PAGOSA SPRINGS The Horse Fire is a lightning started fire burning in the Horse Creek drainage, approximately eight miles north of Highway 160 and Chimney Rock. Marlena Antonucci, president of the Narrow Gauge Book Co-ops board of directors, explains ownership and membership levels on Friday during the kickoff fundraiser event to reopen the store. ALAMOSA Just because Alamosa County is spending millions constructing a new courthouse doesnt mean the old district courthouse, located at 702 Fourth Street, has stopped costing the county money. About . Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Angus King (I-ME), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) introduced legislation Monday to help improve veterans health care by increasing collaboration among federal agencies and authorizing the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop technologies that solve complex data challenges. 2) has held numerous public meetings starting back in May 2016 in an effort to prepare a more detailed draft of the Plan of Water Management based on the Conceptual Plan that was presented during the petition drive to form Subdistrict No. Valley Initiative Partners, an Ad-Hoc group of local participants from all walks of Valley life have been working on an economic development exercise to develop a single San Luis Valley Brand. Students shared a special holiday program at Alamosa Elementary. Save for a few lingering items, the Mosca wastewater infrastructure improvement project is now complete and operational. Candidates for Alamosa city council dealt with some hot topics Monday evening during a candidate forum sponsored by the Valley Courier and Alamosa County Chamber of Commerce. CONEJOS COUNTY It is Safe2Tell and a Conejos County child did just that. With the possibility the East Alamosa Water and Sanitation District may want to participate in the City of Alamosas water augmentation plan, the Alamosa city council this week set a higher augmentation plan spending cap. ALAMOSA In district court on Friday District Judge Michael Gonzales denied a motion to exclude a photo lineup from trial evidence and is considering another similar motion regarding a single photo used to identify the suspect of a fatal hit and run in January 2017. LA JARA The Colorado Commissioner of Education has announced North Conejos School District RE-1J will be designated as a district Accredited with Distinction, according to Superintendent Curt Wilson. Courthouse rules are changing in Alamosa. ALAMOSA The City of Alamosa is hosting a community meeting on September 27 at 6 p.m. at Alamosa Family Rec Center, 2222 Old Sanford Road, to review and receive comments from the public regarding the proposed budget for the Fiscal Year 2018. PUEBLO Leo Montoya, 24, pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for the Sept. 2, 2015 shooting death of Isaiah Vialpando, 20. Alllison Harrison and Trevor Milne are crowned homecoming queen and king during Sargents game with Del Norte on Friday. 2023 News Media Corporation. In type big enough for everyone to read, area nurses receive due recognition during the May 2nd Alamosa city council meeting. Lee and Grace Bagwell are recipients of the Cattleman of the Year for 2017 for the San Luis Valley Cattlemens Association at the Cattlemens annual meeting held in Alamosa. Senator Michael Bennet led more than 30 U.S. By giving the wrong person a ride on the morning of June 23, 2016, David Silvas became an unwitting accomplice to murder. Colorados state and national delegation was well represented on Saturday for the commissioning of the fourth naval vessel to operate under the USS Colorado name. Wolf Creek received 23 inches of fresh powder over the weekend. First Southwest Bank Senior Vice President Delzia Worley shared her personal story of overcoming obstacles at Adams State University on Wednesday as part of the regular Lean In Lunch events. According to reports confirmed by Sgt. Depending on one's opinion of taxes, a low residential assessment rate could be seen as good or bad news. ALAMOSA After a two-and-a-half-hour executive session, and months of analyzing data, the Adams State Board of Trustees unanimously approved eliminating 27 positions and reducing salary of 22 employees during their meeting on Friday as part of their financial action plan to get the university on track monetarily. VALLEY San Luis Valley voters are reminded that they must return their Primary Election ballots to their respective county clerks offices by 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. Anna Fumiko Kunugi. Welcome to Alamosa County! To help make sure no one goes hungry the new Fort Garland Food Bank opened Monday to serve the community. An analysis commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and prepared by Cadmus Group shows that investing in the maintenance of national parks could create or support more than 2,209 jobs in Colorado, and 110,169 jobs across the country. At the February 22nd Monte Vista city council meeting, interviews for city attorney candidates were held with former City Attorney Gene Farish, and current City Attorney Karen Lintott being interviewed. MONTE VISTA The San Luis Valley Interagency Fire Management Unit plans to conduct several prescribed burns this autumn on the Rio Grande National Forest providing there are favorable weather and fuel moisture conditions. ALAMOSA District Judge Michael Gonzales on Friday reduced the bond for Perry Hotz, 20, who is charged with murder in connection with his 5-month-old daughters death last year. MOSCA The National Park Service (NPS) announced on April 12 that Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs. Alamosa is the commercial hub of the San Luis Valley and the gateway to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. SAGUACHE COUNTY A bat in Saguache County tested positive for rabies this week. ALAMOSA GEAR UP, a program that has helped students in the San Luis Valley stay on track for furthering their education the past nine years, will be losing funding, GEAR UP Director Liz Tabeling-Garcia told a group of Adams State students this week. CENTER Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be performing drilling operations along Colorado Highway (CO) 112 near Center next week. ALAMOSA Its only fitting that a building constructed with recycled parts using Depression era labor would now be selling recycled items through a thrift store benefitting the local homeless shelter and associated services. The members of the American Legion, Post 113 are celebrating their 98th birthday on Saturday, March 18. ALAMOSA Alamosas newest park will be in the Montana Azul Subdivision, an area on south Craft Drive with many families but no nearby park. Clothing. VALLEY An organization sending mailers to Coloradans encouraging them to register for the Nov. 6 general election is contacting already registered voters, causing anger and confusion. This week the community is invited to explore the new home of the SLV STEAM Shop, a makerspace facility for hobbyists to work on projects. Calling his actions sickening and absolutely disgusting but giving him credit for voluntarily obtaining treatment in the last year, District Judge Michael Gonzales on Monday sentenced Jonathan Barton, 45, to 90 days jail and five years probation on a felony attempted sexual assault on a child charge. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: west7thwool.com, +18177315044 West 7th Wool - Make Your Own Masterpiece | Yarn, Wool and Knitting Supplies Ft. Worth ALAMOSA With an offer on the table, attorneys are waiting for a final restitution figure before entering a plea agreement in the criminal case of former long-time Alamosa County Sheriffs Office employee Carol Orton, 54, charged with theft allegedly occurring during her employment with the sheriffs office. On Oct. 6, in the early afternoon the lives of two Creede residents changed forever. He said the 11-day enrollment count for October has begun. DEL NORTE Del Norte resident Dale Wiescamp, who had been missing from the Del Norte area since April 17, was found deceased in Gunnison County on April 27. Mandy Pittman and her daughters Hannah, 2, and Bethany, 10, look at the zucchini growing at the ASU Campus Garden during Bikes and Bites on Wednesday. VALLEY Conejos County Rotary of La Jara will memorialize Dick Davidson, longtime club secretary, at this years 4-H Livestock Auction at the upcoming San Luis Valley Fair. VALLEY Accion, a nationally recognized, regional nonprofit organization, announces a $2.75 million investment from the Colorado Health Foundation to improve economic opportunities and health outcomes for populations in Colorado that face barriers to entrepreneurship. Updated: April 8, 2020 ALAMOSA Attorney James Dostal entered not guilty pleas and requested another continuance to work out a resolution in the cases of his client Nazzreth DeLuna, 30, on Tuesday. Gunnison Municipal Judge James McDonald will soon also be serving in Alamosas municipal court. ALAMOSA Adams State University is seeking comments from the public about the university in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. WASHINGTON, D.C. Colorado U.S. RIO GRANDE COUNTY Mark Falcones vision for the Old Frontier Drive-in on Highway 285 just outside Center is expansive and infectious, creating a panorama of artistic events that will culturally enrich the Valley and tax revenue from Front Range visitors that could help boost the local economy. Lester Huseby, 63, was flown out with serious injuries on Thursday, January 25, after the 2006 GMC Envoy he was driving went off the side of Colorado 285 near Center, collided with a delineator post, came back on the roadway and ran into a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Richard Chapman, 36. ALAMOSA With colder temperatures right around the corner, mosquito control can now hibernate until the spring. TSJCs adult education program will not look the same after this weekend when 17 students will graduate with their General Education Development (GED) diplomas in the final commencement under long-time Director Anna Mae Rael-Lindsay. Four different bids were opened at a special Alamosa County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, each totaling more than $10 million for the detention center expansion and jail remodel. ALAMOSA A hiker fell to his death Friday on Mount Blanca. ALAMOSA The San Luis Valley Regional Airport runway will close on Saturday, September 16th at 7 a.m. until an anticipated reopening prior to 11 p.m. the same day. Free Community Christmas Dinner Chairperson Debi Parr Yund and long-time committee member Rick Esquibel, right, present a plaque to the family of Patricia Lucero, left, to honor her memory and dedicated service with the Christmas dinner, the last several years as committee chairperson. Costilla County firefighters responded to a house fire north of San Luis on Monday night, January 22 in which the occupants were displaced. Alamosa County Commissioner Michael Yohn, Alamosa County Executive Assistant Belina Ramirez, Alamosa County Commissioner Helen Sigmond and Alamosa County Department of Public Health employee Margie Martinez stand together after the pair were recognized for the second Employee of the Quarter awards at Wednesday's county commissioners meeting. ALAMOSA District Judge Michael Gonzales on Friday afternoon sentenced Adam Acosta, 40, to a total of 27 years to life in prison on multiple charges including sexual assault on a child. SAGUACHE Day three of the Charles M. Gonzales trial for the murder of mountain bike enthusiast Michael Rust began with the lengthy testimony of Gonzaless father, Guadalupe Lupe Gonzales, concerning his sons activities before and after Rusts disappearance. . Ylexiana Medina, 8, studies a replica of petroglyphs found at Capitol Reef National Park in Utah during Trinidad State Junior College's College for Kids program on Thursday. ALAMOSA Adams State University professor of physical geography Jared Beeton contributed to a study that was named one of the 2017 Top 100 Science Stories from across the globe by Discover Magazine in its January/February 2018 issue. ALAMOSA Staff of the Alamosa Mosquito Control District have been preparing for the Fourth of July since April. Karla Shriver, trustee of the Outcalt Foundation, hands Alamosa County Undersheriff Shawn Woods, the SLV Crimestoppers chairman, a $10,000 check to help the organization with increased cash rewards and community involvement on Friday. 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