Living with wildlife is a benefit to living in Colorado, and it’s up to all of us to take small steps that can save a bear’s life…
Family Fun at the 2021 San Luis Valley Potato Festival, Set for September 11
Start your day with the 3rd Annual Tater Trot 5K or join our Executive Director, Jim Ehrlich on a free Agricultural Tour…
Governor Announces ‘Free Weekly Testing’ for All K-12 Schools
“If you are eligible to get the vaccine, I encourage you not to wait another day, get the lifesaving, free vaccine as soon as you can…”
‘Meals on Wheels’ Program Seeking Volunteers
This program is vitally important because many seniors have little to no access to nutritious meals…
EDITORIAL: School Board Hears About Mask Policy… and Housing… Part One
The next question asked about masking intentions, for the start of the 2021-22 school year. Are parents planning to send their kids to school with masks? 62% said ‘No’…
OPINION: America’s Eviction Mess, Part Two
“The vast majority of nonpayment cases are resolved through late payment, forgiveness, or negotiation,” Furth observed on Twitter…
Pagosa Peak Open School Starts the New Year with Nine Grade Levels
PPOS’s Project-Based Learning curriculum continues in all the classes, and students across PPOS are looking forward to applying their learning…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Inalienable Rights, All Around
California doesn’t currently have enough water for anyone to get excited about, but they have bacon. For the moment. That’s probably going to change…
‘WOLF’ to Sponsor Wilderness First Aid Course
This course will provide students with the tools needed in the event of an emergency while hiking, biking, hunting or rafting in the great outdoors…
New Data Shows Colorado Struggling with Income Inequities
“While the latest data is encouraging, we know that the pandemic has deepened wealth and income inequalities in our state…”
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Four
“But other than that, I want to move on to the other items about short-term rentals, so we can give staff some more guidance…”
OPINION: America’s Eviction Mess, Part One
A colossal number of Americans owe back rent due to the pandemic. We are not in a normal situation…
READY, FIRE, AIM: How Do You Spell ‘Colorado’?
After Chaitra misspelled ‘neroli oil’, Zaila won the big trophy by correctly spelling ‘murraya’ — a genus of Asiatic tress with pinnate leaves…
COVID-19 Outbreak at Nissan of Durango Updated, 12 Positive Cases, 3 Fatalities
The first case was identified on June 19. Five cases of the Delta variant have been confirmed in association with the outbreak…
Colorado Receives Federal Emergency Funds Following Polis Administration Request
“CDOT’s maintenance teams have made great progress in recovery operations, allowing our engineers to make similar strides in developing a plan to reopen I-70…”
Possible ‘Serious Breach’ of Voting Security in Mesa County
The investigation could result in the decertification of Mesa County’s voting system…
Democratic Club to Hear From Food Coalition on August 17
The goals of the Food Coalition are to expand awareness of community based food sources, to work to provide food access and equity…
Free Admission to Pagosa’s Annual Car Show This Weekend
Start your engines for the 12th annual Pagosa Springs Car Show to be held August 13 & 14, 2021…
EDITORIAL: A Flubbed Town Council Hand-off on Short-Term Rentals, Part Three
“Are we ready to get rid of the Lodgers Tax and funding for external marketing? And do we want to put an excise tax on short-term rentals?…”