Wet Mountain Tribune

01/12/2026

Letters: Christmas miracle at Senior Center

With a government shutdown, lost SNAP benefits, and looming medical insurance that will at least double in 2026…. Our Senior Center received another Christmas miracle from our own 4-H angel, Keller Johnson! In July 2021, we started a food pantry at the Senior Center. Everyone brings food they don

01/10/2026

Westcliffe resident announces bid for Colorado Senate District 4

As the 2026 election season gets underway, local Westcliffe resident Jennifer James has announced a bid for Colorado Senate District 4, as the current Senator, Mark Baisley, is running for the U.S. Senate this year. In a press release sent to the Tribune, James states, “I am Jennifer James, a sem

01/10/2026

Winter fun!

01/09/2026

11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office faces being disqualified from triple murder trial; Judge Swan deliberating on removing Jeff Lindsey from case

During a hearing on December 18, regarding the cov­er-up of Sergeant Pete Elliott’s violation of the court’s gag order (see story by clicking on link here), Elected District Attorney Jeff Lind­sey did something so unprecedented that it briefly caught everyone in the courtroom off guard; he too...

01/08/2026

Judge rules Sergeant Elliott violated court’s gag order, District Attorney’s Office sanctioned for the cover-up, Undersheriff Barnes fired

District Court Judge Lauren Swan issued a verbal ruling in her courtroom in Cañon City on December 30 that Custer County Sergeant Pete Elliott had violated the Court’s gag order using two Facebook accounts with fake names on May 8, 2025. Judge Swan further ruled that the District Attorney’s Off...

12/26/2025

Huge opportunity today! Find deals and fun at hay and straw Auction this Friday, December 26

The Wet Mountain Valley is renowned for the quality of its hay crop, and on Friday, December 26, there will be a large hay, straw, alfalfa, and firewood auction at the Custer County Fairgrounds. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to buy or sell. The auction will be quick and start

12/19/2025

At least one group in the Valley likes the wind!

12/18/2025

New Boss, same as the old boss, and a lot more expensive. "When Jeff Lindsey ran unopposed in 2024 against his former boss, Linda Stanley, for the District Attorney’s Office, I figured that it would be hard for him to be worse than one of the most incompetent people ever to hold that office. But my skepticism would not allow me to hope, because there was one nagging fact I could never really get over: How could any ethical or reasonable person work one single day under Stanley?"

Opinion by Tribune Publisher Jordan Hedberg In 1971, the English rock band The Who, released their hit song Won't Get Fooled Again written by guitarist and primary songwriter Pete Townshend. While the song has all the hallmarks of a chart-topping rock tune, the lyrics and message of the song are

12/18/2025

Local faith communities observe Christmas

Although the way to celebrating Christ­mas has an intricate history, Christian faith communities, Catholic, Protestant, and non-denominational alike, today cannot imagine anything other than December 25 as the feast day of the nativity of Jesus. It was not always so. The early churches regarded Jan...

12/17/2025

On November 22nd, our friend and paramedic Jeremy was involve… Justine Banning needs your support for CCEMS Paramedic, Jeremy, after critical motorcycle accident

12/17/2025

Former publishers claimed “enraged lib” pointed a gun at them; video of scene shows their narrative was a lie

On June 20, the now-defunct Sangre de Cristo Sentinel Newspaper published a sensational multi-page article titled “Happy Flag Day! Almost. Leftist violence comes to happy valley” that claimed an “enraged lib” drove by their Flag Day celebration on Saturday, June 14, and pointed a gun at the ...