Zipper Valley made an initial offer to purchase the Ranch and partner on the reservoir back in October 2024…
Homeland Security Pulls Down List of ‘Sanctuary Jurisdictions’ After Sheriffs Object
National Sheriffs’ Association President Sheriff Kieran Donahue slammed the list as an “unnecessary erosion of unity and collaboration with law enforcement…”
Raves for Thingamajig’s ‘Something Rotten’…’The Wild Party’ Opens on June 13
The 2025 Summer Season at the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts kicked off in spectacular fashion this past weekend…
READY, FIRE, AIM: The Last Wilderness
I am often attracted to words that seem inappropriate in their particular context…
‘United Way of Southwest Colorado’ Becomes ‘Team Up’
“We’ve always been grounded in local partnerships and responsive to community-identified needs,” said Lynn Urban, future President and CEO of Team Up…
Curtains Up Pagosa Now in Rehearsal for ‘Matilda the Musical’
We’re still seeking community sponsors to support this year’s production and the broader 2025 season…
OPINION: Celebrating Colorado’s New Law to Prevent Wildlife Trafficking
We are thrilled to see that our elected officials are taking the problem of wildlife trafficking seriously…
Rocky Mountain Wolf Project Statement on Lethal Removal of Wolf from Pitkin County
Under CPW’s chronic depredation policy, the agency will consider lethal removal only after repeated livestock losses…
EDITORIAL: Our Financialized, Fossilized Housing Systems, Part Five
“I mean, the last thing we want is to build this, and then Pagosa West builds their apartments… but then, nobody can afford the rent…”
Colorado Leaders Fear Health Care Consequences from Federal Spending Bill
Lawmakers passed an ultra-tight budget this year that already required about $1 billion in cost-saving measures to absorb the cost of the state’s Medicaid program…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Birds of a Feather, and Other Options
Reportedly, it’s not completely unheard of for a Canada goose and a white-fronted goose to mate — but it’s unusual…
Chimney Rock Interpretive Association Announces 5th Annual Youth Workshops
The workshops are scheduled for June 10 and 24, and July 8 and 22, for elementary-aged children…
HIGHWAY 160 RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Week of June 2-7
The team is doing its best to work with business owners to minimize interruptions to their schedules as much as possible during this activity…
OPINION: Support Independent, Honest Journalism
We are awash in fake news, and it is eating away at our society. We deserve an honest, skeptical, independent press…
19th Hole Concerts Begin This Thursday
The 19th Hole Concerts are held every Thursday in June from 5:30-7:30pm, at the Pagosa Springs Golf Club…
EDITORIAL: Our Financialized, Fossilized Housing Systems, Part Four
“At what point do we really try to help communities build this affordable housing, instead of continually putting obstacles in their way?…”
Proposal to Control Methane Emissions in Colorado Landfills
Buried food scraps and yard waste at 51 dumps across Colorado generate an amount of methane equivalent to driving 1 million gasoline-powered cars for a year…
Improvements Coming to Help Navigate Downtown During Reconstruction Project
There are more events, programs, signage and information that is coming on board to help us navigate the summer downtown…