Pagosa Springs Elementary School Principal Kelly Vining went before the Archuleta School District (ASD) Board of Education (BOE) during its regular meeting on May 13 to discuss details about the school’s restructuring of its reading interventionist program.

Every year, we are afforded the pleasure of documenting the commencement ceremonies of Pagosa Springs High School and San Juan Mountain School.

100 years ago Taken from SUN files of May 29, 1925 Mat Arnold the past week purchased the Grant Shield building on San Juan street, occupied by the Journal office, and also leased from John …

Week of June 2-7 Work activity • Crews will be working every Saturday for the foreseeable future. • Water utility work continues in the 100 block. • Electrical work …

By Clayton Chaney Staff Writer During a work session held by the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) on May 20, Public Works Director Mike Torres provided the BoCC with a …

Join the Archuleta County Republican Women meeting on Wednesday, June 11. The guest speaker will be Hope Scheppelman discussing “The Assault on our Freedom. Radical Bills from the 2025 …

The Upper San Juan Health Service District (USJHSD), which operates Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC), is seeking to fill a vacancy on its seven-member board of directors.

Archuleta County has had quite a windy spring, which has required the landfill to close down with last-minute notice more often than we would like. In an effort to better communicate those closures with residents, Archuleta County Public Works Director Mike Torres has implemented a new hotline number residents can call on inclement weather days.

Archuleta County’s unemployment rate fell to 4.0 percent in April from 4.5 percent in March, according to a recent report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE).

Now that Memorial Day has passed, the community is welcoming and bracing for our influx of tourists. Many a business is glad of that transition after the doldrums of April.

Results of the 2025 La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) board election were announced at the cooperative’s annual meeting on May 21.

Overall sales tax collections for March of this year increased 9.12 percent compared to figures from 2024, according to data released recently by Archuleta County Finance Director Chad Eaton. 

During its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 20, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) unanimously approved the additional public health programming and personnel in order to provide basic primary care, women’s health and reproductive services through the Archuleta County Public Health Department.

Discussions of the distribution of liability for approving new projects when the amount of water available for firefighting does not meet the requirements of the fire code took center stage at the May 22 meeting of the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) Board of Directors.

The Pagosa Rangers youth soccer program closed out another strong season this spring, with more than 75 athletes competing across multiple age groups. Players represented Pagosa Springs at tournaments in Durango and Grand Junction, capping off a season focused on skill development, teamwork and positive growth, both on and off the field.

The sun is out and the Town of Pagosa Springs’ Recreation Department is serving up a full lineup of programs to keep you active, connected and having fun all summer long.

After receiving a nearly $700,000 grant from the Colorado Health Foundation, the Playground for the People at Pagosa Peak Open School is underway.

On May 15, Laura Metallo, on behalf of the Pagosa Pickleball Club, met with Rose White and members of her Pagosa Springs High School freshman health/PE class.

After voting to keep the business recovery fund program in-house earlier this month, the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) heard from Finance Director Chad Eaton during a May 27 work session, with Eaton providing more insight into what the application will entail for businesses applying for grants.

The Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet June 3 at 7 p.m. via Zoom.   Our group consists of survivors of prostate cancer and men who have been diagnosed with prostate issues, …