District 35 targeted seat
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They’re practical men from a politically moderate district. But the Senate seat they’re battling for is a top partisan prize. Larry Crowder and James Casias are locked in a tight contest for a Senate district seat that may determine the balance of power at the state Capitol. It’s a race charged with ideological power, even…
