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Geoffrey Plant and Ellen Miller-Goins recap notable stories and events from 2025 in Taos County.

This episode is brought to you by the NCRTD Blue Bus This week on Voice of Taos, editor Geoffrey Plant and assistant editor Ellen Miller-Goins sit down to recap some of the most notable stories from 2025. First Geoffrey and Ellen discuss a number of significant area residents who passed away in 2025. Notable ski community members Elisabeth Brownell and Walter Ruegg, major conservation figure Tony Benson, and WWII veteran Valdemar DeHerrera are just a few of the remarkable citizens lost last year. Last year was also full of major headlines. From courtroom battles and cultural turning points to heartbreaking losses and moments of collective resilience, 2025 reminded Taos County what it means to be a community shaped by history — and still very much in motion. From Renaming Red Willow Park and the reopening of Stray Hearts Animal Shelter to the effect of federal policies on local jobs and major accountability stories involving local government and public institutions, Geoffrey and Ellen talk about a wide variety of stories that made an impact in 2025. Read the Year in Review for 2025 Notable Passing of 2025 Subscribe to the Taos News See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…

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Hosts: Geoffrey Plant, Ellen Miller-Goins

Topics covered

• 2025 recap
• community stories
• notable passings
• local government
• cultural events
• resilience

Keywords

• 2025
• Taos County
• community
• notable passings
• local news
• cultural events
• resilience

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