The Archuleta School District (ASD) Master Planning Advisory Committee (MPAC) met for the first time on Monday, Aug. 25, after a four-month break. All members of the Board of Education (BOE) were present, as well.
On Sept. 2, the Pagosa Springs Town Council considered an ordinance that would establish standards for the issuance and enforcement of special events permits.
The roster for the Archuleta School District Board of Education will stay the same, with no other people coming forward to run for the board in November’s election.
At an Aug. 29 special meeting, the San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors approved the distribution of a request for proposals (RFP) for engineering and other work on the district’s reservoir project located on the Running Iron Ranch.
Week of Sept. 8-13 Work activity Concrete paving operations continuing • On Thursday, Sept. 4, asphalt preparation work will occur at North 2nd Street. • Sidewalk …
Charges related to the recent Oak Fire were filed against two Archuleta County men on Aug. 27. The defendants — Ross Edward Heirigs, 60, and Sergio G. Alaniz, 41 — each face three charges of fourth-degree arson.
The Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) Board of Directors discussed user protests against the district’s affordable housing surcharge at its Aug. 14 meeting.
This November, voters in the Town of Pagosa Springs will decide if they want to raise the sales tax within town limits to fund critical sewer repairs and a wastewater treatment plant.
Colorado students are starting to head back to the classroom. With classes in session, school buses will be sharing the roadway with motorists.
Week of Sept. 2-7 Work activity Concrete paving operations continuing • 3rd Street to 4th Street/Pagosa Middle School: A project team priority is to begin the sidewalk …
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP), along with partner agencies, conducted two sobriety checkpoints to keep impaired drivers off the road last week. The first was in Ouray County, at U.S. 550 near Ridgeway, on Aug. 22, and the second was in Archuleta County, at U.S. 160, on Aug. 23.
The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) reminds students who are eligible for the Summer EBT program to use their benefits before time runs out. Unlike other food assistance programs, Summer …
According to the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), on Sunday, Aug. 17, at 5:46 p.m., deputies arrested two male suspects in connection with the Oak Fire started by an illegal burn at 152 Oak Drive in Aspen Springs.
Archuleta County Manager Jack Harper’s resignation was unanimously accepted during Tuesday’s Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) meeting. Following an executive session that was convened for legal advice and personnel matters, the board directed staff to hold a conversation and announced that the regular meeting would be recessed for about 15 minutes.
The Archuleta County Development Services departments currently have a total of five vacant positions between the Building Department, Planning Department and Code Enforcement Department.
“If a State of Emergency for bear conflicts could be declared, it would be for southwest Colorado this year,” said Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Officer Doug Purcell. “Since the first week of July, we have been incredibly busy responding to human-bear conflict calls and dealing with bears desperate for food [looking] to residential communities and towns to find easy calories.”
Week of Aug. 25-29 Work activity Concrete paving operations underway • Some smaller paving operations are anticipated to take place throughout the next few weeks, from 1st to 3rd …
On Aug. 7, the Archuleta County Combined Dispatch Emergency Communications Executive Management Board continued its discussion in regard to a transition plan for terminating the current intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Town of Pagosa Springs, Archuleta County, Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) and Pagosa Fire Protection District (PFPD).
On Saturday, the Town of Pagosa Springs welcomed the newest additions to the Weeminchue Meadows — a public art installation that blends history, culture and community partnerships. …
Archuleta County Manager Jack Harper’s resignation was unanimously accepted during Tuesday’s Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) meeting. Following an …