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🌱 How Trinidad’s tight tourism budget collides with looming multimillion-dollar water costs

Cheers Trinidad! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Trinidad’s tight tourism budget collides with looming multimillion-dollar water costs
  • What investigators know after a missing Trinidad woman was found deceased
  • How three Trinidad neighbors earned the city’s top community service honor

Also on today's calendar: A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Strong winds; mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 22 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 59, low: 34.
  • Sunday: Becoming windier and warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Trinidad counts tourism dollars while water costs loom larger (worldjournalnewspaper.com) — Trinidad City Council is rethinking how it spends lodging tax dollars as tourism revenue softens, even while local arts groups seek more support. At the same time, the city faces a costly future replacement of the Southside water tank, approves a new water lease under drought limits, and advances park, trail, and accessibility projects that will shape daily life here.
   

2. Trinidad woman found deceased after nearly year-long disappearance (worldjournalnewspaper.com) — A Trinidad woman who had been missing for nearly a year has been found deceased west of Simpson’s Rest, with identification confirmed by the Las Animas County Coroner. Authorities say foul play is not suspected, and an autopsy is pending as her family prepares services in Ignacio after months of searching and community concern.
   

3. Leuszler, Romeros named 2026 Chenoweth Award recipients (worldjournalnewspaper.com) — Longtime Trinidad community leaders Marilyn Leuszler and Yolanda and Mike Romero have been named co-recipients of the 2026 Chenoweth Award for decades of service to local arts, labor, and business. From securing Creative District status and Space to Create to founding the Hispanic Chamber and coal miners museum, their work has helped shape Trinidad’s cultural identity and economy.
   

4. Naturally caused wildfire surpasses 1,000 acres near Colorado-New Mexico border, more firefighting resources requested (gazette.com) — A fast-growing wildfire just southeast of Trinidad has burned over 1,000 acres with no containment yet, prompting a disaster declaration and heavy air and ground response. Las Animas County is under strict fire restrictions, Lake Dorothey is closed, and residents are urged to sign up for emergency alerts through the City of Trinidad’s website as more critical fire weather is expected.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Trinidad

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday April 18
  • Book Bandits
    Trinidad Carnegie Public Library, 202 N Animas St, Trinidad
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Trinidad. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Trinidad. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trinidad here.

Ok Trinidad! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Trinidad

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Trinidad

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.