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Fire at high school’s vocational building determined to be arson

A fire at Pagosa Springs High School’s vocational education building last week has been determined to be arson, according to the Pagosa Springs Police Department Assistant Chief Brooks Brown. …

Archuleta County Enterprise Zone boundaries finalized

New Enterprise Zone boundaries go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, and all of Archuleta County is included.   Colorado’s Economic Development Commission approved the new boundary …

Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) anticipates increases in both patient volumes and costs in 2026, according to the approved budget for the facility. The organization is also expecting the …

Five ways to get your vehicle ready for winter

Predictions for Colorado’s winter forecast have ranged from a “classic winter wonderland” with very cold and snowy conditions to a “mostly mild, with pockets of wild” …

Community Foundation commits $15,000 dollar-for-dollar match to assist with flood recovery

The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado has committed $15,000 to go toward a dollar-for-dollar match for new donations made to the Archuleta Community Emergency Relief Fund (CERF) to …

San Juan National Forest begins pile burning

San Juan National Forest is planning to ignite slash piles as early as the week of Nov. 17, pending all required approvals and when there is sufficient snow or rain present to prevent fire spread. …

Wolf Creek Ski Area to open Saturday before Thanksgiving

Wolf Creek Ski Area will be opening for the season on Saturday, Nov. 22. According to its website, “The Nova,beginner lift, will be operating from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm with both …

On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Gov. Jared Polis formally requested a major disaster declaration from President Donald Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support ongoing recovery …

U.S. 160 reconstruction information

Work activity • 4th Street and Hot Springs Boulevard: The crosswalk on the northeast corner of 4th Street and Hot Springs Boulevard is open for pedestrian access. Sidewalk demo and …

Translocated wolf dies in southwestern Colorado

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the death of a female gray wolf in southwestern Colorado. According to a statement from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), the agency received …

County court judge swearing in

County discusses petition in condemnation filed by LPEA

On Oct. 14, La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) filed a petition in condemnation against Archuleta County residents Jack and Rosemary Barrett and CenturyTel of Colorado, formerly known as Universal …

El Pomar Foundation’s Colorado Assistance Fund (CAF) was recently activated by El Pomar’s Board of Trustees to support nonprofit organizations all over Colorado providing food assistance …

At Oct. 20 and Oct. 24 meetings, the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors moved forward with the district’s efforts to contract an engineering firm to do planning work …

SJWCD makes decision on office location

The San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors discussed options for relocating the district’s offices at its Oct. 20 meeting. As discussed at previous meetings, the …

Vandalism causes significant damage to newly poured concrete on U.S. 160 downtown

Sometime overnight between Tuesday, Nov. 11, and the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 12, individuals entered the active construction zone along the 400 block of U.S. 160 and walked through newly …

Today, in an  Executive Order , Gov. Jared Polis memorialized his verbal disaster emergency declaration from Oct. 12,  made in response to the western Colorado flooding. The disaster …

Unofficial election results: Town sales tax increase passes

The unofficial results of Tuesday’s election are in, with Town of Pagosa Springs voters voting in favor of a 1 percent sales tax rate increase for sewerage and wastewater reuse facilities …

Crashes result in deaths, injuries

Multiple people died and others were injured in a series of crashes that took place in the area earlier this week. A 23-year-old New York man was killed after the semi he was driving went off …

Editor’s note: This article includes references to war, the Holocaust and suicide. “I stood in front of a smoldering synagogue on my way back from school. I was five. It was the day …

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