las animas county
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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…
