USAF BAND ENTERTAINS IN ALAMOSA
Posted: Wednesday, Jul 1st, 2009
Photos by Lloyd Engen
Inspiring cheers, tears and patriotism, the United States Air Force Band under the direction of Lt. Col. Larry H. Lang gave a free concert to a huge audience in Cole Park Wednesday night amid perfect summer weather. The concert was made possible in partnership with The Valley Courier and Alamosa Parks & Recreation and consisted ...more
RAILS & ALES MEANS FUN ON TRACK
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 30th, 2009
Photos by Keith R. Cerny
Near perfect weather, great food, awesome music and more than 80 different beers made the second annual Rails and Ales a huge success with more than 400 people attending the event Saturday sponsored by SLV Brewery of Alamosa and the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad. Held in a meadow at Fir, near the top ...more
Citizens see pool complex design
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 30th, 2009
Debate over community needs
continues
By ERIC R. FLORES
ALAMOSA — Several community members were in attendance at a meeting on Monday evening as Chuck Musgrave of Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture and Jeff King of Ballard King and Associates presented preliminary designs for an aquatic center that can soon be a part of the Alamosa Family Recreational Center.
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Structure, believed abandoned burns on W. 10th Monday night
Posted: Monday, Jun 29th, 2009
Photos by EE Mullens
At approximately 9:37 p.m. Monday Alamosa firefighters and police responded to a believed-abandoned structure in the 1600 block of W. 10th St. that was fully engulfed in flames. No details were available at press time but officials on-scene said they believed the structure was abandoned and no one was believed to have been injured. ...more
Two arrested in pot bust
Posted: Monday, Jun 29th, 2009
One
defendant free on bond
STAFF REPORT
SAGUACHE — A domestic violence investigation Sunday evening resulted in the arrest of two people from the Villa Grove area on a variety of charges.
Saguache County Sheriff’s Investigator Mark Werts said in a press release Monday that two deputies responded to 35575 Circle Z Lane., at approximately 8:46 p.m. Sunday ...more
Remains in Ariz. may be Day
Posted: Friday, Jun 26th, 2009
DNA testing to be done
to confirm identity
By RUTH HEIDE
MONTE VISTA — One of the San Luis Valley’s most tragic mysteries may have been solved this week with the discovery of human remains believed to be Danice Day who disappeared from Monte Vista seven and a half years ago.
Day, who would have been 27 years ...more
Petitions out for town board recall
Posted: Thursday, Jun 25th, 2009
Recall targets two Antonito Town Board members
By LARRY WINGET
ANTONITO — Grass roots politics is alive and well on the streets of Antonito as petitions are being circulated to recall Antonito Trustees Virginia Sylvester and Russ Espinoza.
Town Clerk Stephanie Trujillo confirmed that petitions naming Trustees Virginia Sylvester and Russ Espinoza are being circulated in an effort ...more
No one injured in crash
Posted: Thursday, Jun 25th, 2009
MONTE VISTA - No one was hurt, but six train passengers, train crew and the driver and passenger of a small car were shaken up in a car-train collision at the intersection of County Rd. 1E and U.S. Highway 160 in east Monte Vista at about 3 p.m. Thursday.
The Colorado State Patrol, Monte Vista Police Department and Monte ...more
Planners approve new school plat
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 24th, 2009
Street width
is issue
By RUTH HEIDE
ALAMOSA — The City of Alamosa Planning Commission last night approved a height variance and the preliminary plat for the Alamosa school district’s new elementary school complex - with some conditions.
The planning commission is requiring the school district to install curb and gutter, traffic signaling, utility extensions and 32-foot-wide roadways ...more
Valley prepares for swine flu pandemic
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 23rd, 2009
Work underway to combat Novel H1N1 flu
By LISA MOORE
SLVRMC
ALAMOSA — On June 11, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization declared “the world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic.”
Before Pueblo reported last week its first two cases of Novel H1N1 flu (formerly referred to as swine flu), Alamosa ...more
Robbery nets Alamosa man prison time
Posted: Monday, Jun 22nd, 2009
Salas
sentenced to five years
By RUTH HEIDE
ALAMOSA — District Judge Pattie Swift on Monday sentenced Lucas Antonio Salas, 21, of Alamosa to five years in prison for a February aggravated robbery incident.
Salas pleaded guilty to felony attempt to commit aggravated robbery.
“Mr. Salas, I think you are a dangerous person. You showed it in your ...more
Suspect to be tried as adult
Posted: Friday, Jun 19th, 2009
17-year old faces felony charges
By ERIC MULLENS
ALAMOSA — A 17-year old Alamosa youth who is alleged to be one of two people who walked up on a 32-year old man standing in front of his job on June 8 and threw a molotov cocktail at him with the intent to kill will be tried as an adult.
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