“Right now, we need to keep our priority with our health care system, our first responders, our vulnerable populations,” she said…
Mule Deer Foundation Adds Sagebrush Partnership Coordinator
Jamie Nogle will be working with the Bureau of Land Management and Intermountain West Joint Venture as the sagebrush partnership coordinator in Grand Junction…
BIG PIVOTS: Crossing the Natural Gas Bridge?
Will new natural gas plants end up being like many coal plants, assets stranded long before the debt is paid?
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Four
Sitting in the room directly behind Mr. Dronet and his team, were several members of the Pagosa Wetland Partners, an organization that formed about three years ago…
OPINION: Comments on the Draft Upper Basin Drought Response Operations Plan
First, in the Plan and the appendices, nowhere does the Bureau mention the cause of the “drought”…
POEM: Moonlit World
When my woman talks it’s a symphony… Like a nightingale’s song she sings to me…
HMPRESENTLY: Pulling Nails Out of Walls
To be fair to downtown LA, there’s also some interesting architecture out there nowadays, but this was years ago when the comedian was poking fun at LA’s downtown area…
Colorado Dept. of Human Services Vendor Reports Potential Data Breach
After the conclusion of the third party’s forensic investigations, Sound Generations conducted its own investigation and due diligence to identify the affected individuals…
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Three
The water issues facing our community in connection with the Springs Resort’s proposed expansion are even more dramatic, because they relate directly to one of the only warm-water wetlands left in the State of Colorado….
Healthy Archuleta Food Pantry Network Sources Local/Regional Foods
All six food pantries in Archuleta County are consistently endeavoring to provide healthy food to our community…
LIBRARY NEWS: T-Shirt Design Contest Deadline Looms
The Sisson Library is looking for creative help in designing a t-shirt for this year’s Summer Reading Program, with February 18 the deadline for submissions. READ MORE
PSMC Limiting Its Use of Monoclonal Antibody Treatments
No one should travel to Pagosa Springs for MAB treatments without having an appointment and confirmation that he/she has been determined to be high risk, meeting criteria for sotrovimab…
U.S. Graduation Rates Dip, and COVID Gets the Blame
This story by Matt Barnum, Kalyn Belsha, and Thomas Wilburn appeared on Chalkbeat.org on January 24, 2022, as a collaboration with The Associated Press. High READ MORE
EDITORIAL: Give Me Land, Lots of Land, Under Starry Skies Above, Part Two
The Town government decided 15 years ago that “interesting” architecture would make Pagosa Springs more attractive and more economically sustainable…
Fishing Tournaments Help Protect Salmon in Blue Mesa Reservoir
Two successful lake trout harvest incentive tournaments at Blue Mesa Reservoir in 2020 and 2021 have helped CPW aquatic biologists manage kokanee salmon…
Four Candidates Step Up for Pagosa Springs Town Council Election
One of the Council seats — Mayor — will be vacated by Don Volger, who is term limited after filling that position for the past eight years…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Rsdkin
We all understand that a small-town newspaper sometimes needs to find some type of ‘filler’ content to fit a blank space on a certain page…
HMPRESENTLY: All Jargoned Out?
How many times, do you suppose, would you have to click down on a tally counter, to count the number of times someone is saying the word ‘disgraceful?’
After Marshall Fire, Community Rallies in Support of Motet’s Drummer, Dave Watts
Watts and his partner, Danielle Gregory, rushed to the airport as soon as the manager called and they realized the rapidly growing Marshall Fire could be putting their two dogs, who were at home, in danger…