“Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness come with a very high price — the lives of millions of Americans who gallantly fought for those cherished values,” said John F. Baker Jr., who served …

Wednesday morning was a bit like — as Yogi Berra would call it — déjà vu all over again. Shortly after 8 a.m., the phone rang. It was a member of the U.S. 160 reconstruction project team …

May is the designated awareness month for a number of important topics, among them wildfire, women’s health and mental health. This week, we’d like to highlight Mental Health Month, which …

As you might have read about in the front-page article, several members of Colorado’s congressional delegation have introduced legislation — the Disaster Declaration Transparency Act of 2026 — …

Following weeks of voluntary drought restrictions, customers of the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) are now under mandatory drought restrictions. It was only a matter of time. …

We thoroughly enjoyed tracking the Artemis II mission earlier this month and learning more about the process and people who made the historic moon mission successful. We’ve also loved seeing …

Today, Thursday, April 9, is Local News Day — a day that aims to reconnect communities across the country with their local news sources and celebrate the key role local news plays. We, …

This is a big year for our community, state and nation, and numerous celebratory events are already being announced, with more sure to follow. We’re already enjoying the look back at history as …

It feels like not long ago fire season began when the dry lightning of early summer moved in, with most fire incidents before that small and, thankfully, mostly inconsequential. That’s not the …

In the event you put them away over the winter, it’s clearly time to get out our patient pants (or shorts, given this week’s temperatures). Spring is hitting with a bang — we’re …

It’s no secret that we love to focus on the good we find amidst all of the negative in our community, state, nation and world. There’s plenty of bad, questionable and scary news coming at us …

Last week, we ran an article on the front page about the fact that the Pagosa Springs Planning Commission had approved the sketch design for the planned regional workforce center — a big step …

Like many over the last few weeks, we’ve tuned into and kept tabs on the Olympics, taking in the highs, the lows, the close finishes, the crashes, the drama and the records set. Watching it …

The new session of the Colorado Legislature convened last month and, as is usual, the bills have been introduced at a quick pace and run the gamut from routine to ones that would have large effect. …

There’s a lot wrong with the world, now and always. No leader of a country — or staff members who have access to how that leader presents themselves to the world — should repost racist …

On Tuesday, Feb. 2 — Groundhog Day — Flatiron Freddy, a deceased, taxidermied, top hat-wearing yellow-bellied marmot that is evidently Colorado’s answer to Punxsutawney Phil, failed to see his …

It’s no secret that we’re not big fans of the way artificial intelligence (AI) tools have rolled out so quickly, offering a lot of power without many regulations or, unfortunately, ethics. …

A big decision was scheduled to be made yesterday evening, Wednesday, Jan. 21, by the Archuleta School District Board of Education. In a special meeting, the board was slated to choose a site for a …

When the Colorado General Assembly convened its session yesterday, Wednesday, Jan. 14, a new feature was slated to be available to the general public — a live video feed of legislative committee …

If you’ve resolved to make a difference in 2026 or you’re looking for opportunities to step up and serve our community in a bigger way, now might be your chance. Perhaps you think you have …