Archive for April 10th, 2026
Nicasio Silerio – April 12, 1949 – April 10, 2026
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Nicasio Silerio will be held at 1:00PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Rafael Martinez officiating. Visitation for Nicasio will be held from 2:00PM until 7:00PM on Monday, April 13, 2026 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Nicasio was born on April 12, […]
Amid crisis in tiny Colorado community, bill would make it easier to declare towns abandoned
Senate Bill 157 comes in response to collapse of Hartman’s government, imminent collapse of water supply The town of Hartman, Colorado, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) By Sam Tabachnik | stabachnik@denverpost.com | The Denver Post and Seth Klamann | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post A bipartisan pair of Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill this week that […]
Letter to the Editor – “Rural Colorado Deserves Better Than Legislative Abandonment”
To The Editor: Subject: Rural Colorado Deserves Better Than Legislative Abandonment Colorado’s small towns are facing a crisis that no one in state leadership seems willing to name: our statutory system for municipal governance is failing, and instead of fixing it, the state is preparing to abandon the communities caught in that failure. Senate Bill […]
