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By the numbers: June 24 primary voter turnout up

Staff Writer It’s now official — the June 24 primary election was the highest-attended primary election in several years in Archuleta County, and showed a high number of voters changing…

July 10, 2014No CommentRead More

Council divided on sales tax issue

Staff Writer This week’s joint work session for the Pagosa Springs Town Council and the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners was canceled at the last minute due to technical…

July 10, 2014No CommentRead More

Energy assistance program administration to change

Staff Writer Those who take part in the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) through the Archuleta County Department of Human Services (DHS) may see a change to the program in…

July 3, 2014No CommentRead More

Piedra road complete, under budget

Staff Writer After spanning two construction seasons, the reconstruction work on the northern portion of the paved section of Piedra Road (County Road 600) is now nearing total completion, with…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More

County files audit extension, looks at parks and rec issues

Staff Writer On June 17, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners approved for the county to file an extension for additional time to file its annual audit with the…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More

Unemployment drops to 5.5 percent

Staff Writer While the recent grand opening of Tractor Supply Company, the groundbreaking for Wal-Mart and the facelift for the former downtown City Market complex are all good indicators, perhaps…

June 26, 2014No CommentRead More

Sheriff, commissioner candidates field questions at LWV forum

Staff Writer In anticipation of Tuesday’s primary election, in which only the Republicans will vote for contested races — sheriff and commissioner — the League of Women Voters hosted a…

June 19, 2014No CommentRead More

Primary election Tuesday

Staff Writer The primary election is in full swing in Colorado, and Archuleta County is no different, with ballots in the hands of voters and early voting underway. While the…

June 19, 20141 CommentRead More

Sales tax collection shows healthy growth

Staff Writer Greg Schulte, who has taken over as interim town manager for Pagosa Springs following the recent resignation of David Mitchem, will give his first sales tax briefing to…

June 19, 2014No CommentRead More

County marijuana ordinance in effect

Staff Writer Marijuana businesses, both medical and recreational, are now legal in unincorporated Archuleta County under the governance of the county’s new ordinance that was adopted upon second reading Tuesday…

June 19, 2014No CommentRead More