Posted: Saturday, May 25th, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- If two of the state's controversial gun control laws take effect on July 1, as planned, Gov. John Hickenlooper can't count on local sheriffs to enforce them.
Five of the Valley's six sheriffs united this month behind a federal lawsuit that aims to strike down House Bills 1224 and 1229, which the governor signed into ...more
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- If Alamosa city council is not inclined to annex the former Polston Primary School property where an RV resort is now proposed, it would be a deal breaker for the proposal, developer Dan Russell told city councilors during a Wednesday evening work session.
"It all hinges on the city thinking it's a good idea," he said.
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Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- The county's proposed annex building project is taking shape -- both on the ground, and on paper.
As crews prepare the vacant land at 8900 Independence Way for the next phase, the project team is unveiling its design work on the 15,320-square-foot facility.
The proposed building, which would replace the current annex space at 402 ...more
Posted: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- County officials can cross another 15 addresses off their list of blighted properties.
Jinger Tilden, the county's code enforcement officer, told commissioners on May 22 that her office is making significant headway on its efforts to clean up nuisance properties in unincorporated areas.
One of the most obvious differences can be seen at 261 Bonney ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
VALLEY -- Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend in the San Luis Valley where several special events are planned. Following are some of the special celebrations:
IN ALAMOSA
All veterans and other interested members of the community are invited to plant flags at veterans' plots throughout the Alamosa Cemetery on Sunday, May 26, beginning at 1 p.m. Flags and ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- A legal dispute between a disabilities-rights group and the Conejos County Sheriff's Office began as a request for public information, but it quickly turned into a lawsuit about money.
The Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC) is asking a judge to hold the sheriff liable for attorneys' fees it incurred before and after it gained access to ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Courier staff writer
SAN LUIS -- A Costilla County man accused of sending sexually explicit text messages to an underage girl waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Monday in consideration of a plea offer.
Prosecutors originally charged Clarence Vigil with Internet sexual exploitation of a child and Internet luring of a child. But they've since agreed to drop ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- No means no when it comes to soliciting in the city of Alamosa.
The Alamosa city council this month unanimously approved an ordinance amendment prohibiting door-to-door solicitation of homes where "no soliciting" signs are posted.
"Any place a no solicitation sign has been put up by property owners that needs to be respected, whether commercial or ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- A generous donation is bringing the Mean Moose a scoreboard, and making for new Alamosa High School (AHS) athletic complex/ vo ag possibilities.
On Monday, Alamosa Board of Education (ABOE) officials announced Town and Country owner Mike Goodart would sponsor the complex's new $35,000 scoreboard.
"He generously offered to purchase the scoreboard," said ABOE Official ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- Four words and one definition are both the problem and the solution to one set of Alamosa School District (ASD) woes.
The ongoing debate around the district's instructional time policy came before the Alamosa Board of Education (ABOE) Monday night with the first reading of the policy itself.
This spring, the ABOE approved the 2013-2014 ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- An Alamosa teenager who broke into an unoccupied trailer in March -- and then set fire to it -- pleaded guilty last week to second-degree burglary.
Matthew James Aguilar now faces a potential sentence of two to six years in state prison, although probation could also be an option, given his relative lack of a ...more
Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Courier staff writer
DEL NORTE -- Prosecutors did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that double homicide suspect Daniel Bessey is guilty of the charges against him, but there is sufficient cause to bind him over to district court, a judge ruled on Friday.
Rio Grande County Court Judge Patrick Hayes, Jr., found that attorneys for both sides made strong ...more
Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Courier editor
PUEBLO, For causing the deaths of three Alamosa teens and injuring two others, Gilbert Sanchez, 37, of Pueblo, received a sentence yesterday of 68 years in prison.
District Judge Larry Schwartz sentenced Sanchez to 12 years on each of the three vehicular homicide-DUI charges related to the April 28, 2012 deaths of Alamosa teens Anisa Montoya, 18, Serina ...more
Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Courier staff writer
DEL NORTE -- After six hours of court testimony on Thursday, the preliminary hearing of double homicide suspect Daniel Bessey will resume this morning.
The former Saguache resident is accused of murdering a Monte Vista couple in 2012, and Rio Grande County Court Judge Patrick Hayes, Jr., must determine if there's enough evidence to bind him over ...more
Posted: Friday, May 17th, 2013
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- Hearing concerns that a proposed ordinance would be so restrictive it would essentially prohibit panhandling in the city, the Alamosa city council Wednesday night voted unanimously to table it.
The council asked city staff to modify the ordinance to strike a balance between the right to ask for assistance and the safety of area residents.
As ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- Prosecutors filed charges on Wednesday against an Alamosa city councilor accused of waving a stun gun at his son during an alleged lawn-watering dispute, according to an Alamosa Police Department (APD) report.
Leland A. Romero, 49, was summoned to appear in Alamosa County Court on June 4 for felony use of a stun gun ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Courier staff writer
VALLEY -- What Valley superintendents heard about changing Colorado graduation requirements earlier this year isn't exactly what is on the table today.
After learning the Colorado State Board of Education (CSBE) is considering bringing various test scores and other detailed factors into the equation, several Valley superintendents spoke out against the proposed high school graduation guidelines on Tuesday ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- A beetle epidemic in the forest will have ramifications for generations to come.
Addressing the Rio Grande Roundtable on Tuesday, Rio Grande National Forest staff including Forest Supervisor Dan Dallas talked about how the current spruce beetle epidemic is affecting the forest presently and how it could potentially affect the landscape and watershed in ...more
Posted: Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- A beetle epidemic in the forest will have ramifications for generations to come.
Addressing the Rio Grande Roundtable on Tuesday, Rio Grande National Forest staff including Forest Supervisor Dan Dallas talked about how the current spruce beetle epidemic is affecting the forest presently and how it could potentially affect the landscape and watershed in ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- Another application to drill for oil and gas in the Del Norte area is moving forward.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Manager Andrew Archuleta told members of the Rio Grande Roundtable yesterday that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) had approved with conditions an application for Dan A. Hughes Company to drill in ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- Convicted drug dealer Jennifer Rivera-Lovato pleaded guilty earlier this year to the same offense that sent one of her conspirators to prison for eight years.
But as long as she complies with the terms of her probation, she'll avoid a similar fate.
Twelfth Judicial District Judge Michael Gonzales on Monday sentenced the Manassa woman to ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Courier editor
ALAMOSA -- This is shaping up to be the fourth lowest water year on record in the San Luis Valley.
That's since 1889.
Colorado Division of Water Resources Division 3 Division Engineer Craig Cotten reported to the Valley-wide water group, the Rio Grande Roundtable, yesterday that predicted annual flows on the Rio Grande and Conejos River systems are ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Courier staff writer
ALAMOSA -- Joseph Ankeney was not alone when he broke into an Alamosa home last July and assaulted the man who lived there.
But of the four people who were charged in connection with the crime, he's the only one to date who has taken responsibility for his actions.
Twelfth Judicial District Judge Michael Gonzales took ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Courier staff writer
CENTER -- Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia came in the name of literacy, and took home a story or two for his friends in Denver.
Last Thursday, Garcia visited the Valley as a part of his Colorado Literacy Week statewide tour. After reading the tour's featured children's book, Duck on a Bike, to United Methodist Church Wee Care ...more
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