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OPINION: An Unhealthy Consolidation of Political Power in Archuleta County
This political monopoly is how the Sheriff’s Office is allowed to go $302,000 over budget (and counting) on renovations to a house now used for an office…
Saguache Ranger District Seeking Proposals for Outfitting, Guiding Services
The Rio Grande National Forest is interested in providing new activities and services to help visitors enjoy the outdoors through permitted recreational activities, including climbing. OHV, and non-motorized trail-based activities…
Colorado Board of Education Recommending Resumption of Standardized Testing
The 2022 ratings would not automatically move schools or districts on or off the state’s watchlist for low performance, according to the board’s recommendations…
Colorado Housing Task Force Works to Finalize $400 Million Plan
Most money would go to low-interest loans for developers; grants to nonprofits, local governments…
OPINION: A Dubious Crime Wave Report
A recent report by two former prosecutors about what they called “The Colorado Crime Wave” purports to chart rising rates of violent and property offenses in Colorado…
FARMERS MARKET ONLINE: Muffins and Toffees and Pies, Oh, My!
“When we first started the business, I had never really made candy before. And I certainly am not the first person to make flavored toffee…”
Storm Brings 14 Inches to Wolf Creek Ski Area
The snow depth is 63 inches at the summit and 51 inches at the midway. Conditions are Powder and Packed Powder…
Transportation Commission Approves Planning Rule Aimed at Greenhouse Gas
“Investing in more sustainable transportation means giving Coloradans more options to get around…”
Pagosa Humane Society Announces New Executive Director
Reyes joined the organization in October 2019. Most recently, as the director of marketing and development, his efforts were focused on growing the organization’s presence online…
LETTER: Infrastructure Bill a ‘Bipartisan Achievement’
Although $47 billion for adaptation has been called transformational, it’s a fraction of the sum needed…
LETTER: The Drug Landscape is Changing
The drug landscape is changing and everyone should acknowledge why…
Kentucky Donations Collected by Cub Scouts
The Cub Scouts will sort and allocate the many donations on Friday at their weekly meeting at the Methodist Church on Lewis Street at 4:30pm…
New E-book on Reviving Small-Scale Development in Your Community
Who built your city? Who builds your city? …And are the answers to those two questions the same? Up until the past few decades, if you didn’t build your own home or place of business, you likely weren’t that far removed from the person who did. They might have been your neighbor, relative, or acquaintance. READ MORE
Colorado Colleges Graduate Hispanic Men at Low Rates — But They Can Improve
Many of those pushing for higher graduation rates are Hispanic men. Inevitably, the work feels personal…
Comparative Charts for COVID-19 in Archuleta County and Beyond
One overall depressing aspect of Figure 1 data is that all cumulative metrics of tests, cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise without bending over to indicate the virus is under control…
Colorado Democrats Urge EPA to Place Risk Management Rules on Chemical Plants
“The RMP program is especially important in Colorado… where communities directly abut petrochemical and other industrial facilities…”
State Senator Don Coram Considering Run Against Lauren Boebert
“I’m concerned that we as a state and as a nation have extremes on both sides. The left and the right seem more hell-bent on dividing our nation rather than uniting our nation…”
‘Old Fashioned Christmas Celebration’ in Downtown Pagosa This Saturday
Participants entering at the key entry points will be provided with glow sticks and a scavenger hunt card to win a free ornament…