by Bill Knowles
WALSENBURG — Over 20 Huerfano County ranchers with water interests attended the Huerfano County Water Conservancy District meeting Monday, Jan. 23. They convened to discuss a protest the district will file to block a plan by Two Rivers Water Company that could cause water to be moved out of the county.
GARDNER / FARISTA — The Huerfano County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding the person or persons involved in the killing of 13 horses near Gardner in Huerfano County earlier this month.
The horses were shot and killed and found scattered throughout an area north of Highway 69. Any information on the crime can be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 720-913-STOP (7867).
by Bill Knowles
WALSENBURG — The Huerfano County Commission, during a regular on Wednesday, Jan 25, began looking at preliminary information on a new courthouse for the county. Hearing from Johnson Architect out of Denver, the commissioners were shown a proposed design that would utilize both the second floor and third floor of the Spanish Peaks Library building.
Surfacing also in the discussion was the possibility of adding a second floor and a third floor to the existing Huerfano Law Enforcement building at 5th and Albert Street.
WALSENBURG — The Colorado Council for Economic Education recognized four students from Peakview School and their teacher Bob Barber for their participation and excellence in the Colorado Stock Market Game Competition. First-place state winners include Tlalli Ordaz, Terrel Valdez and Heidi Spone. Courtney Bradsby was awarded a third-place certificate.
by Sandy Hackbarth
LA VETA- Join us – the trustees and staff of the La Veta Public Library – as we celebrate you, the people who have made ours one of the top public libraries in the nation. The Library is hosting an open house on Friday, January 27, from 5 to 8 pm at the 1899 Inn in La Veta to say ‘Thanks’ for believing in, supporting, and, most importantly, using the La Veta Library.
by Eric Mullens
WALSENBURG — A routine jail shakedown on Wednesday, Jan. 11 resulted in the discovery of a jailhouse weapon and prompted officials here to transfer Dylan Stanley Dougherty to the Pueblo County Jail.
While a spokesperson for the Pueblo jail said they could not confirm the transfer, a search of the jail’s website showed Dougherty, 26, was in custody there on a courtesy hold. Huerfano County Sheriff Bruce Newman said Tuesday that Dougherty was transferred to the Pueblo detention facility on Thursday, Jan. 12 as a result of the item found.
by Bill Knowles
WALSENBURG — The Walsenburg City Council reviewed a request for water from Tim Williams and Ray Pfaffenhauser of Huerfano Peaks Sand and Gravel. The water requested would allow them to make a competitive bid for the concrete work needed by Black Hills Energy on the proposed Busch Ranch Wind Farm.
by Bill Knowles
WALSENBURG — Lee Grace Dougherty will face trial on all 29 counts she has been charged with despite attempts by her attorney, Public Defender Patrick McCarville, to have the upcoming trial deal only with events that occurred during and after the time she pointed a gun at Walsenburg Police Chief James Chamberlain.
According to McCarville, that event is the only alleged crime that has any evidentiary support. He also introduced motions seeking to have statements and evidence from the alleged crimes in Florida and Georgia blocked from the trial.
by Bill Knowles
LA VETA — The La Veta school board offered a report of the district’s financial performance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011 during its first regular meeting for 2012.
The report showed that the district’s assets exceeded its liabilities by about $3.7 million. However the district’s 2010/2011 assets were down about $281,000 from the 2009/2010 fiscal year.
by Bill Knowles
WALSENBURG — The Huerfano County Commission held a public hearing this week on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), worth about $300,000.
The grant money, if awarded, will aid Chaé Organics to build a new manufacturing facility just west of Knight’s Inn on U.S. Hwy 160. The company plans to invest $1.5 million in the operation, which will cover any matching fund requirements of the grant.
