— Subscribe to this topic on PagosaSUN.comLife was simpler before COVID-19
By Terri Lynn Oldham House Can you recall what life was like before COVID-19? Those days when most students attended brick-and-mortar schools in town? When buses were delivering those students…
A message from Mayor Don Volger
By Mayor Don Volger Yesterday, as the mayor of Pagosa Springs, I signed Resolution No. 2020-05, “declaring a local disaster emergency due to imminent danger and impact of the coronavirus…
Keep informed about coronavirus
By Terri Lynn Oldham House More than 1,080 people in the U.S. tested positive for Covid-19, also known as coronavirus, as of Wednesday morning; at least 32 people across the…
Elections, caucuses and making your vote count
By Terri Lynn Oldham House In case you didn’t notice, this was an election week. There was nowhere you could hide from the onslaught of political campaigning, advertising and endless…
Guest Editorial: SNAP: A winning program for Colorado residents
By Liane Jollon Executive director, San Juan Basin Public Health As local providers of public health and human services, we believe all Coloradans deserve equal opportunity to eat enough food…
Students benefit when community gets involved
By Terri Lynn Oldham House You never know what is going to fill up an editor’s email box in any given week. This week, we were pleased to find an…
Guest editorial: Proposed land exchange would acquire critical elk and deer habitat
In November, the San Juan National Forest looked to the public for feedback regarding a proposed land exchange on the Pagosa Ranger District. The full version of this story is…
Wash your hands
Terri Lynn Oldham House With cold and flu season and the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV), it is imperative to be diligent and take the steps necessary to protect…
Legal firepower to support journalists
Terri Lynn Oldham House Too many times, inflated egos of our elected officials have prevailed over moral sense, basic ethics and duty to follow the law. Coloradans received a huge…
Plenty of WinterFest fun on tap for the weekend
“Fire and Ice” is a fitting theme for this weekend’s WinterFest event. Almost 20 hot-air balloon pilots will be warming up the event with two mass ascensions taking place around…
