Engine 169, pilot now reunited
Posted: Friday, Nov 6th, 2009

By KEITH R. CERNY
ALAMOSA -- After years of fundraising and painstaking reconstruction, the pilot has been reattached to the front of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Engine 169.
A crew bolted the estimated 2,000-pound pilot to the 169 where it sits in the pavilion in Cole Park here. Commonly called a "cow-catcher", the pilot was reconstructed by G ...more

Line project faces NEPA review
Posted: Friday, Nov 6th, 2009
Refined
routing
underway

SAN LUIS VALLEY -- The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) informed Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association and Xcel Energy on Thursday that the environmental review for the Southern Colorado Transmission Improvements Project will include the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS).
Tri-State and Xcel plan to build the San Luis Valley-Calumet-Comanche Transmission Project, a ...more

Jackpot grows in AHA case
Posted: Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009
By RUTH HEIDE
ALAMOSA -- More details emerged this week on the Alamosa Housing Authority embezzlement case involving former director Patricia Ann Martinez, 62, who now resides in Fort Collins.
On Wednesday, Martinez pleaded guilty to embezzlement of $5,000 during a one-year period and unlawful financial transaction (money laundering.)
In the plea agreement she actually admitted to taking more ...more

748 Vans & Conversions
Posted: Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009


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2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 New tires, brakes, tune-up, K@N. Good gas mileage. Minor body ...more

Victor Braun pleads to Day death
Posted: Thursday, Nov 5th, 2009
Sentencing set for
December

By RUTH HEIDE
DEL NORTE -- The same day Danice Day's family decided to bring closure to her death with an obituary, the man responsible for her death pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Victor Anthony Braun, 33, Day's boyfriend and father to one of her two children, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in front of District ...more

Rogers is Alamosa's first lady mayor
Posted: Wednesday, Nov 4th, 2009
Alamosa
election
results

By RUTH HEIDE
ALAMOSA -- In a historic moment in Alamosa history on Tuesday, voters elected their first female mayor.
San Luis Valley native Kathy Rogers, a city councilor who has also served as mayor pro tem, will succeed long-time Mayor Farris Bervig as the city's new mayor. Rogers received 1,137 votes, 377 more ...more

CHILDREN, TEEN INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Posted: Tuesday, Nov 3rd, 2009
Photos by EE Mullens
CSP Trooper Mark Parsons conducts his investigation into an injury accident Tuesday evening on the Hwy. 285 frontage road at the entrance into the Wagon Wheel Mobile Home Park. A teen male who was an occupant of the vehicle is handcuffed while being interviewed by authorities. Two young children and the underage driver were injured in ...more

First sentence handed down in Alamosa fire bombing case
Posted: Monday, Nov 2nd, 2009
Judge sents 'shark' to
the tank

By JULIA WILSON
ALAMOSA -- A gang member is a shark among sharks and must suffer the consequences for the bad choice of joining a gang, Judge Martin Gonzales said when pronouncing his sentence for Dylan Martinez Monday afternoon.
Martinez, 17, was sentenced to six years in the Department Of Corrections with ...more

Gag order in place
Posted: Friday, Oct 30th, 2009
Caudle case court orders shared: Judge restricts public

By RUTH HEIDE
ALAMOSA -- The serious nature of the alleged crime contributed to motions and court orders limiting access to hearings, lawyers and others associated with the pending criminal case against John Caudle, 14, held in connection with the deaths earlier this week of his mother and stepfather, Joanne and ...more

29 displaced by apartment fire
Posted: Friday, Oct 30th, 2009
Search warrant rises from
the ashes

By ERIC MULLENS
ALAMOSA -- Alamosa firefighters battled a potentially deadly fire Friday morning in a small apartment complex located at the corner of State Ave. and 9th St., but luckily no injuries were reported and all residents were able to get out of their homes.
Alamosa Fire Department was dispatched at ...more

Teen suspect appears in court
Posted: Thursday, Oct 29th, 2009
Gag order
issued

By RUTH HEIDE
ALAMOSA -- The 14-year-old suspect in a presumed double homicide outside of Monte Vista appeared in court in Alamosa on Thursday afternoon, but a gag order and judge's directive barred any official information from being released about pending charges or courtroom transactions.
Monte Vista High School Freshman John Caudle is being held ...more

Investigation not over in Rock Creek
Posted: Wednesday, Oct 28th, 2009
Teen held
as suspect

By RUTH HEIDE
RIO GRANDE COUNTY -- Two people found dead in their home on Tuesday afternoon in the Rock Creek area have been identified as Tracy Aaron Rinebarger, 38, and his wife Joanne Marlee (Galla) Rinebarger, 34.
Joanne Rinebarger's teenage son is being held in a juvenile detention facility as a possible suspect ...more

Rock Creek couple identified; son held on pending charges
Posted: Wednesday, Oct 28th, 2009
RIO GRANDE COUNTY -- Two people found dead in their home on Tuesday afternoon in the Rock Creek area have been identified as Tracy Rinebarger, 38, and his wife Joanne Rinebarger, 34.
Joanne Rinebarger's teenage son is being held in the Pueblo Youth Detention Center as a suspect in this case. He was not located at the scene but was ...more

Mysterious deaths in Rock Creek
Posted: Tuesday, Oct 27th, 2009
More
information expected
today

STAFF REPORT
RIO GRANDE COUNTY -- The Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation began investigating two deaths in the Rock Creek area on Tuesday afternoon.
Rio Grande County Sheriff Brian Norton was still at the death scene late Tuesday night when he confirmed his office had responded to a ...more

Supreme Court knocks down appellate court ruling
Posted: Tuesday, Oct 27th, 2009
SAN LUIS VALLEY -- Do all students in Colorado get a "thorough and uniform" public education? Do school districts all receive enough money to educate their students at the level the state requires?
The State Supreme Court did not answer these questions in a recent opinion, but they did determine in a four to three decision that individuals and school ...more

Hillside Memorial pays tribute to the fallen
Posted: Tuesday, Oct 27th, 2009
SAGUACHE--Tom Blunt looked over the loyal crowd and said, "We are assembled here to pay tribute to the men [and women] of our community who served in defense of this country and for preservation of our way of life."
Recruits and officers in another life stood straight at attention as Company K Horse Soldiers from Fort Garland and the ...more

Petitions mount to reconsider city hall
Posted: Tuesday, Oct 27th, 2009
ALAMOSA -- A movement asking the Alamosa City Council to reconsider its vote on the new city hall location is gaining momentum.
Petitions to that effect have already collected 500-600 signatures, with the goal of the group collecting them to reach 1,000 or more by the next city council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
The city council has voted to ...more