LAS Animas County OEM

08/03/2022

PRESS RELEASE
Las Animas County residents and visitors: Resolution #22-027 regarding a Stage I Fire Ban within Las Animas County was adopted by the Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. A copy of said resolution can be found on Las Animas County’s website: https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/

Kim Chavez,
Las Animas County
Emergency Manager
8/3/2022

Welcome to Las Animas County founded in 1866 Boasting a population of just under 15,000, Las Animas county is located in the southeastern portion of Colorado. The county takes its name from the Mexican Spanish name of the Purgatoire River, originally called El Río de las Ánimas Perdidas en el Purg...

03/03/2021

**JOB ALERT**

We are currently taking applications for a post certified deputy position, a detention officer position, a full time cook and a part time cook.

How to Apply: Contact the Trinidad Workforce Center for an application and return the application to the Workforce Center. These jobs are open until filled.

You must be registered with the Colorado Workforce Center to apply. Go to www.connectingcolorado.com to register. Call (719) 846-9221 for more information.

If you have any questions or are having issues with the application process, please contact Tracy Gegelman at [email protected] or Sheriff Derek J. Navarette 719-846-2211.

01/29/2021

Colorado will continue to receive a limited supply of the first available vaccines from both Pfizer and Moderna. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) has oversight of the distribution of all COVID-19 vaccine to local communities. CDPHE COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard Prior...

10/08/2020

Las Animas-Huerfano Counties District Health Department, along with local partners and CDPHE, is holding FREE COVID drive-through TESTING THROUGH OCTOBER at the Las Animas County Justice Center.

Las Animas County Justice Center
2309 East Main Street - Trinidad
1 PM to 3 PM
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

ALL residents of Las Animas AND Huerfano Counties who would like or need to get a COVID-19 test should go to the site and be tested. There are no identification or insurance requirements, and the tests are free.

09/29/2020

Thank you all for coming down today to the COVID-19 Community Testing Site. The turnout was amazing, we had 315 people tested today.
If you did not make it down today please come down tomorrow or Wednesday to get your FREE COVID-19 Test. The Community Testing Site is located at the Train Depot, 400 Main Street, Walsenburg. Testing hours are from 9:00am -5:00pm. You can pre-register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdd69_BxaECZhvcTLAoECndv5QFfRmTYbvEmn33Ou0Ecpichg/viewform.
We would like to “THANK” the National Guard, CDPHE, Huerfano Sherriff’s Office, Huerfano County, City of Walsenburg and Town of La Veta for all of the help with the Community Testing Site.

09/23/2020