Tag: huerfano county
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Appeals court agrees DA can sue Huerfano County sheriff over chronic mishandling of evidence
Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that an elected district attorney was justified in suing the Huerfano County sheriff over persistent problems in evidence handling that compromised numerous prosecutions. Last year, Third Judicial District Attorney Henry Solano obtained a permanent injunction against longtime Sheriff Bruce Newman, in which a trial judge ordered Newman to hand…
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Appeals court overturns orders requiring Huerfano County to better fund DA’s office
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday concluded a trial judge exceeded his authority by ordering Huerfano County to increase funding to the district attorney’s office using the elected DA’s own formula. Henry L. Solano, the district attorney for Las Animas and Huerfano counties, argued Huerfano County commissioners were awarding him less than 50% of what he…
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Old Colorado ski area could change hands again (copy)
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Control of a ski area revival in southern Colorado could shift following a recent decision by Huerfano County commissioners. Two of the three voted to pursue transferring Cuchara Mountain Park back to Cuchara Foundation, which in 2017 purchased the former ski area base that was abandoned at the turn of the century. The foundation then…
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Ownership could change over old ski mountain in southern Colorado
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Control of a ski area revival in southern Colorado could shift following a recent decision by Huerfano County commissioners. Two of the three voted to pursue transferring Cuchara Mountain Park back to Cuchara Foundation, which in 2017 purchased the former ski area base that was abandoned at the turn of the century. The foundation then…
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‘Ski bus’ is back at southern Colorado slopes
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It’s not a chairlift, but instead a much different ride that has returned to Colorado’s ski scene. Nonprofit Panadero Ski Corp. calls it a “ski bus” — an open-air, 22-passenger trailer with long skis instead of wheels pulled uphill by a snowcat. The nonprofit overseeing a ski area revival in Cuchara recently announced selling weekend tickets…