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ALAMOSA Those attending the annual Independence Day parade in Alamosa will have an opportunity to help the victims of the Spring Fire which continues to rage east of Fort Garland. RIO GRANDE COUNTY Mark Falcones vision for the Old Frontier Drive-in on Highway 285 just outside Center is expansive and infectious, creating a panorama of artistic events that will culturally enrich the Valley and tax revenue from Front Range visitors that could help boost the local economy. ALAMOSA The Adams State University Sixth Annual Educator Hall of Fame Celebration will honor outstanding individuals whose chosen profession created opportunities for students to achieve academic and professional success. Paramedic Ted Anderson and Alamosa Fire Department Chief Don Chapman load an injured driver into an ambulance at the intersection of West Avenue and Sixth Street at approximately 12:40 p.m. Thursday. MONTE VISTA The Monte Vista Police Department was dispatched to the 700 block of Washington Ave. on Monday, Oct. 22 at 5:11 p.m. ALAMOSA The Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind (CCDHHDB) is holding informational meetings to let rural Coloradans know about a new pilot program that will provide sign language interpreting services outside the Front Range. All are invited to the 2017 Free Community Christmas Dinner on Monday, December 25th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a new location, the Columbus Home Association Event Center. Desiree Pacheco, center left, and Mary Stoltzfus, center right, cut the ribbon at Divine Beauty Bar at 516 San Juan Avenue in downtown Alamosa (corner of San Juan and Sixth Street) on Friday as the business joins the Alamosa chamber. With no one immune from cyber attacks, Alamosa County officials recently met with WSB Computer Services President John Manesiotis to discuss ways to prevent them from happening in county government. A rare campus visit from the Colorado Department of Higher Education allowed local representatives from the Adams State Board of Trustees to hash out long- and short-term goals with the department on Tuesday. SAGUACHE COUNTY An Arizona man hunting near the Gunnison County line in the Blue Park area of Saguache County died last week when a 17-year-old female traveling with his hunting party accidentally discharged her gun while pursuing an elk. VALLEY From the moment you found out you were pregnant, you started protecting your baby. Alamosa County Home Health Clinical Manager Tammy Garcia, center, holds an award with Home Health Administrator Jordan Kemp, County Commissioner Helen Sigmond, County Commissioner Michael Yohn, Public Health Director Della Cox-Vieira and County Commissioner Darius Allen during Wednesday's commissioner meeting after being appointed to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environments home care advisory committee. Two individuals have been arrested on multiple burglary and theft charges related to a string of incidents in Conejos County and Archuleta County, the Conejos County Sheriffs Office announced on Thursday. ALAMOSA In a 4-2 vote Wednesday night Alamosa city council approved an ordinance providing for smoking lounges. The South Conejos School District is working with Conejos County law enforcement to locate two second graders who were taken from the elementary school shortly before school started on Wednesday, March 1. After three weeks of accelerated work and roughly $6.7 million to resurface it, service will resume on the runway when it opens back up tomorrow. During a work session Wednesday night Alamosa city councilors appeared receptive to a proposal to locate an RV resort by the Cattails Golf Course. Governor John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill (SB) 17-267, the Colorado Rural Sustainability Act, into law, creating the Hospital Provider Fee enterprise and providing much needed transportation and education funding for rural Colorado. SAGUACHEThe Saguache County Sheriffs Office Victims Advocate group invites all interested county residents to attend the Victims Advocate Academy Nov. 13-14 to be held at Joyful Journey Hot Springs in the conference room. On Monday, June 26, 2017, Custer County Search and Rescue, Saguache County Search and Rescue and the Western Mountain Rescue recovered the body of a hiker between Milwaukee Peak and Marble Mountain in the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve. Alamosa County commissioners on Wednesday approved the Alamosa County Fireworks Ban, the first since 2002 and in line with a similar ban passed by the Alamosa city council. ALAMOSA Citing concerns with zoning and code compliance, the Alamosa city council on Wednesday night unanimously denied the citys first pot club request. Efforts continue in the Rio Grande Basin to manage one of its most vital resources water. ALAMOSA Adams State University hosted the first San Luis Valley Economic Summit August 3, bringing together more than 100 representatives of economic development, business and government entities from across the Valley. VALLEY The San Luis Valley winds up summer events with activities from one end of the Valley to the other this Labor Day weekend. ALAMOSA A multi-ditch rehab project on the Rio Grande received unanimous approval from the Rio Grande Roundtable on Tuesday but not from a couple of the neighbors who sent attorney Gordon Bosa to the meeting to deliver their concerns. Alamosa County Coroner Kevin Rogers on Tuesday announced the identity of the hiker who fell on Mt. ALAMOSA A U.S. Department of Education program review of Adams State Universitys Title IV funding over a 10-year period has resulted in Adams State having to return $84,351 in federal student aid. RIO GRANDE COUNTY A 12-year-old boy from Rio Grande County underwent his first arraignment Monday, April 9, after a tragic accident that claimed his best friends life. Members of the Alamosa County Fire Department extinguish multiple small grass fires at the intersection of Six South and County Road 114 South on Monday. WALSENBURG Gov. After months of searching, Center hired a new town manager to replace Joan Mobley, who left in July. ALAMOSA The Alamosa County Marketing District Board has a few tough choices ahead of them that could impact the fate of the organization. After almost three years of obstacles and changes to state legislature, South Fork has finally come to an end in their pursuit to make the town ATV/OHV-friendly. The Saguache County Sheriffs office and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officials executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon in rural Bonanza arresting six individuals illegally growing marijuana and confiscating between 1200-1500 plants. Santos Nevares, suspected of shooting three people to death Jan. 15, has been slated for a preliminary hearing February 13 and 14. After hearing a presentation from Monte Robertson of the San Luis Valley Hemp Company, the San Luis Valley County Commissioners Association unanimously voted to sign a letter addressed to Third Congressional District Representative Scott Tipton along with Sens. ALAMOSA Taking public comments into consideration, the Alamosa city council decided this week to revise the ordinance it proposes to regulate marijuana cultivation for personal recreational and medical use. DENVER The Department of Justices announcement on Thursday of its plan to rescind the Cole Memo drew similar reactions across party lines from within Colorado, one of the states affected by the Cole Memo Colorado will uphold the will of its citizens who voted to legalize marijuana. John Hickenlooper announced appointments to the State Board of Social Work Examiners. Did I do the right thing? Going home at the end of the day, I ask myself that question. The color guard begins the Independence Day parade in Crestone. My hope is to help us remember some of those driving tips we got back when we were 16 and bring it to the forefront of our minds. An Alamosa woman died Friday night as a result of a two-vehicle collision about four miles west of Alamosa on Highway 160. Adams State University elementary education junior Natalie Wheelock, right, goes over a "Mad Libs" exercise with Alfredo Gaspar, 11, and Daniel Lauro, 10, during the annual K-5 English Language Learner Family Night at Alamosa Elementary School on Monday. Najondine T. Placek, announced her candidacy for Costilla County Clerk & Recorder. It will take the community working with La Puente to deal with the challenges the homeless shelter and its neighbors face, members of a panel stated during a public forum in Alamosa on Tuesday night. Senator Michael Bennet spoke on Wednesday on the Senate floor to discourage his colleagues from changing the senate rules on filibusters of Supreme Court nominees. Ballots are out, and San Luis Valley voters have several big decisions to make, with ballot questions ranging from marijuana to new school buildings. A large bear takes an afternoon snooze in a tree near the Alamosa Senior Citizens Center and Cole Park. DEL NORTE The El Paso County Coroners office confirmed that the June 20th death in the Rio Grande County Jail of inmate Howard Victor White, 56, of Del Norte, was by hanging. A weeks time only brought more warm weather and more bad news when Colorado Division of Water Resources Division 3 Engineer Craig Cotten presented the latest streamflow forecasts on Tuesday. Senator Michael Bennet led more than 30 U.S. CENTER Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be performing drilling operations along Colorado Highway (CO) 112 near Center next week. ALAMOSA Investigation is ongoing into the stabbing death of rural Alamosa resident Lorraine Gallegos, 72, and an affidavit for an arrest warrant has been filed for her husband Elias Lee Narciso Gallegos, 74. November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month and Hospice del Valle is reaching out to raise awareness about the hospice and palliative care that is being provided in the San Luis Valley. Twelve grants totaling over $600,000 have been awarded through the Colorado Department of Agricultures 2017 Specialty Crops Program. RIO GRANDE COUNTY The Rio Grande County Sheriffs Office is investigating the October 6 shooting deaths of Leonard Leyba, 45, and Frank Leyba, 19, according to a statement released on Monday by Sheriff Brian Norton. ALAMOSA On Friday, December 1 at approximately 9:31 p.m. an unidentified male subject wearing dark clothing and a ski mask entered the Alamosa High School during a basketball tournament. Alamosa officials cut the ribbon Tuesday on the citys new parks/cemetery office building, complete with a much-needed restroom available to the public. The front bumper hangs off a car after colliding with another vehicle at the intersection of West Avenue and Sixth Street at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Thursday. ALAMOSA A pending murder conspiracy case is on hold and may be dismissed entirely against Shannon Cooper, 35, who was implicated with other members of the Cooper family in the death of Floyd Dale McBride, 52, nearly a year ago on June 23, 2016. In the recently approved Alamosa county budget for 2018 the sheriff's department was allocated funds to hire a medical assistant for the jail. Ariel Sandoval and Brandon Middlemist speak to their fellow students about hope at the 2017 Centauri High School graduation on Saturday. Contractors will be applying an overlay to Craft Avenue from First Street South to the Alamosa city limits. LAMOSA After a unanimous vote on Thursday the Alamosa County Local Marketing District Board approved sending a letter of support for the Rio Bravo RV Resort to Alamosa City Council. More than 120 students earned diplomas and certificates during TSJC's May 11th graduation ceremonies. VALLEY A 12-year-old boy who was the subject of a Colorado Amber Alert and had been missing from Crestone since Saturday was recovered Monday, and the man with him, David Glenn Freeman, 60, was arrested in Garfield County, Utah. ALAMOSA Water rights protection in Colorado and the West is not about party lines, U.S. ALAMOSA With colder temperatures right around the corner, mosquito control can now hibernate until the spring. Attorneys are working their way through legal motions and logistics for the February trial for Perry Hotz, 21, charged with the October 2016 death of his 5 1/2-month-old daughter. San Luis Valley Health, with the suppo. ALAMOSA After Thom Millers departure in July from District 1, the Alamosa Board of Education has appointed Elias Heredia to replace him. ALAMOSA The institution founded by Billy Adams in 1921 has produced graduates who share his dedication to higher education. Alamosa Newspapers and Obituaries. Alamosa County may join other counties across the country in a multidistrict litigation against pharmaceutical manufactures and distributors. Dont let the March winds keep you from enjoying all that the Alamosa Senior Citizens have to offer! Gov. The Shop on Alamosas Main Street has come up with an innovative method to get students to read. Though homelessness decreased in Colorado, La Puente hasn't seen any significant changes and maintained an average level. ALAMOSA First Street in Alamosa will be closed to all traffic between Faculty Drive and Sierra Avenue through the end of the project. DEL NORTE Summertime events in the San Luis Valley continue with Del Nortes annual Covered Wagon Days, which kicks off tonight, Thursday, August 2, with a potluck and concludes Sunday, August 5 with a community church service in the park. Though the raced narrowed, David Broyles will officially be the new City of Alamosa Councilor for Ward 2. A jury this week found Adam Acosta, 40, Alamosa, guilty of sexual assault on a child. ALAMOSA Several community members joined City of Alamosa staff Tuesday evening to share comments about the proposed 2019 budget. Tiffany Gallegos is running for mayor of the town of San Luis. Alamosa greeted Ride the Rockies participants and community members with a concert Friday evening. The commissioners approved the cut and allowed Van Iwaarden Builders Inc. to proceed with. The Conejos Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has reached an agreement whereby Howard Galvez Jr. will no longer be sheriff as of March 2. Because there are no pending requests to open a marijuana club, Alamosa County Commissioners approved a moratorium on the topic during their meeting on Wednesday. Hollywood met cottonwoods this weekend at the 40th Denver Film Festival in Denver. 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