Tag: San Miguel County
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San Miguel County judge intends to resign as discipline authorities seek alternate resolution
A San Miguel County judge and the Colorado Commission on Judicial Discipline informed a disciplinary panel last week that new information about the judge’s health has come to light suggesting further proceedings may not be appropriate, and the judge will instead resign from the bench. The Colorado Supreme Court suspended County Court Judge Sean K.…
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Panel member ejected from one judge’s discipline case, as second judge challenges protocols in his proceeding
One member of a panel adjudicating the misconduct allegations against a county court judge has been replaced due to her alleged non-responsiveness, at the same time a different county court judge is objecting to the intended protocols in his own disciplinary case. Following voters’ passage of constitutional Amendment H in November 2024, adjudication of serious…
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Camper trailer found fully engulfed in flames in remote Colorado
Editor’s Note: The headline of this piece has been tweaked for better clarity. The ‘camper’ referred to in the press release on the matter is a ‘camper trailer,’ not an individual, as is further detailed in the text of the piece below. On November 11, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fire…
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Bustang driver injured in crash in San Miguel County
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The driver of a Bustang passenger bus was hospitalized Wednesday after a crash in San Miguel County, on the Western Slope, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. The bus tipped on its side around 4:30 p.m. while navigating a right curve on Colorado 62 near mile marker 2, east of Placerville.…
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Appeals court upholds convictions for religious group’s killing of 2 girls
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Ashford Nathaniel Archer argued to the state’s second-highest court that there was insufficient evidence he committed child abuse resulting in death, stemming from his religious group’s 2017 killing of two girls in San Miguel County. The Court of Appeals disagreed last week, finding Archer was aware of the group’s overall decisions that led up to…
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Blue state, Red state: Colorado, Wyoming have twin COVID-19 outbreaks
WHEATLAND, Wyo. — Brandon Graves said COVID-19 arrived in Wheatland the way new movies do in this High Plains farming town: Months after hitting the big cities and without much fanfare. “It kind of trickled in and it never really exploded here,” said Graves, a lifelong resident and mayor of the town of about 3,500,…
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Man rescued after falling at least 2,000 feet in San Miguel County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 37-year-old New Mexico man was rescued Tuesday afternoon after falling while skiing on the north face of Wilson Peak. According to the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office, the man and a friend were skiing…