Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office and Rio Blanco Fire Incident Management will co-host a community meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4…
EDITORIAL: Ballots, Taxes, and Debts, Part One
We already know that Pagosa Springs Medical Center will have a tax measure on the November ballot…
THEATRE: One Special Performance, One Special House
Come experience one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals, while helping make a life-changing local project a reality…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Some Like It Hot, Some Like It Cold…
A friend told me the other day that she had never felt it so hot here in Pagosa Springs, in the 30 years since she first started visiting…
‘Kirk James Music Celebration’ Scheduled for August 16
The event will feature multiple bands, including a Native American blues band as headliner…
Pagosa Main Street Advisory Board Seeking Additional Member
Pagosa Springs Main Street Advisory Board is looking ahead and inviting one new community member to help shape the district’s next chapter…
New Colorado Law Will Regulate E-Bike Use
Take every precaution to protect your kids and to help teach them to ride responsibly…
Finding Affordable Healthcare: A Guide for the Uninsured
If you’ve lost insurance, seen premiums spike, or had Medicaid disrupted, you’re not out of options…
GOAL High School Forum Brings Nearly 700 Staff Together for Professional Learning
Session topics ranged from employee wellness and leadership development to innovative strategies for engaging students and strengthening relationships with families…
PHOTO ESSAY: The 75th Archuleta County Fair Starts Today
The tradition continues and the Fairgrounds are packed with activities the entire weekend…
EDITORIAL: Data Centers in Pagosa Springs? Part Five
Their letter comes in the wake of a recent incident in which AI systems from OpenAI “broke out of their testing environment and hacked into the tech startup Hugging Face….”
UPDATE JULY 31: Rio Blanco Fire
Challenges include the terrain, especially in Archuleta Canyon, and fuels, which include some extremely drought-stressed and insect-killed stands of spruce and fir…
Colorado Democratic Legislators Eyeing a Supermajority in 2027
All of the districts the committee wants to flip and protect involved some of the closest races in the 2024 election…
READY, FIRE, AIM: Taking on the Annoyance Economy
I didn’t know we even had an Annoyance Economy until I read this PDF…
EVIL MISTRESS: A Lifelong Affair with Music, Part 30
In 2010 I was asked by my friends Lisa Saunders and Bill Hudson to join their groovin’ little dance band…
Colorado School District Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Cuts
The lawsuit cited a recent ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that said Children’s Hospital Colorado cannot stop offering care to transgender children…
Early Childhood Presentation at Democratic Club Luncheon, August 5
Finding quality day care and preschools for the 5-and-under crowd is a challenge everywhere…
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: America Shifts on Transgender and Marriage Issues
Mainline Protestants have increased their support for gay marriage over the last 20 years from 32% to 78%…
Pagosa UU Considers ‘Radical Hospitality’
The question might be, how do we receive strangers, people who appear different from us in any way?