MONTE VISTA — Since 2024, local artists and other creative have enjoyed the art space, The Church Project, located in the former First Baptist Church on South Broadway Street.
ALAMOSA — For more than half of her life, Alamosa resident Cathy O’Neill has worked for Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) primary private land conservation agency.
APD arrests two suspects on drug charges following search warrant of property at 716 Hunt Avenue, Apartment E in Alamosa
ALAMOSA — Last November, voters in the Alamosa School District (ASD) were asked to vote on a ballot measure for a $28 million bond to support ASD in much-needed improvements. The bond failed by a six-point margin, 47% to 53%.
ALAMOSA — At the Feb. 26 meeting of the Alamosa County Board of County Commissioners, the filing of a grant application to the Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs was approved.
ALAMOSA — The City of Alamosa has announced that construction of a SpringHill Suites hotel on the old Walsh Hotel property, 615 6th St., will begin the week of March 3. Construction could take up to 18 months, and some public parking will be impacted.
ALAMOSA — Hazel Petty, a lifelong resident of the San Luis Valley and currently a resident of Alamosa, will be 100 years old on March 18.
ALAMOSA — The Adams State University "High School Mixed Choir Festival," a prestigious event, returned to Alamosa on Feb. 20-22. It featured some of the finest high school choral musicians in the Southwest, including both an auditioned symphonic choir and director-recommended concert choir.
ALAMOSA — In an effort to meet President Trump’s priorities of boosting border security and extending tax cuts, lawmakers in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. have been negotiating a budget resolution that could potentially include an $880 billion cut to Medicaid over the next ten years. The cuts would be put in place to offset the $4.5 trillion tax cuts implemented during Trump’s first administration that are set to expire next year.
MONTE VISTA – The Monte Vista City Council approved a separation agreement with Police Chief Sean McDonagh on Feb. 20.
ALAMOSA — It’s always difficult to be without transportation, but that’s especially true in the San Luis Valley where a routine visit to the doctor can be a 30-mile, one-way trip.
MONTE VISTA — The Rio Grande National Forest spans 1.86 million acres, or about 2,900 square miles, and is the headwaters of the eponymous Rio Grande, which flows 1,896 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. Over the last week, Washington has directed the National Forest to immediately terminate about a fifth of its employees.
ALAMOSA — It’s been a rough flu season this year with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reporting that the number of cases is higher than it has been in the past 15 years. And Colorado is no exception.
COSTILLA COUNTY — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced it will begin a long-delayed wildlife safety project near Fort Garland on Highway 160 next month.
ANTONITO — The Conejos County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was discovered on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the 5400 block of County Road 13 in Antonito.
DENVER — Soul Players of the Valley (SPV) has been selected by the Community Resource Center (CRC), Colorado Nonprofit Association, and Philanthropy Colorado planning committee as one of the two esteemed recipients of this year’s Trailblazer Award.
DENVER — On Feb. 11, Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) announced grant recipients for the Outdoor Regional Partnerships Initiative (RPI) awarding $1.17 million to coalitions around the state.
ALAMOSA — A crowd of protesters gathered along State Avenue and Main Street in Alamosa on Monday to express their fear, anger and frustration with actions being taken by the current administration in the weeks since they took office.
CONEJOS COUNTY — Conejos County Sheriff Garth Crowther is requesting cooperation and assistance in keeping Conejos County’s backcountry roads safe during this winter-spring season.
ALAMOSA — In December 2023, Alamosa State Bank donated its old downtown Alamosa building to Alamosa County. The county's contractors have been renovating the old bank into new, modern office space. This renovation is necessary to provide a suitable and accessible location for 12th Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly and her staff and the office of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.