Power outage impacts SLV Regional Airport
SAN LUIS VALLEY — Recently, large areas of Alamosa, Rio Grande and Conejos counties were plunged into darkness when Xcel Energy was forced to cut power to the area, a decision made in response to the impact the Marshall Fire in Boulder County was having on the natural gas infrastructure system that services some of the mountain communities.
Updated: 3 months ago
Centauri junior missing
LA JARA — A 17-year-old junior at Centauri High School has been reported missing from her home south of Alamosa since Dec. 16.
Updated: 5 months ago
New 4-H club in Costilla County a hit
COSTILLA COUNTY — Amanda Wakasugi and Ted Cordova of Costilla County signed up as 4-H Organizational Leaders in August with the dream of starting a 4-H club that offered an array of 4-H projects and an environment that every kid could feel important in.
Updated: 5 months ago
Centauri grads make history
LA JARA — Centauri, a new high school for 300 students, is the replacement for the original Centauri High School built in the early 1950s. Located south of La Jara, the school serves students from a wide geographic area.
Updated: 11 months ago
COVID-19 cases in San Luis Valley are dropping
SAN LUIS VALLEY — The rate of COVID-19 cases in the San Luis Valley has begun to decrease. As of Monday, May 24, there were 175 known active cases of COVID-19 in the San Luis Valley. One week ago, the Valley had 219 active cases.
Updated: 11 months ago
Wilbur-Ellis donates $10,000 to Ski Hi Complex
The Wilbur-Ellis team recently contributed $10,000 toward the San Luis Valley Ski Hi Regional Event and Conference Center.
Updated: 1 year ago
Great Sand Dunes begins recruitment for Conservation Internship Program
SAN LUIS VALLEY — Great Sand Dunes is actively recruiting energetic, committed young adults who are interested in a career with a federal land agency for this year’s Conservation Internship Program.
Updated: 1 year ago
COVID-19 vaccination enters Phase 1B.4 on Friday
SAN LUIS VALLEY — Having COVID-19 illness does not guarantee against getting sick from it again in the future. It is rare, but there have been more than 800 documented second infection cases in Colorado.
Updated: 1 year ago
Four SLV communities selected for Accelerator Program
DENVER — Downtown Colorado Inc. selected four San Luis Valley communities to participate in the 2021 Colorado Challenge Accelerator Program as well as the IN THE GAME: Small Town Challenge Studios April 27-30.
Updated: 1 year ago
Wolf Creek receives over 24 inches in time for Spring Break
WOLF CREEK — Just in time for Spring Break a large winter storm system hit the San Juan Mountains and made for excellent skiing conditions at Wolf Creek over the weekend bringing the end of the season to a near-perfect close.
Updated: 1 year ago
SLV REC lineworker scholarship renamed in honor of Martin Christensen
MONTE VISTA — With the recent passing of former REC lineman, Martin Christensen, SLV REC Board of Directors voted to name the lineworker scholarship in his honor. The Martin Christensen Memorial Lineworker Scholarship is valued at $4,000 and covers tuition costs for one Valley student at any accredited lineworker school.
Updated: 1 year ago
Rio Grande County administers 777 COVID-19 vaccines
RIO GRANDE COUNTY — Rio Grande County Public Health Department in partnership with Rio Grande Hospital and Rio Grande Hospital Clinics continue to issue COVID-19 vaccines for people in the San Luis Valley.
Updated: 1 year ago
Mizell daughters speak about efforts to find their mother
SOUTH FORK — The daughters of Marlena Mizell, recounted their harrowing experience during the search for their mother who was last seen Jan. 4 in South Fork.
Updated: 1 year ago
OptiMystics holding St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17
MONTE VISTA — Citizen action group the OptiMystics is putting together a St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Monte Vista on March 17. The parade will start at 5:30 p.m.
Updated: 1 year ago
Remains identified in Wolf Creek Pass crash
MINERAL COUNTY — The body of a female found Feb. 23 about 150 feet from a vehicle found hundreds of feet from the roadway off Highway 160 on Wolf Creek Pass has been identified.
Updated: 1 year ago
Sheriff seeks animal cruelty charges against Mosca man
SAGUACHE COUNTY — Saguache County Sheriff Dan Warwick had been aware of Jerry Brown’s cows breaking through fences to eat another rancher’s feed in January, but he didn’t realize how severely neglected the herd was until he saw videos and visited the pasture on Jan. 28. With the help of local ranchers and officials from multiple agencies, Warwick started feeding the animals before sunset.
Updated: 1 year ago
Anonymous donor surprises nurses
ALAMOSA — The holiday season had one more surprise to the nurses who work on the third floor of the San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center. An anonymous donor gifted every nurse with a gift card from City Market as a gesture of appreciation for all of their hard work.
Updated: 1 year ago
2021 Crane Fest’s creative celebration
MONTE VISTA — The regular Monte Vista Crane Festival was cancelled for 2021 due to safety concerns with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with creativity cranes are still going to be celebrated this March in Monte Vista.
Updated: 1 year ago