ANTONITO — During the Labor Day weekend festivities in Antonito on Saturday, Aug. 30, Natalie Brown with History Colorado was in town as part of the Antonito Community History Collection.
ALAMOSA – A body was found in a burning home Monday morning, Sept. 2, at County Road 105 and 6 South, according to Alamosa Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Devin Haynie.
SAN LUIS VALLEY — “The Milagro Beanfield War” will be performed on Sept. 5 at the SLV Federal Bank Main Stage Theater at Adams State University in Alamosa. Millie Duran will direct the play, originally a novel written by John Nichols in 1974. The novel became a movie in 1988.
ALAMOSA — Rich Kocher from Prescott, Ariz., with his 1956 Chevy Nomad that he bought about two months ago. Kocher said he has been to the Early Iron several times.
ALAMOSA —The new Little Free Library in Alamosa at the Colorado Welcome Center, 610 State Street, is jam-packed with books.
COLORADO SPRINGS – Fifteen non-profits and government agencies in the San Luis Valley have been awarded grants from the El Pomar Foundation, totaling $114,000. Thirteen of the grants were awarded based on recommendations from El Pomar’s San Luis Valley Regional Council, which recommends grants in Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties. Council members are regional leaders in the business, nonprofit, and public sectors and provide first-hand information about current needs in their own communities.
ALAMOSA — About 40 people attended the second public meeting regarding the Alamosa Riverfront Project held by the Rio Grande Headwaters Restoration Project on Aug. 27. The meeting was a casual affair, with dinner served and presentations made regarding the plan. The project proposes to increase recreational opportunities along the Rio Grande at Cole Park and restore and maintain river habitat.
ALAMOSA– Longtime San Luis Valley newspaper publisher Keith R. Cerny has announced his retirement after 32 years here. Cerny, 68, has overseen newspaper and digital media operations for the daily Valley Courier and the six weekly newspapers and Lifestyles shopper during his SLV tenure. He previously managed newspapers in Wyoming and Nebraska and served as a division manager for News Media Corporation over papers in Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona and Oregon.
CENTER – An accident involving a semi-truck into a power pole on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 28, caused parts of Center to be without power and internet, according to Facebook posts by the Center Consolidated School District and the San Luis Valley Rural Electric Cooperative.
ALAMOSA – Society Hall is excited to bring back Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne to Alamosa. Now making his home in Austin, Texas, Byrne has rapidly been making a name for himself in Americana …
ALAMOSA — The Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust (RiGHT) announced this week that Laura Cusick has become the Executive Director of the organization. Laura joined the land trust in March of 2023 …
DENVER — History Colorado has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to collaborate with residents of the San Luis Valley to develop sustainable, community-led preservation …
ALAMOSA — The Early Iron Festival is a three-day car show that starts on Friday and ends on Sunday in Cole Park. It's full of parties, music, slow cruising, and awesome hot rod displays. …
ALAMOSA — Just a few hours before Saturday’s annual parade celebrating Pride Week was scheduled to begin in Alamosa, the Alamosa Police Department (APD) received a call reporting that all …
ALAMOSA — SLV Pride in Alamosa on Aug. 24 was awash with rainbow flags, shirts, hats, shorts and many other items celebrating the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, …
ALAMOSA — Mari Felix appeared in court earlier this week for yet another hearing in connection with the charge of accessory to a crime, a class 5 felony related to the alleged sexual abuse of a …
ALAMOSA — Earlier this week, on Aug. 19, at the intersection of State Avenue and 11th Street in Alamosa, artists Casey McCoy and Nora Mc Bride were busy painting street art at the storm …
GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE — As summer comes to a close, this is a perfect time to visit Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The peak visitation season has ended, …
ALAMOSA — In preparation for the school year, Adelante Family Resource Center, a program of La Puente, organized a School Supply Distribution where they distributed over 15,000 school items …
MONTE VISTA — Once every four years, a stunning event takes place where Colorado funders and grantmakers trek to the San Luis Valley for the Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) conference, a …