The court found that under precedent it does not have jurisdiction to review the proposition or the legislation that created it until voters approve it…
CSU Offering ‘Cottage Foods Safety Training’ Online, September 12
This is an intense 3-hour food safety training that provides a 3-year certification and meets food safety training requirements…
Prescribed Burn Planned in Beaver Meadows, HD Mountains This Fall
The planned burn areas are approximately 10 miles northeast and 12 miles southeast of Bayfield…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Five
A mass evacuation has been taking place in Yellowknife, NWT, Canada over the past several days, with about 19,000 of the town’s 20,000 residents leaving by plane or vehicle…
USDA Grant Will Allow Expansion of Wildfire Mitigation Programs in Archuleta County
Wildfire Adapted Partnership (WAP) is pleased to announce that we’ve been awarded a Community Wildfire Defense Grant from the USDA Forest Service…
OPINION: Governors, Farmers, Cities Put Glen Canyon Dam in Crosshairs of Colorado River EIS
An alternative examining bypassing water around or through Glen Canyon Dam must be developed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Going Digital When We Die
For about a third the cost of a traditional plot, you can now store the ashes of your loved one in a large downtown building called Taiziyu Cemetery…
BOOK REVIEW: Prefabulous, Energy Efficient, and Stylishly Small
One of the featured homes was designed and built by the students and faculty of the University of Colorado Boulder…
Governor Polis Executive Order Takes Aim at Colorado Housing Crisis
“It’s important for the state to lead by example. We want to be part of the conversation about how we remove barriers to housing at the local level…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Doctor, Doctor, Mr. MD…
After hearing the evidence, he said something “off the record” that I still recall, exactly as he said it…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: The Power of the Media, to Pick a President
Several GOP candidates will stand on the stage, and compete for the interest of the American people this week…
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Four
“The building is very specialized; the price per square foot is tremendous. It’s only about 420 square feet, but it’s very specialized…
More Than 350 Local Temperature Records Broken in Colorado This Summer
“Very warm and mostly dry weather will continue through the middle of the week,” NWS forecasters wrote in a hazardous weather advisory…
Historic Buildings Moving Through Downtown This Week
The information below is provided for both your awareness of the upcoming event…
New Main Street Program Will Provide ‘Facade Improvement Grants’ for Pagosa Springs Properties
Larry Lucas and Gayle Langley from the Colorado Main Street Program/DOLA will be visiting us to share information…
FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund Running Low on Cash
FEMA is preparing to lean on that Immediate Needs Funding safety net, as Congress debates whether to provide the agency with $12 billion in additional funding…
DEA REPORT: 6 Out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Prescription Pills Contain Potentially Deadly Doses
“More than half of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills being trafficked in communities across the country now contain a potentially deadly dose…”
Four Corners Folk Festival Features Musical Legends, Rising Stars
Acclaimed Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist Bruce Cockburn is one of the headliners at the popular Pagosa Springs music festival, to be held September 1-3….
EDITORIAL: High Altitude Spending, Part Three
The plan, still in a preliminary state, is to hire Wesley Properties LLC (or maybe Wesley Development LLC) to construct a 25,000 square-foot Administration Building…