Air quality advisory
June 19, 2012, noon San Luis Valley– Wildfires in Colorado and New Mexico continue to affect air quality in the San Luis Valley. Wildfire …
Open burning, private use of fireworks banned in Colorado
DENVER — Thursday, June 14, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today signed an Executive Order …
Saguache County issues Stage 1 fire restrictions—open fire ban in 5 SLV counties & public lands
Effective June 6, 2012, a Stage 1 Fire Ban is in effect for Saguache County and five other counties in the San Luis…
CrESD election recount to happen May 18
Due to the closeness of the Crestone Emergency Service District’s mil levy vote —323 in favor and 324…
Crestone Emergency Services District mil levy fails to pass
In an exceedingly close vote, the final tally for the Crestone Emergency Services District mil levy vote has…
Town of Crestone election results
April 4, 2012 At an election held at the Town Hall in the Municipality of Crestone, County of Saguache, and State of Colorado on the 3rd day of April, 2012,…
San Isabel Fire Update, Tuesday afternoon
Tuesday, April 3, 2 pm. According to Saguache County Sheriff Mike Norris, The San Isabel…
Wildfire off County Road 66
Fierce winds fanned a wildfire along San Isabel Creek north of Crestone shortly before noon…
Aventa Credit Union acquires SCCU; members gain new services
by Lisa Cyriacks Saguache County Credit Union was liquidated Friday, March 23rd, and its assets…
SolarReserve approved
by Matie Belle Lakish A week before their 60 day deadline expired, the Saguache County…
Fire season off to early start with several wind-whipped wildfires & numerous emergency calls
by William Alder Lakish The second half of March proved to be a busy one…
SolarReserve application moves forward; Towers on the horizon?
by Matie Belle Lakish The world-wide debate over how best to capture and use the…
Water experts talk of shortages in the SLV
by Matie Belle Lakish Water tables are at an all-time low in the San Luis…
Local interdependence: The case for small-is-beautiful earth-healing
by Lee Temple Last month I investigated the large-scale approach to healing global climate change. …
Assault and attempted break-in in Baca Assailant under arrest
by M. Diane Bairstow On the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 7, the Saguache County Sheriff’s…
Phone outages across SLV Monday, Feb. 6
Telephone outages have been reported in Southern Colorado and throughout the San Luis Valley today,…
Lone buffalo roams the Baca
by M. Diane Bairstow On January 19, at least two people sighted a lone buffalo…
Saguache County Clerk recalled by more than 2-to-1 vote
by Matie Belle Lakish An election to recall County Clerk Melinda Myers, held on January…
Global interdependence: The case for large-scale green energy
by Lee Temple This is the first in a two-part series examining the energy sector’s…
Saguache County Clerk recalled
Unofficial elections results are: Yes to recall 941 No to recall 453 Carla Gomez 762…
Fish & Wildlife to hold public workshops on alternatives for SLV refuges
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking comments through February 24, on various…
