On Jan. 21, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission (IEC) offered a procedural update on a motion it received to dismiss a complaint filed against Archuleta County Commissioner Veronica Medina.
Six spots on the Upper San Juan Health Service District (USJHSD) Board of Directors will be up for grabs in the district’s May 6 election. The board oversees Pagosa Springs Medical Center, with the district serving Archuleta County, as well as portions of Hinsdale and Mineral counties.
The Archuleta County Combined Dispatch Board continued to look at its structural agreement at its most recent meeting, following a change in operational oversight late last year.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently announced that it has awarded a total of $89,141 to nine different law enforcement agencies across Colorado, including $13,678 to the Pagosa Springs Police Department (PSPD).
The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) recently announced it will hold its Citizen Academy this spring. The ACSO’s mission is to protect and serve the citizens of our county through innovative hard work and community partnership.
On Jan. 21, the Upper San Juan Health Service District Board of Directors, which oversees Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC), approved the district’s annual resolution outlining its meeting dates, location and posting place for 2025.
Data released by the Colorado Department of Education on Jan. 15 shows slight declines in the state’s student enrollment count, with a 0.1 percent decrease reflected in prekindergarten through high school grades since 2023.
The San Juan Water Conservancy District (SJWCD) Board of Directors discussed legal expenses and expressed its resolve to continue litigation with the Pagosa Area Water and Sanitation District (PAWSD) over the sale of Running Iron Ranch at its Jan. 20 meeting.
Commissioner Veronica Medina will serve as chair of the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) for the second consecutive year after being unanimously nominated for the position during the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
The defendant in the 2021 death of Michael Kroll was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Archuleta County Sheriff Mike Le Roux gave a presentation to the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) during a work session held on Tuesday, Jan. 21, addressing how fires are responded to within the county.
Archuleta School District (ASD) is joining others from around the state and nation in preparing for new federal immigration policies.
• Temperatures in Archuleta County continued to hover 10-15 degrees above normal as September gave way to October, with the area still waiting on its first cold front of fall. • During …
• The Pirate football team finished the regular season as the 14th-ranked team in the state’s 2A division after falling to the Alamosa Mean Moose on Nov. 1 in Alamosa, earning a spot in …
• The SJWCD board reiterated and expanded upon its opposition to the potential sale of Running Iron Ranch by PAWSD at its Dec. 2 meeting. Following an executive session convened to discuss …
At approximately 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, the Archuleta County Sheriffs Office received a call for a grass fire at approximately mile marker 121.5 on U.S. 160, on private property.
The Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) will be voting on its commission chair position during its next regular scheduled meeting on Jan. 21, but discussion on the topic has already begun.
As our bare-ground winter has persisted in Pagosa Springs, several snow-loving people have asked me when was the last time we had a “winter” like this one. The lack of snow has become the talk of the town, especially with upcoming Winterfest activities.
An Aspen Springs residence was rendered uninhabitable Monday, Jan. 13, after it caught fire. The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.