The Colorado Sun: A heated newspaper war that politically divided the picturesque town of Westcliffe in south central Colorado has ended. 

The Sangre de Cristo Sentinel announced its closure Friday on its website, with the editor blaming “serious, personal health issues.” The Custer County newspaper called itself the “Voice of Conservative Colorado,” even placing a “Trump Won” sign on its lawn. Its editors and reporters were known for wearing sidearms in the newsroom. 

The Sentinel stood in contrast to the other newspaper in town, the more traditional Wet Mountain Tribune, which some considered left-leaning. The Tribune has been around for 100 years, while the Sentinel opened 13 years ago, when “four patriots had an idea: publish a conservative, Christian weekly print newspaper covering Custer County,” editor and founder George Gramlich wrote in his goodbye note. 

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